Dan Seljak

In 1974, Amsterdam and Toronto were "twinned". We got a bridge called the Amsterdam Bridge; they got one called the Torontobrug. Ours closed for safety reasons five years ago and just reopened. Yesterday, my four-year-old dog, Penny, stepped across it for her first time.

Another Glass Box Presents: Tomfoolery in the Intersection Portland and Wellington got a road diet and the usual suspects are having a meltdown. I went down there myself to check out the “clusterf**k”, actually speak with locals, and not hold up traffic to farm content.

The NEWSTALK1010 audience now has a visual reference to what a gundam is and has learned about "Crank Voltron"

I had to be up abysmally early to talk on the radio but despite being quite groggy, I think I did ok. A little more on misinfo arsonists and Crank Voltron.

Enough is enough. “Douglas” and I are sick of AI slop poisoning the local discourse. It’s time to restore some integrity to the TO election. Sign the petition to explore introducing guidelines re: Gen AI use by candidates and advocacy groups: www.change.org/p/stop-the-s...

Someone is Trying to Bamboozle Ya Volume 2: Bike Lane Boogaloo A short video essay on bike lanes, misinfo, and touching grass.

Turns out unemployment is unlocking new and exciting creative potential I'd only dreamed of.

Back on our bullshit

David Byrne from the Talking Heads talks extensively about why he likes bicycles! There's Mayor Bloomberg apologism! Astroturfed NIMBYs! This movie has it all!

Substack has this weird reader feature now… having this passage read back to me with a stranger’s voice made me really consider my life choices up till now.

In celebration and appreciation of all the folks who came out to support the reintroduction of neighbourhood retail last year, @joshmatlow.bsky.social and I are hosting a (free!) movie night at City Hall on Thursday, February 19. Here's the trailer for the doc, Changing Lanes.