#ytz — Public Fediverse posts
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Helpful info on new runway safety zones: https://www.torontoportauthority.com/capital-projects/resa/
As @rzaichkowski.bsky.social noted "NOT related to the push to add jets. City council was given 3 options in 2024 & they approved the least intrusive"
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Helpful info on new runway safety zones: https://www.torontoportauthority.com/capital-projects/resa/
As @rzaichkowski.bsky.social noted "NOT related to the push to add jets. City council was given 3 options in 2024 & they approved the least intrusive"
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"Most great cities around the world, in fact, have decided not to put big airports on their waterfronts and instead have opted for things such as public spaces and housing." - @GraphicMatt
🎁 https://www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?t=aab1b57a-3e90-46fb-beca-f656d1509c46
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"Most great cities around the world, in fact, have decided not to put big airports on their waterfronts and instead have opted for things such as public spaces and housing." - @GraphicMatt
🎁 https://www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?t=aab1b57a-3e90-46fb-beca-f656d1509c46
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This morning I submitted an Access to Information Request to the Toronto Port Authority, to find out how that survey was designed.
"Please provide all email messages sent or received by Toronto Port Authority employees regarding the consultation survey launched June 8 2026 on the topic of future expansion of the Billy Bishop Airport (YTZ). This should include any email threads discussing question addition, removal, rephrasing, and any directions received from leadership. This should include any proposed, draft, or final content for the survey, and the date range should be January 1 2026 to June 7 2026."
Stay tuned! I assume this will take years.
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This morning I submitted an Access to Information Request to the Toronto Port Authority, to find out how that survey was designed.
"Please provide all email messages sent or received by Toronto Port Authority employees regarding the consultation survey launched June 8 2026 on the topic of future expansion of the Billy Bishop Airport (YTZ). This should include any email threads discussing question addition, removal, rephrasing, and any directions received from leadership. This should include any proposed, draft, or final content for the survey, and the date range should be January 1 2026 to June 7 2026."
Stay tuned! I assume this will take years.
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It will shrink new housing options by restricting development from Etobicoke to the portlands, making the housing crisis worse and increasing suburban sprawl.
It will basically mean the end of Hanlan’s beach. Happy Pride!
Plus it hurts the business case and ridership for Alto high speed rail, potentially damaging it enough to have the project never actually happen.
So my vote is leave the airport as is.
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It will shrink new housing options by restricting development from Etobicoke to the portlands, making the housing crisis worse and increasing suburban sprawl.
It will basically mean the end of Hanlan’s beach. Happy Pride!
Plus it hurts the business case and ridership for Alto high speed rail, potentially damaging it enough to have the project never actually happen.
So my vote is leave the airport as is.
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Big increases to noise - larger planes have larger engines which operate differently and which can be heard over larger distances, even if they might average out similarly to current planes.
Big increases to air pollution - all those jets are burning more fuel. All the larger fuel trucks and larger luggage trucks and the previously mentioned cars and their exhaust.
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Big increases to noise - larger planes have larger engines which operate differently and which can be heard over larger distances, even if they might average out similarly to current planes.
Big increases to air pollution - all those jets are burning more fuel. All the larger fuel trucks and larger luggage trucks and the previously mentioned cars and their exhaust.
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They plan to quintuple air traffic meaning big increases to car congestion - many air travelers arrive by car, taxi, uber, lyft…
Big increases to air congestion on the waterfront - planes every few minutes, moving faster, over a much larger portion of the city - all the way from the Portlands to High Park at low altitudes.
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They plan to quintuple air traffic meaning big increases to car congestion - many air travelers arrive by car, taxi, uber, lyft…
Big increases to air congestion on the waterfront - planes every few minutes, moving faster, over a much larger portion of the city - all the way from the Portlands to High Park at low altitudes.
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Not sure what to think about expanding the island airport? A thread.
They’ll have to fill in 900 metres of the lake, destroying a lot of water habitat. Why accept paving 900 metres of the lake for any reason?
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Not sure what to think about expanding the island airport? A thread.
They’ll have to fill in 900 metres of the lake, destroying a lot of water habitat. Why accept paving 900 metres of the lake for any reason?
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The Government of Canada launches [biased] public consultations on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport [that they’ve already decided to expand]
Complete the anonymous survey [and give them your concerns] here: https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/consultations/public-consultation-future-billy-bishop-toronto-city-airport
Reasons why this is bad in thread!
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The Government of Canada launches [biased] public consultations on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport [that they’ve already decided to expand]
Complete the anonymous survey [and give them your concerns] here: https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/consultations/public-consultation-future-billy-bishop-toronto-city-airport
Reasons why this is bad in thread!
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How many runways can you see for Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre airport (Canada) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cytz/en #billybishoptorontocitycentreairport #airport #toronto #canada #cytz #ytz #aviation #avgeek vl
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How many runways can you see for Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre airport (Canada) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cytz/en #billybishoptorontocitycentreairport #airport #toronto #canada #cytz #ytz #aviation #avgeek vl
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RE: https://mstdn.ca/@c_9/116532876040912284
Doug Ford’s buddies and the federally-controlled port authority have an airport expansion idea where the noise and pollution are so bad, keeping your windows open might be a problem. Not exaggerating.
Call your MP and MPP.
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RE: https://mstdn.ca/@c_9/116532876040912284
Doug Ford’s buddies and the federally-controlled port authority have an airport expansion idea where the noise and pollution are so bad, keeping your windows open might be a problem. Not exaggerating.
Call your MP and MPP.
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The Port Authority sent a letter to the Planning & Housing Committee requesting future waterfront residents agree to “warning clauses” about airport noise, and suggests buildings be designed so windows can stay closed.
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ph/comm/communicationfile-211078.pdf -
The Port Authority sent a letter to the Planning & Housing Committee requesting future waterfront residents agree to “warning clauses” about airport noise, and suggests buildings be designed so windows can stay closed.
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ph/comm/communicationfile-211078.pdf -
Doug Ford’s idea to fill in part of the harbour for jets requires an extension of 557m — longer than an Eaton Centre, four full subway trains, or twenty streetcars, just to reach the recommended runway for Embraer’s small jets.
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Doug Ford’s idea to fill in part of the harbour for jets requires an extension of 557m — longer than an Eaton Centre, four full subway trains, or twenty streetcars, just to reach the recommended runway for Embraer’s small jets.
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Aviation weather for Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre airport (Canada) is “METAR CYTZ 251500Z AUTO 07005KT 9SM CLR 03/M01 A3027 RMK SLP257” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cytz/en #billybishoptorontocitycentreairport #airport #toronto #canada #cytz #ytz #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl
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Aviation weather for Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre airport (Canada) is “METAR CYTZ 251500Z AUTO 07005KT 9SM CLR 03/M01 A3027 RMK SLP257” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cytz/en #billybishoptorontocitycentreairport #airport #toronto #canada #cytz #ytz #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl
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What i like about this article from @GraphicMatt on the Billy Bishop Toronto airport is that it looks a the numbers.
Even if we ignore the whole noise and gas pollution, this airport is not doing so well since they introduced the train to Pearson and it's unclear how adding jets would fix it.
The value prop of the airport is that it's small and quiet, doubling passengers would do the opposite, this place is just not setup for volume.
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What i like about this article from @GraphicMatt on the Billy Bishop Toronto airport is that it looks a the numbers.
Even if we ignore the whole noise and gas pollution, this airport is not doing so well since they introduced the train to Pearson and it's unclear how adding jets would fix it.
The value prop of the airport is that it's small and quiet, doubling passengers would do the opposite, this place is just not setup for volume.
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Government of Ontario :flagon: wishes to take over Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (CYTZ)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-province-billy-bishop-takeover-9.7122427
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Le gouvernement de l’Ontario :flagon: souhaite prendre contrôle de l’aéroport de Toronto Billy Bishop (CYTZ)https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2236575/doug-ford-controle-aeroport-billy-bishop-toronto
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Government of Ontario :flagon: wishes to take over Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (CYTZ)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-province-billy-bishop-takeover-9.7122427
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Le gouvernement de l’Ontario :flagon: souhaite prendre contrôle de l’aéroport de Toronto Billy Bishop (CYTZ)https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2236575/doug-ford-controle-aeroport-billy-bishop-toronto
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How many runways can you see for Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre airport (Canada) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cytz/en #billybishoptorontocitycentreairport #airport #toronto #canada #cytz #ytz #aviation #avgeek vl
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How many runways can you see for Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre airport (Canada) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cytz/en #billybishoptorontocitycentreairport #airport #toronto #canada #cytz #ytz #aviation #avgeek vl
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How many runways can you see for Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre airport (Canada) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cytz/en #billybishoptorontocitycentreairport #airport #toronto #canada #cytz #ytz #aviation #avgeek vl
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How many runways can you see for Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre airport (Canada) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cytz/en #billybishoptorontocitycentreairport #airport #toronto #canada #cytz #ytz #aviation #avgeek vl
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Aviation weather for Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre airport (Canada) is “SPECI CYTZ 311735Z AUTO 30015G23KT 9SM -RA OVC031 09/04 A2944 RMK SLP974” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cytz/en #billybishoptorontocitycentreairport #airport #toronto #canada #cytz #ytz #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl
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How many runways can you see for Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre airport (Canada) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cytz/en #toronto #canada #billybishoptorontocitycentreairport #cytz #ytz #airport #aviation #avgeek vl
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How many runways can you see for Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre airport (Canada) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cytz/en #toronto #canada #billybishoptorontocitycentreairport #cytz #ytz #airport #aviation #avgeek vii3
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How many runways can you see for Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre airport (Canada) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cytz/en #toronto #canada #billybishoptorontocitycentreairport #cytz #ytz #airport #aviation #avgeek vl
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Aviation weather for Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre airport (Canada) is “CYTZ 311500Z AUTO 32015G23KT 280V350 9SM OVC027 10/04 A2951 RMK SLP994” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cytz/en #toronto #canada #billybishoptorontocitycentreairport #cytz #ytz #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek #airport vl
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Aviation weather for Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre airport (Canada) is “CYTZ 052000Z AUTO 06019G24KT 9SM OVC014 15/12 A3003 RMK SLP172” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cytz/en #toronto #canada #billybishoptorontocitycentreairport #cytz #ytz #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl
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Aviation weather for Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre airport (Canada) is “CYTZ 011200Z AUTO 06015G20KT 9SM BKN066 OVC083 07/01 A3009 RMK SLP192” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/cytz/en #toronto #canada #billybishoptorontocitycentreairport #cytz #ytz #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl
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TORONTO
Six years after the Collision conference put this city on my list of regular travel destinations, its organizers are taking it off that map. As Web Summit announced last week, next year will see this event move to Vancouver, with the “Collision” moniker retired in favor of Web Summit Vancouver.
It’s not the first time I’ve seen Web Summit’s North American conference swap cities. My introduction to it came with its move from Las Vegas to New Orleans starting in 2016 (which also began what’s become a long streak for me of speaking at that Irish company’s events), and I was a little sad to learn two years later that Collision would move to Toronto.
But two weeks after Collision concluded its stay in NOLA, I got my absurdly-overdue introduction to Canada’s largest city when I flew there to moderate two panels at Access Now’s RightsCon tech-policy event. I had to wonder what had taken me so long. I also had to add a Presto card to my collection of transit stored-value cards, knowing that I’d be back for Collision over what I thought would be the next three years.
Three years turned into six because the pandemic left the in-Toronto edition of Collision scratched in favor of digital events in 2020 and 2021, but the trips before and after provided many more opportunities to deepen my acquaintance of this city.
My walking mileage has easily gone into the dozens just from walks to and from Collision’s Exhibition Place venue, I’ve gotten the hang of the TTC’s streetcars and subways as side events have taken me into the city’s non-skyscraper neighborhoods, I’ve seen those skyscrapers grow over the years, I’ve added the Rogers Centre to my list of ballparks visited and finally got around to enjoying the view from the CN Tower, and I’ve had a lot of outstanding meals that have still not featured enough poutine.
Web Summit won’t be treating me to future adventures here, instead hopefully treating me to the same in Vancouver–a city I only know from passing through it before and after an epic ski trip to Whistler in 2004. But now that I now know how easily you can get to Toronto from D.C. (barring flight delays and cancellations that extended this trip by another day), I will be looking for different reasons to return here for work. Or just for fun.
https://robpegoraro.com/2024/06/21/bye-for-now-toronto/
#Canada #Collision #NewOrleans #Ontario #PrestoCard #Toronto #Vancouver #WebSummit #YTZ #YYZ
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TORONTO
Six years after the Collision conference put this city on my list of regular travel destinations, its organizers are taking it off that map. As Web Summit announced last week, next year will see this event move to Vancouver, with the “Collision” moniker retired in favor of Web Summit Vancouver.
It’s not the first time I’ve seen Web Summit’s North American conference swap cities. My introduction to it came with its move from Las Vegas to New Orleans starting in 2016 (which also began what’s become a long streak for me of speaking at that Irish company’s events), and I was a little sad to learn two years later that Collision would move to Toronto.
But two weeks after Collision concluded its stay in NOLA, I got my absurdly-overdue introduction to Canada’s largest city when I flew there to moderate two panels at Access Now’s RightsCon tech-policy event. I had to wonder what had taken me so long. I also had to add a Presto card to my collection of transit stored-value cards, knowing that I’d be back for Collision over what I thought would be the next three years.
Three years turned into six because the pandemic left the in-Toronto edition of Collision scratched in favor of digital events in 2020 and 2021, but the trips before and after provided many more opportunities to deepen my acquaintance of this city.
My walking mileage has easily gone into the dozens just from walks to and from Collision’s Exhibition Place venue, I’ve gotten the hang of the TTC’s streetcars and subways as side events have taken me into the city’s non-skyscraper neighborhoods, I’ve seen those skyscrapers grow over the years, I’ve added the Rogers Centre to my list of ballparks visited and finally got around to enjoying the view from the CN Tower, and I’ve had a lot of outstanding meals that have still not featured enough poutine.
Web Summit won’t be treating me to future adventures here, instead hopefully treating me to the same in Vancouver–a city I only know from passing through it before and after an epic ski trip to Whistler in 2004. But now that I now know how easily you can get to Toronto from D.C. (barring flight delays and cancellations that extended this trip by another day), I will be looking for different reasons to return here for work. Or just for fun.
https://robpegoraro.com/2024/06/21/bye-for-now-toronto/
#Canada #Collision #NewOrleans #Ontario #PrestoCard #Toronto #Vancouver #WebSummit #YTZ #YYZ
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