Toronto urban environmentalist. 20+ years in climate activism. Fancy degrees from McGill and Yale. Posts my own. Driver against car dominance. Renewables x batteries maxxer. https://how-sen.com/linkhttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3mvqgzn7vo226After the Hugging Face incident where OpenAI’s bots gained admin access to two companies’ systems and tried to cover their tracks, OpenAI has now admitted SIX new concerning behaviours over the past six months, including hiding information and releasing unauthorized files to the internet. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/technology/openai-model-safety-guardrails.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share17 Sep 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqgzn7vo226https://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3mviv2c5qn22iLast week I was on CBC Toronto’s podcast, This is Toronto. We talked about storms and flooding and what we need to do more of as a City. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcIig9cyEhc&pp=ygUPdGhpcyBpcyB0b3JvbnRv14 Sep 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviv2c5qn22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3mvam2d6zgs23I was in class. There were no smartphones or even wifi, but someone in class had printed an article about a ‘small plane’ hitting the first tower. After class, I walked to the Shatner student building, and EVERYONE was watching the CBC Newsworld feed. I saw the South collapse live, then the North.11 Sep 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvam2d6zgs23https://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3mv7ma5y3gc2zSomeone on Reddit filmed an aerial drone advertisement in the night sky in Toronto and if this is real, it needs to be banned immediately. #TOpoli11 Sep 2026 03:19 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7ma5y3gc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3mv6qzr43oc2pThis Toronto Star headline shows how much our language is biased by car-first thinking. Because how can movie fans be out on King Street if the street is ‘blocked-off’? #topoli10 Sep 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6qzr43oc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3mv63hew5ac2pi suppose The Terminator movies don’t spend much time exploring the humans who fight alongside Skynet. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv63hew5ac2phttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3mv4z65ynas2pI am allergic to dogs. And this is still fantastic! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Sep 2026 02:32 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4z65ynas2phttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3muzvwtdpok2hSure, but what year was it? [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzvwtdpok2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3muzjjcazzs2gTriple S-Tier satire. No notes. https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/south-park-south-america-trump-lake-america-1236854908/08 Sep 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzjjcazzs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3muwlgy6st22pIn Toronto, cars kill more people than guns do. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwlgy6st22phttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3murtk5cmxk2eA reminder that the ridulously-named ‘Rogers Stadium’ was built as a ‘temporary stadium’. Which begs the question why ‘temporary buildings’ are allowed to be built at all. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/city-toronto-order-remedy-unsafe-building-rogers-stadium-9.733316705 Sep 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3murtk5cmxk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3mup7bfos4k27It looks increasingly like Doug Ford has a vendetta against cyclists. This is not just a Toronto thing. If the premier is willing to go to these lengths to rip out one municipality’s bike lanes that keep families safe, which other bike lanes will he be taking out? And in which Ontario communities? https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/doug-ford-s-government-rejected-toronto-s-proposals-to-restore-traffic-lanes-and-keep-bike-lanes-sources/article_8ba6107f-03f5-4ea9-a1b4-eb0682c0bd2a.html04 Sep 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup7bfos4k27https://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3munri3r6w22yLiterally, this has had zero affect on my life whatsoever. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3munri3r6w22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3munisuvjc22iMany streets remain partially or fully blocked from fallen trees after yesterday’s 100-year storm. There remains much damage that needs to be fixed. And still, the fact that it’s still pretty easy to get around, including for emergency crews, proves that we don’t need this much space for cars. https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/environment-climate/toronto-storm-damage-fallen-trees-roads-closed-1273899403 Sep 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3munisuvjc22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3mumzxxsstk2iI have two points to make about this poll: First: This is a national perception poll. So the ranking isn’t ‘Torontonians don’t feel like Toronto is safe’. It’s ‘Canadians don’t feel that Toronto is safe compared to other cities’. And there can be a whole bunch of biases there More importantly… https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/03/toronto-safety-crime-poll-data-canada/03 Sep 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumzxxsstk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3mumuq3nvus2yIt’s official: Yesterday’s storm in the Toronto area was a 100-year storm. That means that in the past fifteen years, Toronto’s been hit with a 100-year storm four times. We must end the burning of natural gas, gasoline, and other fossil fuels.03 Sep 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumuq3nvus2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3mukxdvmops2kToronto: Check in on your neighbours. If your power is out, check the Toronto Hydro outage map before making a phone call as the city’s systems will be very busy this evening. outagemap.torontohydro.com https://outagemap.torontohydro.com02 Sep 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukxdvmops2khttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3mukeokp53c2kI’m pretty sure that a bunch of the actors in this Heritage Minute were actual passengers and community members that experienced this all 25 years ago. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukeokp53c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3mujzmncc5c2nYesterday Doug Ford did three things that will make congestion around Toronto much, much worse. First, Ford has made made massive cuts to GO Train service on the Lakeshore West, Lakeshore East, Barrie and Stouffville lines. In some cases, GO Train frequency will drop from 15 trains a day to 4 ->02 Sep 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujzmncc5c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3muim5635t22xBikes aren’t the reason why traffic is bad. Cars getting in the way of other cars are. The best way to reduce traffic is to give people other options to get around. That means bikes. And transit. And pedestrian-first streets.01 Sep 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3muim5635t22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3muiake6g522jWOOHOO!!! I love fare-capping! Now all we need to do is this: 1) Reduce the number of monthly rides before the cap kicks in each month; 2) Implement weekly and even daily fare caps! https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/ttc-s-new-monthly-fare-capping-program-is-now-live-here-s-what-you-need-to-know-to-get-free-rides/article_653f0b51-e7e3-49d5-ae1e-0ff9fe4a44cd.html01 Sep 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3muiake6g522jhttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3muezgchsoc2g“… the evidence points in one direction: kids, teens and adults are being injured by an ecosystem failure, not a single bad decision, and only a response built at the same scale as the problem will actually bend the injury curve.” https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/pediatricians-yes-e-scooters-can-be-dangerous-but-banning-them-is-not-the-answer/article_7c968bc0-dc46-4cb7-9a99-518f26d386bf.html31 Aug 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3muezgchsoc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3muajjkqsjc2gMunicipalities working together on procurement needs isn’t new. Torontonians of a certain age may remember the PCC streetcars, which was a common streetcar design used in cities across N. America. San Francisco maintains a fleet of PCC’s on Muni’s F Line. -> https://www.streetcar.org/rider-information-map-2/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3muajjkqsjc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3mu7v73p5ac2gThis. Everyone, everywhere deserves options that don’t require you to drive or own a car, which on average costs $1300 a month to own even though it spends 95% of its lifetime parked and unused. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7v73p5ac2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3mu5lrxtxm225When you look at newspapers of a certain era, you’ll find plenty of 2-3 sentence blurbs like this that footnote the loss of something timeless just because of *Vrroom vrroom! Me want to drive faster!!* [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5lrxtxm225https://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3mu3tz7cz522sThis whole ‘Lake America’ and ‘Gulf of America’ ridiculousness is really giving off some serious ‘Rogers Centre’/‘Rogers Stadium’ vibes. #topoli27 Aug 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3tz7cz522shttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3mtzwvg67rk2tEvery time someone tries to ban something like an e-scooter because of a serious accident, I want to scream out loud that automobiles kill over 1.5 million people every year. Here in Canada, automobiles kill five people *every day*27 Aug 2026 03:48 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzwvg67rk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/how-sen.com/post/3mtzv3e5tbs2bThis is one of the key reasons we need separated bike lanes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 03:16 +0000at://did:plc:oo5c7ttf4pwp7p5dxpzd3bcs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzv3e5tbs2b