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Jane's Walk Toronto Launch EventPhotos captured on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 At the STACKT market Clubhouse 28 Bathurst Street, Downtown TorontoChief Planner for The City of Toronto as well as the Deputy Mayor attended.They spoke and shared their enthusiasm for this year's festival with the assembled Jane's Walk Leaders and Festival Organizers.I video recorded them, InshAllah I can edit and post them soon-ish; because of Mic issues, the audio needs some TLC first.There are 154 Jane's Walk this festival weekend, May 1-3, 2026.I'm leading three different walks, one on each day at different times and different places around Toronto.You can find my walk listings in my mastodon timeline, a few posts back.Jane's Walks are Free. All of them!Just show up at the Walk Start locations at the listed start times.| #JanesWalk #JanesWalkToronto #JanesWalkTO #Toronto #TOpoli #Cities #Urbanism #JaneJacobs

The History of Canadian Muslims in Toronto Jane’s Walk - Sunday May 3 2026This Jane’s Walk explains how 3rd, 4th, & 5th Generation Muslim Torontonians helped build our city.Walk Stops include :• Toronto’s FIRST Halal Butcher Shop – Roncesvalles Village• Jami Mosque – Toronto’s Second Islamic Centre and its national significance• The little known history of The Albanian Muslim Society of Toronto – The pivotal role of its founder, Reggie Assim, Toronto’s First Imam• The Dundas Street Mosque – The City’s First MasjidALSO on this year’s Jane’s Walk :• History of the First Synagogue in the old/former city of West TorontoWALK LEADER : HïMY SYeDDATE : Sunday May 3 2026START TIME : 2:30 p.m.WALK START LOCATION : Dundas-Roncesvalles Peace Garden (2201 Dundas Street West at Roncesvalles Avenue opposite Boustead Avenue), TORONTOhttp://30Masjids.ca/30-more-janes-walk-the-history-of-canadian-muslims-in-toronto-sunday-may-3-2026/| #JanesWalk #JanesWalkToronto #JanesWalkTO #Toronto #TOpoli #Cities #Urbanism #JaneJacobs #CanadianMuslims #TorontoHistory #Muslims #Muslim #Halal

"The 11 Books of Jane Jacobs: All-in-One Jane’s Walk" - Friday May 1 2026 - TorontoThis will be 1 Jane’s Walk covering only the most vital and timely ideas from each of Jane Jacobs’ 11 books.If you’ve never read any of Jane’s books, or missed a few, or want a crash course or refresher in the ideas and writings of Jane Jacobs’…ORYou are simply curious why Labyrinths and Mazes were so important to Jane’s thinking on Cities and Neighbourhoods, then this Jane’s Walk on the evening before World Labyrinth Day 2026 is for you!DATE : Friday May 1 2026START TIME : 5:45 p.m.WALK LEADER : HïMY SYeDWALK START LOCATION : Ed & Anne Mirvish Parkette, 843 Bathurst Street, TORONTO.HïMY will be holding Orange Jane’s Walk Sign standing in the Greenspace inside the Streetcar Loop, immediately north of Bathurst Subway Station main entrance.http://Labyrinths.ca/the-11-books-of-jane-jacobs-all-in-one-janes-walk-friday-may-1-2026/| #JanesWalk #JanesWalkToronto #JanesWalkTO #Toronto #TOpoli #Cities #Urbanism #JaneJacobs #JaneJacobsWalk #TorontoHistory #WorldLabyrinthDay

Transportation historian Peter Norton doesn't buy into the hype around autonomous vehicles."What robot cars are promising is the next generation of car dependency."Our lengthy conversation, in Bloomberg#avs #selfdriving #cities #history https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-22/nyc-s-waymo-pause-sends-message-to-other-cities-on-autonomous-vehicles