I don't talk much, but I hope you're hearing that your professionalism and high quality standards are greatly appreciated in the transit, transportation, and urban life space. It's great to hear that planning firms consider you experienced enough to bring you on as a consultant! A backup plan - one with hopefully more stable income than whatever trends the social media companies are chasing - is always a good idea, and hopefully the work balance is in your favour.
As for moving away from Toronto - I say that if the opportunity comes up to live in a place where the experience of being there is friendlier, absolutely go and do it. There are so many shortcomings about Toronto and its urban design, and I fear the upcoming few years will do nothing but worsen them as the city is forced to do magic tricks and cartwheels with its budgetary planning.
"But, if a great opportunity were to appear somewhere else I would seriously consider it."
We desperately need help in Boston with the MBTA. And we're getting a new governor next week who has talked a big game about improving it. And a new MBTA general manager. Maybe you could come help us :)
Also, not sure if you saw this, but Transit Matters (our local transit advocacy group here in the Boston area) tweeted out several of your videos in their list of favorite urbanism/transit videos of 2022.
Just another comment ;)
I don't talk much, but I hope you're hearing that your professionalism and high quality standards are greatly appreciated in the transit, transportation, and urban life space. It's great to hear that planning firms consider you experienced enough to bring you on as a consultant! A backup plan - one with hopefully more stable income than whatever trends the social media companies are chasing - is always a good idea, and hopefully the work balance is in your favour.
As for moving away from Toronto - I say that if the opportunity comes up to live in a place where the experience of being there is friendlier, absolutely go and do it. There are so many shortcomings about Toronto and its urban design, and I fear the upcoming few years will do nothing but worsen them as the city is forced to do magic tricks and cartwheels with its budgetary planning.
Here's to a better year ahead!
Thanks for the comments! Magic tricks and cartwheels seems like a good way of explaining it!
"But, if a great opportunity were to appear somewhere else I would seriously consider it."
We desperately need help in Boston with the MBTA. And we're getting a new governor next week who has talked a big game about improving it. And a new MBTA general manager. Maybe you could come help us :)
Haha, that would be quite the challenge - international moves are quite tricky!
Also, not sure if you saw this, but Transit Matters (our local transit advocacy group here in the Boston area) tweeted out several of your videos in their list of favorite urbanism/transit videos of 2022.
twitter.com/transitmatters/status/1608209197946241025?s=20