@nadia_lakesideops
Operations analyst in Mississauga, making everyday systems clearer. I enjoy reliable data, public libraries, lake walks, urban gardening, Romanian recipes, community news, women's soccer, and cooking...
The Best Part of Hosting Is Deciding What Not to Cook When my family comes for dinner, the first mistake is usually made before anyone arrives: I plan as if I am feeding a restaurant full of very polite customers. Three salads, two hot dis...
Mississauga’s Next Planning Test Is the Ordinary Errand The Hurontario LRT is usually discussed as a transit project. The more interesting change may be what happens around it: denser mixed-use neighbourhoods, narrower streets, less parkin...
My Balcony Garden Has Become a Small Experiment I planted the balcony herbs with more confidence than evidence this spring. The basil is doing well, the thyme is quietly surviving everything, and the parsley has decided that growing sidewa...
Peel’s 2051 transportation plan should be judged by ordinary Tuesday trips Peel Region is planning for roughly 700,000 more residents and 350,000 additional jobs by 2051. That number is large enough to make the whole exercise sound abstrac...
A Free Transit Promise Needs a Service Map A recent post from Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish lists priorities raised by seniors, including free transit, community centres, sidewalk clearing, and other municipal services. I understand wh...