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Still working on that too.

We did it! 20 km of new bike lanes including Rathburn, Trethewey, and Kingston. The approval “sends notice that the City of Toronto is not just going to sit around and twiddle its thumbs while Bill 60 is law.” www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Fantastic news for Scarborough!

Approved! 20 km of new bike lanes despite Bill 60! "The new lanes are in 'parts of the city that often don't get this type of infrastructure, so that's a really good news story for those parts of the city,' said Michael Longfield, executive director of Cycle Toronto."

Approved!

Huge if true. (Good time to renew your Cycle Toronto membership: www.cycleto.ca/join)

I did this interview at Yonge & St Clair, the reporter hoping he'd catch a gig worker bombing down the sidewalk. Instead a pickup truck was parked in the bike lane behind us, and for the entire conversation rider after rider was forced into traffic. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

My community has been working on bringing complete street safety improvements to Scarborough pm Danforth Ave and Kingston Rd for the past four years... and we are a vote away. youtu.be/r16_mWIM5EI #WalkTO #bikeTO #ScarbTO #Ward20 cc @cycletoronto.bsky.social

City council will consider 20 km of new bike lanes this week. It's only a win-win solution if council approves the staff recommendations. Zero motor vehicle lane removals mean zero excuses. youtu.be/r16_mWIM5EI

Do they also seize cars on the sidewalks?

Early data strongly implies those most at risk from e-scooters and e-bikes injuries are not pedestrians, cyclists, or other vulnerable road users, but riders themselves, specifically children and teenager www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-hall/toronto-police-seize-e-bikes-scooters-city-hall-11617096

City Council will consider 20 km of new bike lanes without removing any car lanes. This comes after a hectic IEC where deputants sacrificed their speaking time to ensure it wasn’t deferred. It’s only a “win-win solution” if Council adopts the staff recommendations: www.cycleto.ca/win_win_solution

Join us for a Harbord-Hoskin Celebration Ride this Sunday at 2pm. RSVP & find out more: www.cycleto.ca/Harbord-Hoskin

"At the end of the day, Bill 60 mostly just takes away the 'hope'...." A great summary of Bill 212 and what's changed under Bill 60 by Stuckless Consulting: www.jamiestuckless.ca/blog/bill-60...

The upside is the force's mentality and approach to cyclists is not hidden.

There's actually a great scene in The Rookie about this. Do you want cops to have to park a 5 or 10 minute walk away to pick up coffee, and then an emergency call comes in? BUT, that scene dealt with an ordinary parking violation not *causing a hazard* by blocking a bike lane. So, team Cycle here.

Chapter 886-15: "No person shall operate or stop a vehicle other than a bicycle or large cargo-power assisted bicycle in any cycle track... Exemptions: Ambulances, police or fire service vehicles or any other vehicle actively engaged in responding to an emergency" Is a McDonald's run an emergency?

The cycling advocates in this city are so, so inspiring. Even if King Doug sets us back in the short term, things like this tell me we’ll win in the long term. #bikeTO

"'We support the staff recommendations,' said Michael Longfield, executive director of advocacy group Cycle Toronto, in perhaps his shortest ever deputation as committee chair Paula Fletcher warned too much time speaking could mean the plan would be left in limbo."

WOW, with Bike Plan on verge of dying on order paper, 50 cycling advocates give up their turn to speak (after 7hr wait) to ensure the plan for 20km of new bikeways moves forward to council. Great teamwork!! #biketo

@graphicmatt.com you missed a good one.

Good news. We rapidly plowed through the item and it goes directly to council without recommendation. #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero

The bike plan piece only started to be discussed about fifteen minutes ago. @mlongfield.bsky.social of @cycletoronto.bsky.social encouraged supporters to keep it brief due to a risk of losing quorum. Haven't had this happen before. Also, a lot of speakers didn't show up. #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero

Lol. Cycling advocates did lightning-speed deputations to help IEC get through this without losing quorum and then Colle concluded with "We've gotta go to about 20 development meetings here. All over the city. We're building condos everywhere. Nobody buys them." Always a pleasure, Deputy Mayor!

We've been at City Hall all day listening to some fantastic TransformTO deputations urging the city to prioritise climate action, but the cycling network update with 20 km of new bike lanes is coming up soon! www.youtube.com/live/D4d6hxo...

20kms of new bike lanes at IEC today -- all Bill 60/Bill 212 compliant. "Despite his enthusiasm, Longfield said, 'you can't take anything for granted. We've seen projects approved by city council that end up in limbo for years afterwards because of various factors.'" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"...a possibility"?!? Over the past 14 months, the Minister of Transportation has amended the Highway Traffic Act FOUR TIMES to arbitrarily and recklessly limit, remove, or ban bike lanes. Where is the same urgency on opening the Eglinton Crosstown now FOUR YEARS overdue? Ontarians deserve better.

Very interesting parallels between how Trump is using the pardon power and how certain provincial premiers are using the notwithstanding clause (yes yes, the latter is technically a legislative, rather than executive, power). Both valid constitutional instruments, both being radically abused.

Thank you @rmtransit.bsky.social for the Giving Tuesday shout-out and support: "I’m also going to finally become a member of Cycle Toronto... Toronto is inevitably going to become a more cycle-oriented city and accelerating that seems like an obvious thing." cinqpersonnes.substack.com/p/to-give

Welcome to the Good Place, @cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca !

This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving

Good listen on CBC Metro Morning with McLeish Orlando's Patrick Brown about new provincial legislation that's a good step for harsher penalties for some road violence that still doesn't go far enough especially given provincial speed camera repeal and bike lane ban. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

the biggest single expansion is on kingston road in scarborough. cycle toronto needs people to speak up at city hall for bike lanes, so if you ride a bike or care about safer streets, show up:

A new report coming to the city’s Infrastructure and Environment Committee (IEC) on Dec 4 is proposing nearly 20kms of new and upgraded bike lanes including Rathburn Rd, Trethewey Dr, and Kingston Rd. All projects SHOULD be Bill 212/60 compliant and free from provincial overreach.

Pedestrian struck by motorist on Parkside a block from the speed camera that vigilantes kept tearing down that caused ford to remove them from all Ontario. Drive as you wish Ontario. Nobody matters. This is what you voted for.

Wahoo! The largest Quarterly Cycling Report EVER is live - over 20km of new Bikeways including "A Safer Kingston Road" a 6km transformation of a former 'highway' into a #CompleteStreet 🚶🚴‍♂️🚌🚗 secure.toronto.ca/council/agen... #BikeTO #VisionZeroTO @cycletoronto.bsky.social @danking4all.bsky.social

The REAL e-bike menace: cheap, poorly regulated bikes, scooters, etc flooding the market that are fire hazards to unsuspecting users.

But what might this mean for Bike Share Toronto? The program once known as BIXI was saved from bankruptcy by the Toronto Parking Authority and has since blossomed into the 3rd biggest in North America (by annual trips).

"You Saved This Bike Lane" ✊

Some more footage of the ride over to Queen’s Park: Loved seeing everybody pass by the “You save this bike lane” banners by @cycletoronto.bsky.social

Heartened to see so many people bike and rally against Bill 60 for national housing day! Love seeing people & organizations having solidarity and showing up for each other.

Thank you to everyone who rode out with us in solidarity with tenant rights advocates to fight back against Bill 60.

Join us on a ride in solidarity with tenant & housing advocates from across Ontario meeting at Queen’s Park on National Housing Day to stop Bill 60! Saturday Nov 22nd. Meet at Christie Pits Park at noon. Ride to Queen's Park. www.cycleto.ca/stop_bill_60_solidarity_rally

Join us Sun Nov 16 4:30pm at Queen's Park (South Lawn) for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. We are holding it at QP for the second year in a row because our govt continues to wage war on road safety, guaranteeing more violent death and devastation from car crashes.

Bike lanes are a proven traffic calming measure. Yet the province wants to ban municipalities from installing new ones under Bill 60. Is it possible none of this is about solving traffic congestion or making roads safer but purely just a bad faith culture war??

Bravo's motion to oppose the part of Bill 60 further restricting Toronto's ability to redesign roads CARRIES 14-1.

"People are frustrated being stuck in traffic. I get it. But, picking fights with cyclists and other vulnerable road users isn't part of the solution.” cc: @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Bill 60 will make our roads more dangerous for everyone. Thank you to Bike Ottawa for inviting me to speak at your rally this morning — keep the pressure on the provincial government and tell them to stop interfering in the work cities are doing to make life better and safer for people.

"For being the David to Ford’s Goliath" Cycle Toronto's executive director Michael Longfield named on @torontolifemag.bsky.social 's 50 Most Influential List as a symbol of our collective fight to save our bike lanes: torontolife.com/deep-dives/t...