Hey Toronto friends! Let’s go for a ride on June 6!

Trees are Political! youtu.be/JNm_RWBM3NA

Most cities in the world are broke. This week's Ballot Babes episode deals with that and tells you what you can do about it. It's relevant for everyone, not just Winnipeggers. Thanks @smbeiko.bsky.social for being my babe and to Michel Durand Wood for being our guest youtu.be/qJ5qzA6SG8A

via @cbcnews.ca "A 23-year-old cyclist remains in critical but stable condition after he was hurt in a crash involving a truck early Wednesday. #Winnipeg 's bike mayor, @pattybikes.com , says there needs to be a culture shift among drivers to help prevent future accidents." www.cbc.ca/9.7189321

The latest Ballot Babes episode is out complete with a shout out to our listeners. @allanlorde.com Episode 8 - The Drama at City Hall & Your Feedback! youtu.be/LO98YQbksNk

As a former Bicycle Mayor in Toronto (a real one at that) you can have both. #BikeTO h/t @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social @cassiesmith.bsky.social @bicyclemayorguelph.bsky.social @bicyclemayorhamont.icu @pattybikes.com @shifter.info @bikesky.social @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social gothamist.com/news/is-mamd...

if a candidate in the upcoming civic election blocks another candidate or even supporters of that other candidate what does that tell you about what kind of a politician they will be? #winnipeg @pattybikes.com

Aca-xcuse me. AOC delivering hard facts while riding a bike??? Woman. You don't have to try to make me love you more. I can't. @ianmccausland.bsky.social

Shoutout to @pattybikes.com and @smbeiko.bsky.social of the Ballot Babes podcast. Listening to them has been very educational, and they give me a modicum of hope. www.pattybikes.com/ballot-babes

This was one of the most amazing conversations I've ever had since starting my podcast. I hope you watch Mevan's amazing story of fleeing Iraq under Sadam's persecution and how a bicycle had such a huge impact in her life. youtu.be/5mq2_Jh4YpE?...

What would the matriarchy look like? Mevan Babakar - The Power of Matriarchy youtube.com/shorts/Zdp_T...

"That will never work here" @pattybikes.com

I got this sweet package with a certificate from Michael Jen’s, city councillor in Edmonton. More respect than my own councillor, Jeff Browaty, who told me I should take the bus or drive in winter because he won’t spend an extra dime clearing bike lanes “just for me”.

In this episode we take calls from listeners regarding Winnipeg Transit and we dive deep into the latest Executive Policy Committee meeting, focusing on issues of safe speeds and the bike lane project on Wellington Crescent. youtu.be/sN8Pf3bYFEM

This is actually the perfect encapsulation of the Gillingham years. Icy downtown sidewalk that should have been cleared to pavement next to pristine roadway, covered in trash from overflowing vanity trashcan meant to make life harder for unhoused people but left unmaintained after press stunt

Do you have a question or comment for the Ballot Babes re: Winnipeg Politics? Send it in today! We'll be recording a new episode this weekend! @ianmccausland.bsky.social @smbeiko.bsky.social www.speakpipe.com/ballotbabes

If I ever ran for political office, I'd do play-by-play what this brilliant young person is doing.

A 61 year old man was killed on the stretch where this bike lane proposal keeps getting kicked into the future. Now our mayor is kicking seniors to the curb as well. We need a new mayor.

Today in Winnipeg Politics Let's Talk About Winnipeg Transit, Babe! youtu.be/cIJpRS2MfT0

University of Winnipeg - The City Project Book Event Featuring authors Michel Durand-Wood (You’ll Pay for This) and Patty Wiens (That’ll Never Work Here). @pattybikes.com @greatplainspress.bsky.social @emmaewood.bsky.social youtu.be/HTFjnk6HQmI?... #winnipeg #urbanism #citylife #bikelife

I interviewed Ashleigh Myles, the first woman to set a record riding the Pan-American highway from Alaska to Argentina. Watch it here! That's Her Problem! Episode 22 - Ashleigh Myles - Setting Records from Ice to Ice youtu.be/INO0Mjm3OTE

"Cars are the most absurd means of transport in a city. They are parked 95 per cent of the time. It takes two tonnes to move someone who weighs 70 kilogrammes. And the denser the city, the more absurd it is."

My letter to the editor in today's Winnipeg Free Press. Thanks @akohan.bsky.social for finding it. I'm sure it'll get a laugh at City Hall

Come to a Book Event with me and Mitch Durand-Wood tomorrow, March 11! www.uwinnipeg.ca/sustainabili...

What better way to celebrate turning 53 than a ride to work in -22C? Happy birthday to me. I'm so lucky for so many reasons, but this is definitely one of them. Thank you @ianmccausland.bsky.social for the picture and for being a light in my life and more than I could have ever dreamed.

Great turn out for the 2nd Annual ‘Femme Friendly Bike Fair’ hosted by the Bicycle Mayor of Toronto and some great friends. h/t @880cities.bsky.social @bikesky.social #BikeTO

What’s the strong mayor model and what happened at the public works meeting this past week? We have clips a LOT of opinions! Episode 3 - Who Holds Power in Winnipeg Politics and No Bike Lane for You! youtu.be/HC8FYKY1dLM @akohan.bsky.social @ianmccausland.bsky.social

If only there was a podcast being hosted by two women who want to help people who don't understand local #politics in #Winnipeg. youtu.be/NbPNQ_xT-QM ok, Sam Beiko and I will take care of that for you. @ianmccausland.bsky.social

City hall security is preventing members of the public from attending the press conference.

New episode with @modacitylife.com just dropped! Check it out here. Women Changing Cities. That's Her Problem! Episode 21 - Melissa Bruntlett - Women Changing Cities youtu.be/5pR0sUl8kBw

🎉🎉🎉 congratulations @jossreimer.bsky.social !!

It’s often said that motorists “pay for” walking and cycling infrastructure. In reality, like everyone else, they contribute through general taxes, but history shows the story is more complex, even complete opposite. Cyclists ended up financing much of car infrastructure they couldn't even use. 1/

Mayor's inner circle votes unanimously to cut $2.5 million from the Roadway Safety Budget #winnipeg #wpgpoli youtube.com/shorts/pT1G_...

Roses are red Violets are blue Ban cars

Five hours left!

Register. Unless you don't mind losing your charter rights.

Academics: two hours left before this is submitted to council

Ready for International Winter Bike to Work Day! @ianmccausland.bsky.social

I predict Bondi will go to jail way before any other name in the Epstein files, making it TWO WOMEN in jail before any of the men even go to trial. I'm not complaining, just predicting. Fuck the patriarchy.

Evan Duncan’s intent is to limit protest. He wants to be able to do what Trump is doing without the dissent. That’s why he’s proposed the most extreme version of this by-law in all of Canada.

Mark your calendar for 8:45 am this Tuesday. Make space in your schedule.

But on the positive side, governments will no longer have to install millions of surveillance cameras anywhere... they're already installed. and you are paying for it. @ianmccausland.bsky.social

People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...

I had the privilege of interviewing @nondriver.bsky.social, author of When Driving is Not an Option, for my podcast! Watch the interview here! Anna is brilliant! What an immense honour and pleasure to speak with you! youtu.be/Sov29UQpE8s?...

Everyday I open social media hoping for some incredible news of arrest or better for the people in the Epstein files, but I'm not sure what I actually see is good for my mental health. Just more of the same. Can you all just light up a sign in the sky for me if it happens?

Yes Donnie, think of the young children.

My timeline is so weird, Hillary Clinton getting ready to smash shit up, Taylor Swift's Opalite GENIUS, and the Obamas AI video... Holy crap. I'm exhausted.

Whoa, they let a "real" Christian into the Prayer Breakfast?

This is a true story. While travelling, one time I told someone I bike everywhere in Winnipeg and they said "oh, do you know Dave?" and I'm like, please, like do you think just because I ride a bike I know everyone who rides a bike? And yes, I know Dave, so what? @daveelmore12.bsky.social

Alex Pretti rides and all weather bikers @lauragmitchell.com @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social @pattybikes.com @mommypedals.bsky.social @bestsidecycling.com @nicthedoor.bsky.social @chiwho.bike soundcloud.com/biketalk/260...