Happy Holidays! And our Winter 2025 Newsletter. #biketo www.communitybikewaysto.ca/campaigns/vi...

The LEGO Tower on Harbord Street by Toronto artist Martin Reis.

Adam Zdanowicz riding his Christmas tree-shaped tallbike, which, at 7.41 meters (24 ft 3.73 in), is in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's tallest bicycle. Białystok, Poland, December 21, 2020 #otd

Start with regulating the companies that run the delivery app "Addressing the underlying problem requires both new provincial regs over e-bikes and a grant of authority to cities to license — and to make accountable to the public — the app-based food delivery companies." - @albertkoehl.bsky.social

"the greatest threat to Canada’s sovereignty and future is the climate crisis. The planes we should be buying (or better yet, building) are water bombers, not fighter jets." Murray Lumley, Toronto www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...

Cycling Network plan update for 20km of cycling infrastructure --- including new bikeways on Kingston Rd, Trethewey Dr, and Weston Rd --- approved by City Council. #biketo

All motions on the cycling item CARRY via show of hands. So does this package of bike lane additions, achieved without removing any car lanes.

Up now: bikes! A package proposes 20.5 km of bike lane additions, including a 6 km section on Kingston Road. The new bike lanes won't take away any car lanes, because the province won't allow that anymore. Instead, car lanes will be narrowed a bit in some spots. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

With tomorrow's high being -9C, we're glad Cycling Good Cheer was last Sunday when it was a tolerable -1C. And as promised, here's the video of our pedal-powered Santa Claus Parade! youtube.com/shorts/jsQJ0... #BikeTO @bikewaysto.bsky.social

Oh we will! That’s our hood! So happy it’s finally done and we have separated bikes lanes on Harbord now. #BikeTO

A nice payoff for a challenging ride along Bloor bike lane (ice & snow) this morning: cappuccino, blueberry scone + lively conversation at our 105th Koffee on the Kingsway at local Second Cup franchise (Bloor at Royal York). #biketo

"Will Carney’s deal move us — and the rest of the world — a little closer to climate Armageddon? Sadly, the answer is, unequivocably, yes." Well said @lindamcquaig.bsky.social #onpoli #climateaction #climatejustice www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

The power of community activism! "staff reports suggested delaying the bylaw by years, and shelved the emissions standards indefinitely. But councillors + the mayor rejected those recommendations amid an outpouring of public support." www.thestar.com/news/gta/two...

In US "no requirement for pickups to pass any kind of pedestrian safety test." So why, we ask you @stevenmackinnon.bsky.social are we copying US model + putting Cdn lives at risk -- instead of requiring auto-makers to act, including re-design of deadly front-end. www.youtube.com/watch?v=--83...

While pickups get larger, their trailers appear to be following same trend. In absence of bike lanes, there's even less room to safely pass cyclists. #oversizeddanger #biketo #roadsafety

"the $3.6B being spent on rehabilitating Gardiner Expresswy...would cover BikeShare’s annual expansion budget for ~450yrs. Good enough for our great-grandchildren+their great-grandchildren—and probably some cyborg +xenomorph cyclists too" Well said @graphicmatt.com www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

In the first six months of congestion pricing, air pollution within Manhattan's toll zone dropped 25%. Pollution fell across the five boroughs and in the suburbs, too. A clean air win all around.

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/su...

It's time once again for my annual #treebybike post. This is the 12/19/42 cover of @newyorker.com, so one full year after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This would be the first real Christmas alone, or without a family member, for millions in the US. Gas and tire rationing had begun earlier that year.🗃️

Mayor Olivia Chow is introducing fare capping for TTC riders in her upcoming budget. Instead of having to decide whether it makes sense to buy a monthly pass in advance, rides will automatically be free after 47 trips starting next Sept.

"Canadians have not suddenly decided EVs are no longer stylish in 2025. Rather, this has been a recent policy choice: the federal govt made a number of decisions that have collectively broken Canada’s EV market over this past year ..." #onpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Fairview St in Burlington, ONT could have made the grade (among the worst). It's probably the kind of bike lane even Premier Ford would support. #biketo

Fasten your helmets and saddle up for a tour of the worst bike lanes on the planet, as we delve into the bumpy, the absurd, and the downright dangerous, all in the name of cycling exploration and advocacy. momentummag.com/worst-bike-l...

'Tis the season to dress up as reindeer and cycle down Yonge Street! Thanks to @bikewaysto.bsky.social for organizing the ride and recruiting Santa, and @jsquaredink.bsky.social for being the leader, Ruby the Red-Nosed Reindeer. (I only got a few photos, but video coming soon...) #BikeTO

Thanks to @bikewaysto.bsky.social for organizing today's Cycling Good Cheer ride; the sixth year they have hosted it! My blog post about the ride is now up for your viewing pleasure. #BikeTO #TOpoli #CyclingGoodCheer #VikingBiking www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2025/12/cycl...

"acc to a recent report from the Independent Electricity System Operator, wind, solar + battery storage could meet 99.5% of Ontario’s electricity needs, under all weather conditions — and at a lower cost than would be required to build nuclear reactors." Jack Gibbons, Toronto #onpoli

"even if every pick-up driver were moving boulders, heavy machinery or plywood around the city, that wouldn’t explain the trucks’ problematic front-end design. The growing height of front-ends is more about sales than utility." - @albertkoehl.bsky.social #onpoli #oversizeddanger

Sorry, did I hear "Cycling Good Cheer" ride on Sunday?? I'll be there -- but hoping for a bit of snow to fill out my waist. #biketo

We wrote to Chief Demkiw about this problem. He sent us a thoughtful, prompt response saying that supervisors would be advised of the matter. It's worth sending him this clip. [email protected] drive.google.com/file/d/1LDv3...

Looking for a present for the cyclist on your holiday shopping list? How about my friend @albertkoehl.bsky.social's "Wheeling through Toronto, A History of the Bicycle and Its Riders"? Not convinced? You can read some reviews here. #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.albertkoehl.ca/wheeling-thr...

🎶 Oh what fun it is to ride On a beautiful winter day 🎶 Hey Toronto, it's @bikewaysto.bsky.social 6th Annual Cycling Good Cheer Ride this Sunday: www.communitybikewaysto.ca/events/roqzi... #BikeTo #Toronto #BikeTooter Here's last year's ride: www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2A4...

Someone needs to tell Scarborough Councillor Kandavel about Toronto's Vision Zero Road Safety Plan. “The reality is people are going at 60 km/h. So I’m going to be looking to maintain that.” - Parthi Kandavel #biketo www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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

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

Last year’s @bikewaysto.bsky.social CYCLNG GOOD CHEER parade captured by @bromptoning.bsky.social was so fun!! Don’t miss out! Sunday December 7 youtu.be/L2A4Tyyn4o0

Hey #BikeTO! @bikewaysto.bsky.social will be hosting their 6th annual Cycling Good Cheer ride this Sunday! The ride will leave 1 PM from Raccoon Park (86 Soudan Ave) near Yonge & Eglinton! Hope to see you there with bells on! #TOpoli #VisionZero www.facebook.com/events/11225...

S’more fun for @bikewaysto.bsky.social Cycling Good Cheer Parade & Picnic!! Testing s’mores on the bbq & will prewrap for Dec 7 Raccoon Terrace Picnic Area bbqs in Biidaasige Park www.communitybikewaysto.ca/events/roqzi...

We were at Toronto and East York Community Council speaking in favour of transit priority measures on the Dundas streetcar line! These measure included parking/stopping/left turn restrictions. Not quite priority dedicated lanes but baby steps! We’ll take what we can get.

🚍‼️ The new #TTC #RapidTO bus lanes on #Dufferin are great! Next, they should be: -⬆️ extended north from Bloor to Eglinton -🚌 paired w/ frequent & reliable service -↔️ added to Finch, Lawrence, Jane & Steeles ✍🏾 Sign @ttcriders.bsky.social petition to expand & improve them: www.TTCriders.ca/Lanes

Ruby the Red-Nosed Reindeer delivered GOOD CHEER to Toronto City Hall announcing - with bells on - @bikewaysto.bsky.social 6th annual CYCLING GOOD CHEER bicycle parade & picnic. Video credit to incomparable @bromptoning.bsky.social

Snowplow is already clearing Bloor bike lane for a 2nd time -- and it's only 9am! Thank you @mayoroliviachow.ca @toronto.ca #biketo

"Open Streets not only helps improve public health outcomes, but also brings people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds together while boosting local businesses." - Robert Zaichkowski #biketo www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

"Space is precious, and so is safety. Just as the oil crisis created a market for smaller vehicles in the 1970s, it’s time to demand automakers return to providing vehicles appropriate for jam-packed cities." Well said @shawnmicallef.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Today is "Murray Pound Day." Murray was a senior Etobicoke planner who proposed 160-km of bicycle freeways! Ring your bells for Murray. (From the Toronto Star, Nov 28, 1964) #biketo #onpoli

Addition of 2nd eastbound motor lane on Bloor W, at rail underpass, nearing completion. West of Islington Ave at Resurrection Rd. Contractors on-site say that asphalting + lane re-striping is the remaining work -- to be finished within weeks. Bike lanes will stay in place. #biketo

British Columbia’s finance minister may be set to delay a proposal that would slash the assessed value of pipelines, giving pipeline companies a massive tax break at the expense of rural property owners. @tyolsen.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli

“Every bicycle is one less car on the road, meaning that there’s less congestion. . . The more cars we can get off the road, the more room there will be for the people who have to drive.” @davidwtrueman.bsky.social on why investing in protected bicycle infrastructure is good for everyone #BikeHFX

As we await the pipeline MOU, a reminder that Alberta has 12% of Canada’s population and • 38% of national GHG emissions • 75% of oil and gas-related GHGs • 51% of electricity-related GHGS Source: 2025 National Inventory Report 1990-2023: GHG Sources and Sinks in Canada (ECCC)

So PM Carney is selling out Canadians + our future for what exactly?? To placate an Alberta premier that beats the separatist drum while increasing tar sands GHG emissions? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Just for a friendly reminder, the deadline to complete the survey for the Vaughan Road and Wychwood Avenue Safety Improvements project is TOMORROW! #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.toronto.ca/community-pe...