Subways down, sitting on a shuttle bus. Reading @albertkoehl.bsky.social book. If ur a fan of Toronto history, this is great dive into cycling in the city. Side note, can we retire the word cyclist & bring back the term Wheelmen? So much better #cycleTO @cycletoronto.bsky.social #bookTO #Toronto

Sunday (Nov16) forecast for Closing the Loop ride: 10C. Join us for 50km ride along part of Loop, as part of campaign to close remaining gaps along larger route. Meet 10am, The Well, Front & Spadina. In front of Fix Coffee + Bikes. Email us to register: [email protected] #biketo

A rather somber piece of cartography. A map with details of every soldier from the city of Toronto and fell in WW2. Really brings into perspective the sacrifice paid citizenry of Toronto for the greater good. Also a morbid reminder of how compact the city was back then. #maps #RememberanceDay

The Lexus ad where they show a family over the years & their car goes from a reasonable sedan to a bloated SUV with oversized hood by the end. It accidentally tells the story of why pedestrian fatalities have been rising.

This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months" China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.

Today's 'No Faith in Fossil Fuels' rally in front of Toronto office of Environment Minister @juliedabrusin.bsky.social (While other countries soar ahead on renewables, Canada risks becoming a fossil fuel backwater.) #nofaithinfossilfuels

Funny how cycling in the winter is treated as the bicycle's Achilles' heel. It's not like motoring fares particularly well. #biketo www.thestar.com/news/gta/opp...

"At this moment of crisis, Carney needs to invest in projects that will help create the jobs of the future and truly build Canada up, not burn it down." Former Mayor, David Miller

"Premier Ford is demonstrating his penchant for stomping on rules and bulldozing his opponents when they disagree with his ill-thought-out policies — much the same approach U.S. President Trump has taken to trampling on civil rights." www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...

"When students are caught cheating on exams, the punishments get stricter — we don’t get rid of exams. So why is it different for traffic rules? Removing cameras condones dangerous driving and puts kids at risk. We rely on safe streets." #safestreets www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...

"the ride is a reminder that ordinary people are capable of doing extraordinary things ...This whole journey is about reminding people to cherish and look after those wonderfully talented souls who make the world brighter” - Callum Norris after his cross-Canada ride. www.thestar.com/news/gta/his...

Safest place for a pickup...is in a cargobike. At EcoFair we asked people to write to new Transport Minister @stevenmackinnon.bsky.social to require safety warnings on pickup ads + for auto-makers to re-design deadly vehicle front-ends. Seven x more likely to kill a child in crash. #oversizeddanger

Quebec has some amazing off-road bike paths, this one running 50km (much of it along the Chambly canal) from Montreal to St Jean Sur Richelieu. (Play this video with sound on.) The path is mostly paved, though this section is a smooth cinder path.) #biketo

A new report from The Lancet shows that about 1,400 deaths in Canada were associated with wildfire smoke each year from between 2020 to 2024. Climate change is supercharging wildfires in Canada, making them bigger and more uncontrollable. toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/28/1...

"Ford just bounces from one minor issue to another, looking to gain a bit of support from citizens who take issue with a particular subject. However, he doesn’t achieve anything of substance on major problems." Yep, that sums it up nicely. (In today's letters.) www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...

"Electric cars are in the news, though it’s hard to call them new. Torontonians were impressed when they first saw an electric car on city streets … in 1896." The EVs that have moved far more people, far more efficiently in TO are streetcars, buses + subways. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

“Ontario’s [actually Doug Ford’s] plan to ban bike lanes is ripped from the business lobby’s wish list. Buried in a new omnibus bill, the latest salvo in Doug Ford’s war on bikes is more than a vendetta—it’s a gift to corporate lobbyists.” Via @breachmedia.ca Money over lives and better mobility.

The first of two public consultations for Kingston Road is happening virtually TONIGHT at 7 PM following @cycletoronto.bsky.social's Bill 212 one year anniversary rally. There will also be an in-person consultation on Monday, October 27. #BikeTO #ScarbTO #TOpoli www.toronto.ca/community-pe...

"It’s not quite an example of the concept of induced demand, as the province didn’t add new lanes, but it’s close enough ... Has the Ford government learned a valuable lesson from this blunder? Of course not." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

"if you take the emphasis away from moving more cars, you can move more people — and build better neighbourhoods, too" - the lesson we learned from traffic czar Janette Sadik-Khan in NYC. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Retired Police Chiefs from Peel, Halton, Niagara, Ottawa + beyond say that speed cameras, introduced by Ford’s govt in 2019, are: “highly effective at changing dangerous driving behaviours and reducing collisions and serious injuries at problem locations.” #onpoli www.thestar.com/news/gta/for...

Speed Cameras Save Lives! This morning's rally --- part of provincial Day of Action --- in front of Wm Burgess Elementary School on Pape Ave, Toronto. #onpoli

I often go on long walks around my neighborhood for exercise. And I often see ridiculously huge trucks or SUVs parked on the street. These monstrosities are not only ugly, they're also extremely dangerous. But fortunately, Jen Sorens https://climatejustice.social/@breadandcircuses/113141851423423502

🤘🏼I wrote about sweating the small stuff. The city parks dept answered city council’s request to look into destructive practices w a shrug. That’s not good enough. Total park reform is needed & needs to be an election platform. If Chow passes on it, someone else surely will. Pls read & share. 🙏🏼🤘🏼

"Parent groups in Toronto, Vaughan, Midland, Kitchener-Waterloo and Ottawa are holding demonstration events Monday morning, while another group held a protest in Toronto's east end on Saturday." #OnPoli

On Mon. morning, parent groups ...have planned protests at parks+schools stretching from Ottawa to Waterloo to call on Ford to keep cameras in place. In TO, demonstrations will take place at Perth Sq Park, near Dupont+Dundas & at Wm Burgess Elementary on Pape Ave" www.thestar.com/news/gta/wit...

#A_NewHope ✊

TODAY, Saturday, Oct 18 ... 11am-1pm, East End Parents fight to save school speed cameras (and school funding). Danforth and Coxwell. #biketo #walkto

MONDAY, Oct 20, 8am, Day of Action to Save our Speed Cameras. In Toronto: West – Perth Park, SW entrance (near Dupont + Perth). www.facebook.com/events/75583.... East – Pape Ave + Torrens, near William Burgess Elementary School (south of Pape + O'Connor). #biketo #walkto

Red Rocket Sunset #Toronto #Streetcar #Sunset #Photography

"A driver going 154 kilometres per hour topped a list of the highest speeds recorded by the Parkside Drive speed camera, according to a freedom of information request (FOI) filed by community advocacy group Safe Parkside." www.torontotoday.ca/local/transp...

"Public subsidies for the auto industry in Canada are no longer part of a thoughtful economic or industrial strategy. They’re simply a habit. Automakers have become more adept at asking for handouts + playing govts against each other than at making good products." www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...

The plain truth: "There are too many cars + not enough roads. Absent a radical reform like a congestion charge similar to NYC — where a price on driving causes people to look to alternatives — there’s no way to reverse the trend." Right on @graphicmatt.com #onpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

"Speed cameras are not about increasing government revenue, they’re about changing behaviour and saving lives." #onpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

NEW: A vehicle assigned to a Ford cabinet minister has been recorded at stunt driving speeds 12 times. The premier's office suggested it was the same driver each time, and implied they still work for the government. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1146702...

Bike Share - an example of wise public policy. "From its initial 80 bike share stations in 2011, Bike Share has grown twelvefold, with 992 stations across the city’s 25 wards as of September." #biketo #onpoli www.thestar.com/news/gta/how...

100th Koffee on the Kingsway with @bikewaysto.bsky.social #WeBelongOnBloor

"the infrastructure that would work on Parkside Dr, that the city has been trying to build so as to end the alleged “cash grab” of speed cameras, has essentially been outlawed by Ford himself." - @thekeenanwire.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Well, well, well. 👀

Bike counts, bike parades, scorching heat waves, bike lane blockages, cycling dangers + a few anniversaries. It's all in Community Bikeways Fall 2025 newsletter. #biketo #onpoli www.communitybikewaysto.ca/campaigns/vi...

"Reality check: Canada is not and will not be an energy superpower — unless our superpower is delusion." Hear, hear Ross Belot! www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/03/a...

"Slowing drivers down around schools reduces the risk of tragedy and keeps students and their families safer.” - Associations representing all 72 public, Catholic, French and French Catholic boards + trustees. #onpoli www.thestar.com/news/gta/spe...

Parents Against Speeding TO Today, a group of parents met on Bloor St just east of Dundas St W. to protest the government's forthcoming legislation to ban the use of Automatic Speed Enforcement (ASE) cameras. Thomas is our MC. Danielle talks about the importance of speed cameras in keeping kids…

Lots of good messaging from Mayor Gordon here, "a former police officer who admits he usually sides with the premier, and has spoken to him about what he thinks should be done." Summary thread for anyone who wants to write their MPP (especially if they are PC). www.billgordon.ca/speed-camera...

🐾🐾🐾 🚲👮 📸 💜 🐕 #vélo #bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #dog #bicicletta #自転車 🚲 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚵‍♂️ 🚵‍♀️

TODAY! 10AM. Sat, Oct 4. 'Circle the Strollers' to protect our speed cameras. Bloor Street, just east of Dundas St. West. #biketo #onpoli PS You don't need a stroller.

Join us, tomorrow, Saturday, Oct 4 at 10am. Bloor St, just east of Dundas St West. Parents Against Speeding TO ... to protest Ford's plan to remove speed cameras, and our safety.

Claims that people are being ticketed for going one or two km over speed limit lack one thing ... any actual evidence. Thanks to the TO Star's Donovan Vincent for testing the claims, which amount to no more than "someone told me." www.thestar.com/opinion/publ...

A map I'm really enjoying is this recent one from U of T school of cities. It's showing commute mode from 2021 census so some caveats but still clearly shows nodes where transit investment and allowing more commercial/employment would help reduce car trips. schoolofcities.github.io/dot-density/

3 problems facing Alberta premier’s pipeline plan: "1. the oil and gas industry doesn’t want to pay for it. 2. nobody in B.C. wants to pave the way for it. 3. the world’s moving away from oil." Well said Mark Taylor, Calgary, AB! (in Ltrs to Ed, TOStar) www.thestar.com/politics/fed...