High Park Movement Strategy Implementation Back in 2023, the city outlined changes in High Park that would change the circulation of motor vehicles, as well as reducing the amount of parking available. Those changes were implemented over the next year or two on a temporary basis with quick build…

Day 4 of #30DaysofBiking with Loki

Short sleeve weather After a long day at work, I just had to go out for a ride since it was about 18°C. I wore a short sleeve jersey for the first time this season. Since my other bike is still in zwiftland at the moment, I was riding the Tamarack. It's always a pleasure to rediscover what a…

Early season ride with TBN I thought that the weather looked decent for this Sunday, so I posted a ride on the TBN website: a 38 km loop around Etobicoke. The weather turned out to be even better than expected. Nine of us were at the start point at Etienne Brulé. Lance joined us just after the…

UofT students put a giant iron ring on the smokestack of the thermal plant. The dean was not pleased as he was told that engineering would have to pay for the removal.

When Vancouver mandates all electric water heaters, I don't think they understand thermodynamics: "Starting January 1, 2027, when a water heater needs replacing in existing one- to three-storey single family homes and duplexes, it must be replaced with a model that is at least 100% efficient."

I just backed Be a Fool: Invitation to a Life of Creative Adventure on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...

It is now possible for pedestrians and cyclists to pass through the construction zone under the rail line on the Etobicoke Creek Trail.

NEED

I was hoping for a movie remotely as good as the Martian, but Project Hail Mary wasn't it. On the other hand, if you want a buddy movie with some of the trappings of science fiction (more fiction than science) then go have a good time.

From the tracks I saw on the #BloorBikeLanes, there are plenty of fellow riders still out there braving the weather. #VikingBiking

We need to protect the most precariously employed faculty at our Universities. Many jobs are under threat with the difficult financial situation in Higher Education. Here is an op-ed from @ocufa.bsky.social ocufa.on.ca/ontarios-uni...

Chow needs to do a Meigs Field maneuver www.thestar.com/news/gta/dou...

Toronto Bike Show 2026 Just a few pictures from the Toronto Bike Show. As others have indicated, the show has really gotten less interesting over the years, and comparatively few dealers show up to sell off old stock. It was really noticeable that any space vacated by regular bike dealers was…

3rd Annual Vintage MTB Show The 3rd annual Vintage Mountain Bike Show is running again this weekend, out of a section of a building behind Bloor Brothers Brewing. This show is presented by Gremlins Bicycle Emporium (London) and Boneshaker MTB. I enjoyed seeing all the bikes last year, and this…

No please www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

Coldest Day of the Year Ride 2026 Today was the annual Coldest Day of the Year Ride, organized by Cycle Toronto, with support from the City of Toronto and Toronto Bike Share. Given that it was on the last day in February, it wasn't the coldest day of the year thus far, but no one was complaining…

Thanks @cycletoronto.bsky.social for organizing today's "Coldest Day of the Year" Ride on such a nice, sunny day. youtu.be/SBQpTIinxfg

Thanks @cycletoronto.bsky.social and TO Bikeshare for organizing todays Coldest Day of the Year ride.

RIP Giorgio Mammoliti Former City Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti passed away yesterday at the age of 64. He was an ally of Rob Ford and was passionate about his opposition to bike lanes. He was certainly one of the more colourful characters in his time at City Council, taking positions such as…

It used to be said that Toronto has only two seasons—winter and construction— but now we are clearly seeing an overlap. Dupont is closed in both directions just east of Edwin, including the bike lanes. Note that there is an open trench on the south side sidewalk as well.

oops

WTF UBC www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/w...

Old Man Winter is not giving up Mother Nature didn't see fit to give us more than a couple of days with relatively streets and bike lanes. Although the worst didn't come to pass downtown over the past 24 hours, there was a lot of sleet and wet snow overnight. The bike lanes between Lansdowne and…

The fight to mandate side guards on trucks continues in other jurisdictions as well. www.propublica.org/article/dot-...

Bloor bike lanes again With all the melting back over the past couple of days, the Bloor bike lanes between Lansdowne and Avenue are in much better shape. In addition, we were told that the city is trying out some new equipment more suited to clearing the bike lanes. Here is the view at Shaw,…

This I can get behind.

Valentine’s Day bike lane maintenance TCBC put out another call for volunteers to clear bike lanes today. There were two crews at work. The larger downtown crew tackled the bike lanes between Bathurst and Manning. Here are some pictures from Joey and Albert. Photo: Joey Schwartz Albert Koehl…

Not loving the clash of fonts in this picture. Note in particular that the large station name mimics the subway font, but the R is not consistent. It is helpful to have the street names below the station name, although I was amused that they did the same thing at Caledonia Station. #EglintonLRT

Line 5 is open! The Eglinton Crosstown AKA Line 5 finally opened today, after 15 long years since the groundbreaking back in Nov 2011. I decided to check it out from the western terminus at Mt. Dennis station. The fastest way for me to get up there was by riding to the Bloor UP/GO station, and…

The line to get on line 5 is long.

15 year blog anniversary This blog started with this post 15 years ago, on a morning that was apparently warmer than today. (It's -19°C right now) Taking a look back, you can see that the traffic on this blog has ebbed and flowed, but is probably on a downward trend. This is perhaps because I…

Now that I've seen all the ads, I don't really have to watch the game. (not that we get to see them in Canada anyway) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/a...

The War on Cars The War on Cars is a podcast described as follows: "The War on Cars is is a podcast that delivers news and commentary on the latest developments in the worldwide fight to undo a century’s worth of damage wrought by the automobile, approaching the topic from all angles, from…

Bike lane snow clearance is hit or miss When I went down to Bloor this AM, I was pleased to see the eastbound Bloor bike lane nicely plowed. Sadly, the westbound direction is still untouched. When I biked into work I thought that at least some of the rest of the Bloor bike lane would be plowed.…

Albert Koehl on Doug Ford. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

If you are looking for wool clothing made in Canada, Anián has a sale and today is the last day. I have their Melton Wool shirt and it is great. The closest thing you can get to the Kitsbow Icon shirt that is no longer made. Also the shirts are made of recycled wool. anianmfg.com

Memorial ride for Alex Pretti There has been a world wide call for bike rides this weekend in memory of Alex Pretti, the ICU nurse who was gunned down by ICE in Minneapolis last week. Toronto's ride was this afternoon, timed to coincide with the ride in Minneapolis. poster by the Biking Lawyer,…

The TCBC snow crew strikes again Albert and the other good folks at the Toronto Community Bikeways Coalition organized another snow clearing event, this time in the Annex over the past two days. Today, the goal was to clear the eastbound bike lanes between Brunswick and Spadina. On my way over to…

This is awesome. Join us in toronto at Christie Pits at 2 pm on Saturday, Jan 31. bikepacking.com/news/alex-pr...

Bloor bike lanes in BWV are unplowed, but between the Kingsway and Kipling they are in this weird half state where it looks like a plow went through with the blade up so that there is still lots of snow in the track. I'd describe it as "plowed but impassable". @cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca

Digging out of the snow storm The city hedged its bets and said that it might take several days to dig out from the record breaking snowfall yesterday. After lowering everyone's expectations, I found the main roads to be in pretty good shape. Here is Runnymede. There were even fewer cars parked…