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…

Forecast says another 10 cm of snow before this is over.

From Angry Catfish, independent bicycle shop in Minneapolis

Wool socks once again It's gotten properly cold now, and I thought that I'd update my post from 2021 about wool socks. Just to reiterate, I wear wool socks pretty much all year, and the challenge has been finding lighter weight socks for the summer season. I've tried many different brands,…

Always appeciate @spacing.bsky.social giving SPACE and STAGE to discussions like this. Fighting the good fight with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @jnyyz.bsky.social My conversations on 'Equity + Mobility' in the city coming soon. h/t @uoftcities.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social #BikeTO

I finished watching a series, and then I went downstairs to find my copy of the book so that I could reread it. From what I found in my copy as a bookmark, it's obvious that I bought the book a while ago.

I dream of a time when people don't assume I am putting my life at risk when I choose to bike to work.

Bike lane snow clearing party Albert organized a bike lane clearing party this morning. The goal was to start at Royal York and Bloor, and to work our way east. First step for me: figuring out how to carry a snow shovel on the bike. The Bloor bike lane at Runnymede looking west is really bad. Also…

snow clearance 2026_1_16 Just a few pictures on the day after Thursday's big snow accumulation. On a day like today, the main roads are mostly OK. This was Runnymede this AM. Sadly, this is what the Bloor bike lane looked like headed east from Runnymede. I had to head into work this afternoon, and…

49,000 Chinese EVs represent 2.5% of the total vehicle sales in Canada. Lets see how the these EVs will be priced, given that there will be strong demand for such a small number of units. For context, about 18,000 EVs classed as "passenger cars" were sold in Canada between Jan-Oct 2025

I'm not sure how this particular set of University rankings out of Europe were done, but it should give the US a bit of a scare.

Looks like the usual shitshow on the TTC this AM.

This is a great overview on what it is like cycling in Japanese Cities, with additional insights into built form as well as cycling and pedestrian infrastructure. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHiX...

One last bike ride for 2025 to High Park with Loki. Happy New Year, everyone!

Today is one of those days where the plowing of painted bike lanes is inconsistent, people helpfully push snow into the lane, and you'll get sprayed with slush by passing cars.

My Year on Bikes 2025 According to Veloviewer, my total mileage for the year was down about 1000 km from last year. There were a couple of contributing factors. Firstly, my commuting is down since I do more than half of my work remotely now and I only go in about 2 days a week. Secondly, I've been…

Loving the Cleverhood that Santa brought me. From the website @cleverhood.bsky.social website: "This pattern is based on NOAA Doppler radar data, visualizing intensified weather patterns linked to climate change."

This is your city on driverless cars. A blackout in San Francisco yesterday cut power to traffic lights. Drivers coped; Waymos just stopped moving, often in intersections, stranding passengers and compounding gridlock. sfstandard.com/2025/12/20/w...

another visit from the puncture fairy Last night I had a loud blowout on the rear of the cargo bike. Never seen this sort of damage on the sidewall of a tube. Not sure if this is associated with the puncture but I did find this hole in the casing. There was also less serious damage to the…

Swapping in the studded tires for the winter Time to swap in the studded tires for the cargo bike (406 size). It's a bit earlier than usual. Last year I didn't do it until February. To make things easier, I keep tubes inside both sets of tires. The set for the studded tires also have a Mr Tuffy…

Forward.

My review of a Brompton clone. jnyyz.wordpress.com/2025/12/13/j...

Thanks @cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca and @mayoroliviachow.ca for the very quick turnaround on this bike lane fix in Bloor West Village. jnyyz.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/a...

Hey @cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca please have the curbs on this section of the Bloor bike lanes moved back to their original positions. Cars are just parked in the bike lane, in front of the No Frills in Bloor West Village.

Cycling Good Cheer 2025 Today was the sixth annual Cycling Good Cheer Ride down Yonge St with Santa. Today's theme was Raccoons, and we started at Raccoon Park, just a bit south of Yonge and Eglinton. Yes the park has a Raccoon theme. Santa is getting the marshalls organized. I arrived without any…

Two years with Loki. The earlier picture was the day after we picked him up from the breeder, and of course the priority was to get him used to riding the bike. 😉