Join us on April 5 in protesting Ford's plan to rip out the Midtown Yonge Complete Street along with the Bloor and University bike lanes! Ride in support of safe streets for our kids - and people of all ages. Meet @2pm on the Queen's Park south lawn. Everyone welcome!

I just spent like 20 minutes crawling 2 km down Yonge on a subway replacement bus. They should close the road to everything except buses and taxis when the subway is closed. Cars can just take side streets, right?

Had fun testing out the new Insta360 X4 last weekend on another protest ride against Bill 212. Tiny World Etobicoke! #BikeTO

Sunny, dry, cold but not too cold, wind at my back - a perfect ride to work #biketo

10/10, no notes. #BikeTO #Onpoli cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/new...

Who did this? I am preparing their Order of Canada nomination now.

WHICH BIKE LANE DO WE BLAME FOR THIS TRAFFIC? Banner this morning in Toronto on the Gardiner ExpresswayThe people of Ontario have had enough Premier Ford. 📸 @martinreis.bsky.social

Court challenge launched against Ontario bike lane removal legislation #onpoli #FordFail #Ontario Group of cyclists claim new law infringes on Charter rights to life and security for bike riders in Toronto www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Just got a painful preview of what removing bike lanes will feel like. www.cycleto.ca/court_challe... #bill212 #ontario #bikeTO

We need bike lanes, we’re gonna ease a lot of money to just re install them in a few years

The irony. The executive director of Cycle Toronto was unable to attend the media announcement of the Charter challenge. He is in the hospital after being "doored" in an unprotected bike lane on a side street- the type of bike lane promoted by Ford's Government. www.tvo.org/article/is-t...

Court challenge launched against Ontario bike lane removal legislation Group of cyclists claim new law infringes on Charter rights to life and security for bike riders in Toronto www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

You're right - our inner suburbs are underserved by transit and active transportation infrastructure. Scarborough needs priority bus lanes and bike lanes so that getting around without a car is safe and comfortable.

Actually everywhere. When North American cities add lanes, traffic doesn’t get better. The only thing that actually improves gridlock are a combination of bike lanes and better transit. We also have to build cities that aren’t reliant on cars to get around.

#ICYMI — Cycle Toronto, along with individuals Eva Stanger-Ross and Narada Kiondo, have launched a Charter challenge to Ontario’s Bill 212, arguing the law’s mandated removal of Toronto’s bike lanes puts lives at risk. via @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social #BikeTO ecojustice.ca/news/court-c...

We've added more supporters to our starter pack! Follow the updated collection here: go.bsky.app/2Vs3Reh

today would be a great day for the @safety.bsky.app account to explain to us why they’re allowing someone to repeatedly use trans women’s bluesky posts to direct harassment towards them from offsite we really need to hear from you about this @jay.bsky.team @aaron.bsky.team

Want to know what really slows traffic down? (hint: it's not bikes or bike lanes.) Damien explains:

Cyclists at Bloor Street West and Prince Edward Drive in Etobicoke, protesting against the Ford government's Bill 212. Save our bike lanes and no new highways in the Greenbelt. @fridaysforfuture.bsky.social #bikeTO

Me and a couple hundred #biketo peeps out protesting #ontario #bill212 hosted by @fightforthefuture.org

Save Ontario's bike lanes. Major bike lanes in Toronto are in danger.

We made a starter pack of people and organizations working to defeat Bill 212! go.bsky.app/2Vs3Reh

We suspected as much - the University Ave bike lanes are so beautifully wide! And it's easy for bikes to pull off onto the sidewalk if an ambulance is coming.

The lanes on University, which Doug likes to cite as "causing congestion for ambulances", were designed with the hospitals to be used by ambulances, specifically.

It’s -7°C in Toronto today, but I had to get all the way from my apartment to midtown and then back downtown in under an hour. Thanks to safe cycling infrastructure on the 3 roads Ford wants to tear up, cycling was not only possible but also the easiest and most enjoyable option. No need to drive.

Almost 12,000 Bikeshare trips on the first snowy day of the year. "No one rides in winter" - that's a whole lot of no ones.

I thought I'd contribute to the petition to remove bike lanes in Toronto. Devised by stupid people who ignore scientific evidence and people's safety.

Just for a friendly reminder, @fridaysforfutureto.bsky.social will be hosting their "Bike Lanes Fight Traffic" ride and protest TOMORROW! Ride 2 PM from High Park North Gate or meet 3 PM at 195 Norseman St (a.k.a. MPP Hogarth's Office). #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero

Bloor St headed East just now. As you can see there are no cyclists because it's-5°C and total gridlock due to bike lanes. Lol. #BikeTO

Some people argue that bike lanes impede emergency vehicles. But that’s not always true. Because cyclists can get out of the way easily and cars can’t, bike lanes can actually be used as emergency vehicle lanes. Because cars are what cause traffic jams. (H/T @observingthecity.bsky.social)

Fresh pow, fresh studs, fresh tracks. #FrostBike

Doug Ford’s 2024 Wrapped 6/6

Yoooooooo people studded tires are SO GREAT, have you heard the good word of studded tires? Went out today in the first snowstorm of the year and it was just good for my soul to have them. #ottbike #bikesky #frostbike

Amazing song and animation by @davepagurek.com! #BlameItOnTheBikes

@yonge4all.bsky.social has created a starter pack of people and organizations against Bill 212 (The Rip up Toronto Bike Lanes and Pave a Highway Through the Greenbelt Act). Join the Resistance! go.bsky.app/2Vs3Reh

Welcome Santa with Kidical Mass! We invite riders of all ages to meet at Christie Pits at 12 noon to await the arrival of the Cycling Good Cheer ride at 12:30pm. We will join them for the last stretch, across Bloor to Yonge to TMU's Devion Pond outdoor skating rink. Treats & cheer for all!

hey BikeTO followers, i've moved my bike-related feeds to their own account: @bike.community you can follow the BikeTO feed at it's new location here: bsky.app/profile/did:...

Toronto is on a grid, but also an expansive ravine system. Sooner or later all “alternate routes” need to feed into bridges. There’s good reason why bike lanes on main routes are desirable, apart from access to shops and commutes. #bikeTO #Toronto

wish it was under better circumstances but the #BikeTO feed is absolutely hopping lately bsky.app/profile/did:...

This is so beautiful to see. Beyond incomprehensible that a metro area like Toronto might remove bike lanes based on pseudoscience

Safe Streets Save Lives! Beautiful video of the Toronto Critical Mass bike ride tonight. (Shared with permission) #biketo @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

Ford: “nobody uses bike lanes in Toronto” Toronto bike users:

It seems like the anti-bike folks have lost sight of the fact that all of this came out of vision zero. So, yes, the redesigns are supposed to: -reduce speeds -reduce points of conflict -get everyone to their destination, alive.

If there has been curb protected #bikelanes on @yonge4all.bsky.social in midtown this pedestrian would likely have been safe from road violence on the sidewalk toronto.citynews.ca/2024/11/30/w...

I read this and think: Chow has to spend the political capital and fight Bill 212. It may be futile but not doing so will also have political costs. Just don't do it.

As Doug Ford (premier of Ontario) planned to tear up Toronto's bike lanes for car space, thought I'd share a visualization pointing out how unequal non-drivers' ability to reach different parts of the city already is viz/methods here (made 2 years ago): shivyucel.github.io/projects/sta...

the way toronto blends city and nature is just so appealing to me. as a kid it really was cool to be in the forested ravines between the towers. it still is cool today 🤭

"The latest part of Ford's plan is an addition to the proposed law that would block lawsuits from cyclists injured or killed on roads that used to have bike lanes." This is just downright cruel and irresponsible. Gross. #ONpoli globalnews.ca/news/1088271...