Parents on the West Side want the speed safety cameras to stay ON! Parents and kids making posters in anticipation of tomorrow’s action. Will you be there? 📍Speed camera near 1492 Bloor W 🕙10:00am Sat Oct 4 ✅Bring your strollers More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/events

I got doored 12 years ago now. I was moving at a fast clip along a main road. I sustained a concussion, broke my nose, fractured my elbow, sprained my wrist and my knee and sustained multiple lacerations. You bet it matters, the asshole should've been charged, but like a coward, he took off.

Demo on Saturday. Take to the streets. It’s the only way. Same will be done for the bike lanes when the time comes.

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📢DIRECT ACTION ALERT! SHARE WIDELY! Join us to "circle the strollers" around the speed camera at Bloor and Dundas to protest our Premier's reckless attack on road safety. Tens of thousands of kids will be defenseless against speeding drivers in school zones!! More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/events

There are two upcoming events which the #BikeTO community should take note of. The first is a direct action from @ffsafestreets.bsky.social on Saturday, October 4 to protest Doug Ford's speed camera ban. Meet 10 AM at Dundas & Bloor. #WalkTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.facebook.com/events/11264...

As if minimal punishments when killing or seriously injuring pedestrians or cyclists weren't bad enough, what's even more infuriating is how many cases get thrown out because of an overwhelmed court system! #shame #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli CC @ffsafestreets.bsky.social www.thestar.com/news/gta/she...

#ICYMI Infrastructure and Environment Committee - September 26, 2025 It's ok if you don't get through this in one sitting, just FF to the motions that interests you. Heartfelt thank you to @ffsafestreets.bsky.social's Kendrew Pape. Watch it and you'll understand 1/ www.youtube.com/live/KcFHHKL...

Watch our spox Kendrew Pape bravely share his story of losing his sister, struck in a crosswalk by a reckless speeding driver. If Doug Ford follows through replacing speed cameras with useless signs, more people will die. Watch Kendrew's full speech at this link: www.youtube.com/live/KcFHHKL...

Watch our spox Kendrew Pape speak about the excruciating loss of his sister Kim, mother of 3, who was killed by a reckless driver in a crosswalk. Doug Ford's war on road safety, replacing effective speed cameras with useless signs, is going to result in more death. www.youtube.com/live/KcFHHKL...

Having to follow laws meant to keep people, including kids and families, FROM BEING KILLED, feels like “bullying” to some people who frequently and blatantly break those laws. Guess what I think of that.

Driver who racks up between $300 and $400 a month in speeding and parking tickets feels like he’s "being bullied.” www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

Our spox Jess Spieker: “I’m just gobsmacked at this unbelievably poor policy that Doug Ford is ignoring all evidence, all studies, and getting rid of a proven road safety measure,” she said. “I think this is the most nauseating form of populist politics.” torontosun.com/news/local-n...

"Doug Ford’s war on road safety is going to get innocent people killed. With Bill 212, he has essentially banned municipalities from building speed-calming complete streets where they are most needed, and now he is attacking...enforcement against speeders.” www.insidehalton.com/news/ontario...

Our spox Jess Spieker spoke with @rhiannecampbell.bsky.social of @citynewstoronto.bsky.social about the horrifying crash at Kingston Rd/Lawrence Ave E on Sept 21. With Bill 212, our provincial govt has functionally banned the installation of a lifesaving complete street to prevent hi-speed crashes.

This is #TorontoDanforth h/t @ffsafestreets.bsky.social #bikeTO

Very embarrassing when our premier reveals his ignorance, saying that we should go back to "big huge signs and big flashing lights." He should know signs don't work. Over 600 people killed in ON in car crashes every year - shouldn't he want to do something effective?! www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

We were shocked, horrified and disgusted with the hateful people cutting down life-saving #SpeedCameras, and with Doug Ford who falsely called them a "tax grab." Fines imposed on those who break the law and endanger other people are not "tax grabs." See globalnews.ca/video/114059... at the 1:00 mark

If you are struggling in the aftermath of #RoadViolence, you are not alone. You are warmly welcome to join us on Sunday Sept 14 at 1:00pm for our monthly #PeerSupport meeting. Please DM us for the Zoom link. #TODeadlyStreets #DeadlyByDesign #SafeStreetsSaveLives #WalkTO #BikeTO

If you are struggling and hurting in the aftermath of #RoadViolence, you are not alone. You are warmly welcome to join us Sunday at 1:00pm for our monthly #PeerSupport meeting. More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/support_serv... #TODeadlyStreets #DeadlyByDesign #SafeStreetsSaveLives #BikeTO #WalkTO

It isn't stranger danger, it's driver danger

AAA estimates the average cost of owning a car is $12,297 a year, and recommends drivers spend no more than 10 percent of their income on car costs. This means you should make 120K to afford the average cost. Median *household* income in the US is $77K. The math just doesn't work.

New post: the Cycle Toronto decision, which holds that a law requiring the demolition of certain bike lanes is unconstitutional, may seem counter-intuitive, but it is actually right. Demands that the notwithstanding clause be used to undo it misconceive not only the decision, but democracy itself.

We won 🚲 www.cycleto.ca/cycle_toront...

#FYI "A person hit by a vehicle travelling at 30kmh has a 90% chance of surviving. Increase the speed to 40kmh, though, and the survival rate drops to 60%. A person hit at 50kmh has only a 20% chance of living." - @theglobeandmail.com h/t @ffsafestreets.bsky.social #VisionZero #WalkTO #BikeTO

I’m listening to the CBC Cross Country Checkup episode from yesterday on bike lanes, and concluding that Toronto Councillor and former urban planner Brad Bradford might be the same person as Andy Fillmore?

Seems pretty telling of Toronto Police's lackadaisical attitude toward traffic enforcement that an officer feels comfortable publicly calling speed cameras a "fucking scam." www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...

Riding this morning up Jones Av & passed a dad getting set up to ride with his kids. @petertabuns.bsky.social will you be knocking on doors in #TorontoDanforth to explain to parents that your partner, the elected municipal rep voted against prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users? #BikeTO

If you are hurting and struggling in the aftermath of #RoadViolence, you are not alone. You are warmly welcome to join our #PeerSupport meeting Sunday July 13 at 1:00pm. Click here for more info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/support_serv... Please DM us to get the Zoom link. #WalkTO #BikeTO #TODeadlyStreets

Read our letter to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee, demanding the City keep its plan to build #CycleTracks on Jones Ave and calling out the chill that #Bill212 is having on #VisionZero. #TODeadlyStreets #WalkTO #BikeTO #KillBill212 #DeadlyByDesign #SafeStreetsSaveLives #TOpoli #ONpoli

I’m so sick of writing emails where I beg for a way to get across the road to the grocery store safely without being hit by a driver in the crosswalk, or beg for a way ride my bike to work safely without being hit by a driver along the way.

Chow needs to figure this out by next year/election. Pulling back on already debated / decided things, & progressives doing it here, not ford (and Chow’s own chair of infrastructure!). Chow needs to stop this.

Life + safety < parking. Old school NDP councillor makes the case for progressive calcification. No wonder the young have abandoned them.

Without the New Infrastructure and Environment Committee Chair's permission, the updated #VisionZero & #TransformTO guidelines. *Terms and Conditions Apply h/t @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @toenviro.bsky.social @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @tvotoday.bsky.social medium.com/@lanrickbenn...

A few parking spots - storage for empty private vehicles! - are being placed above a better and protected bike lane that the community already said they prefer. Great article from @lanrickbennett.bsky.social and disappointing response from Councillor Fletcher.

People have literally died cycling in this area. It makes no sense for Councilor Fletcher to prioritize street parking over safe cycling lanes on Jones. 100% agree with @lanrickbennett.bsky.social on this. #BikeTO #TOpoli

If you are struggling and hurting in the aftermath of #RoadViolence, you are not alone. You are warmly welcome to join us on Sunday June 8 at 1:00pm for our monthly #PeerSupport meeting. Please DM us for the Zoom link. More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/support_services #TODeadlyStreets #WalkTO #BikeTO

Lanrick: Human life is more important than parking spaces! Build a protected cycle track on Jones! Cllr Fletcher: Renegs on vote to install Jones cycle track, rationale that parking is more important than protecting people. TOpoli's #VisionZero demands boldness, not capitulation and watering down.

Notable back-and-forth between @lanrickbennett.bsky.social and Councillor Paula Fletcher here. Lanrick makes good argument for protected bike lanes on Jones Ave, as previously approved by council. Fletcher says that plan takes away too many parking spaces. beachmetro.com/2025/06/05/i...

Happy World Bicycle Day.

There are only five people in moving cars in this photo. Yet cars get all the space while pedestrians are jammed together in the sidewalk alongside parking meters and posts for traffic signs all meant for cars.

NIMBY, non-grass root, fake astroturf campaign "protect bathurst" is now crashing out and comparing street parking to an 100 year old oak tree. All the while using a picture that shows the congestion caused by parked cars forcing vehicles and streetcars into the same lane.

#BikeTO Bike to Work Day 2025 Wednesday, June 4th 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM RSVP BELOW: www.bikemonth.ca/bike_to_work... via @cycletoronto.bsky.social h/t @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @bikesky.social @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

Is the Esplanade not, like, the canonical ideal of the “side street” where the anti-bike crowd say bike lanes should go? There’s no appeasing these people. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Why is getting caught for breaking the rule the thing that feels like a violation fo the social contract and not breaking the law, is a real question I have on a conceptual level

Last Friday of the month is near and that means another Critical Mass! Given the ongoing police harassment it's imperative that everyone who can make it out joins the mass. We keep us safe. Event details: facebook.com/events/s/cri...

"Paris Votes to Make 500 More Streets Car-Free With the passage of a referendum Sunday, Mayor Anne Hidalgo will amplify her ambitious moves to challenge car dominance and expand pedestrian access." Being Progressive. You know, @progresstoronto.bsky.social you show this to Rachel Chernos Lin.

It’s hard not to think that between many residents, businesses & elected officials there’s a sociopathic hatred of anyone not in a car in this city. Need a proper push back. The “war” they’ve been bleeting on about. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...