For context, the Peter St bikeway went to the Public Works & Infrastructure Cte in 2010 for approval. The same year Portland Dan Leckie first went to PWIC. Peter St had to go back at least 3 more times before it was installed with Richmond Adelaide in 2014-15. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Big thanks to the 70+ people who came on our @janeswalk.bsky.social this weekend We talked about infrastructure, art, accessibility, food history and access... and social justice. Followed by snacks galore Will be back next year for another one .

Fight Loneliness and learn about cycling infrastructure, public art and food in Brockton Village with Katika @joshnamaharaj.bsky.social and I this weekend. We will have a scavenger hunt.. and snacks. www.janeswalkfestivalto.com/saturday-may...

I'm glad that @cycletoronto.bsky.social collected this data & connected these critical dots: "It doesn't capture how individual councillors shape projects in their own wards, for example, where a lot of decisions get made before the vote." Votes don't tell the full story, pls read the full post.

Even without the logical fallacies & planning mess - Jets should not be operating within hundreds of meters of human beings, esp children. Period. Yes, I've flown out of YTZ, but it would have been just as easy to get to/from YYZ. The number of people for whom YTZ is more convenient is miniscule.

Mis/Disinformation applies to road safety as well: If people are emotionally invested in misinformation they will share something even if they know it is not true. About AI: We already have a fact checked source of information - it's called the newspaper. @westendphoenix.bsky.social @justinling.ca

Love to see so many doctors talking about disinformation and praising @drjengunter.bsky.social as an accurate source of information. @westendphoenix.bsky.social

Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:

This feels like we are in the early days of COVID when we assumed the problem was "over there" and wouldn't affect us It's all connected. We are all connected.

Task Force Answer: Southern Ontario has a unique climate on this planet with 60C annual temperature extremes and hovers around freezing for months at a time = pothole paradise. (Plus a massive road repair backlog, partially due to so much $$ being earmarked for a 🌉 for so long)

The 2025 Toronto Cycling Year in Review is now online! Learn about new and upgraded bikeways, Bike Share achievements, the Rules for Rideables safety campaign, and new cycling datasets in 2025. https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/96e8-2025-Toronto-Cycling-Year-in-Review-FINAL.pdf

The previous City of Toronto Street Furniture contract was TWENTY YEARS. It included both the supply and maintenance of transit shelters, garbage/recycling bins and benches (the city was not responsible for maintaining them) Have your say to help make the next contract better.

Roadway vs bikeway design: We know the safest options - but we intentionally take less safe options to public vote to determine what to do. But not all design aspects, only ones that impact the most vulnerable road users. #visionzero #BikeTO www.fastcompany.com/91505393/tra...

Are you also impacted by the brightness of motor vehicles lights at night? Transport Canada wants to learn more. Have your say and provide feedback here. #VisionZero tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...

AI vs Doing the Work in high school, and in life. I've encountered this with co-op students & even adults - mindsets geared to focus on results rather than process & problem solving. How do we change systems to empower adults who trust themselves to do the work? open.substack.com/pub/slantwis...

I was pleasantly surprised to see a driver pulled over for rolling through a stop sign. Nevermind that they told the driver to park on the sidewalk so other drivers could pass by - don't want to do anything to slow drivers down. There was an empty laneway directly opposite to pull into, but no.

When people talk about "law-breaking" among cyclists and drivers, it's important to remember that the actions are not remotely equivalent. A cyclist running a stop sign or riding on a sidewalk does not pose nearly the same risk as a driver speeding or running a stop sign.

The @torontoarchives.cityof.toronto.ca is such a great resource The design of the corner of Barton & Manning resulted in several drivers flipping their vehicles in Oct 1929. There are curb bumpouts & bollards here now, with street direction changes. Live & learn. www.instagram.com/p/DPoS9rTjNc...

100yr old View from the infamous Dundas Dupont Traffic Island / park. If you enjoy watching traffic, this and the "Bermuda Triangle" at Dundas College are your happy places. There are lots of ideas to improve this, including some to make it worse. www.brownandstorey.com/project/dupo...

Fantastic how many (former and current) city staffers came out to the @thewaroncars.bsky.social show! (It's easy to be cynical, but Toronto is fortunate to have so many smart and dedicated true believers working behind the scenes.) Did anyone happen to spot any elected officials though?

Who knew I'd learn about the radicalization of Superman at an event about active transportation. Thanks to @thewaroncars.bsky.social @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @cycletoronto.bsky.social for facilitating a great discussion of #Bill212 and our current struggles living in #BikeTO

Yesterday there were approximately 3,152 Toronto Bikeshare bikeshare trips Most used station: Temperance St Station and 1 other (57 trips) Least used station: Brimorton Dr / Orton Park Rd and 470 others (0 trips) Active stations: 1007 #bikeTO

Friday is a light day - come back between Tuesday to Thursday and witness the rivers and oceans of humanity ... and shit poor wayfinding. I try to help at least one lost person every time I go in that building.

Delivery workers are less likely to run red lights, ride on sidewalks and ride without helmets than their recreational counterparts — defying claims that they sow street chaos, according to a new observational study of more than 1,700 cyclists.

Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty

This posting closes at midnight on Tuesday. There are three temporary engineer openings on our @cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca team. Please reach out with any questions.

We are looking for 3 licensed, experienced engineers to join our #BikeTO team. Help us design and build a more equitable city. Please reach out with any questions.

Dec 6, 1989 I was starting exams for my 1st term of engineering school at @uwaterloo.ca We heard about the murders on radio/TV, exams were postponed. There was debate about what really happened & we didn't know he targeted only women, or why. There is no debate now. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Hey transportation nerds, our latest City of a Toronto Lane width guidelines, first released in 2014, were released a few weeks ago, fill yer boots: www.toronto.ca/wp-content/u...

The City's Open Data Unit is also here! #OpenData #CivicTech www.toronto.ca/city-governm...

We are finally in the good place #BikeTO

This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving

Never forget, the term #Jaywalking is a made up thing and blaming pedestrians for being hit by drivers the result of a marketing campaign. So is that 10,000 steps things. Learn more on this 2023 podcast from CBCs Under The Influence www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen

Blasting past rush hour traffic on the completed portion of Dufferin RapidTO (up to Dundas)

Visited the #BikeAtO Hoskin side this morning. The new bike signals are in at St George with Leading Bike and Leading Pedestrian intervals in all directions. New transit platforms, planters, bike boxes and curbs are all in. A bit more line marking still to go.

Our last batch of #BikeTO modular Zicla accessible platforms was installed over the past week. We've installed over 40 of these platforms over the past 8y Many lessons have been learned, a lot of innovation made & some very strong partnerships forged. Toronto is a winter city leader in this stuff.

If you live in Ontario and rent your home, own your home, bike, take transit, care about the environment, value democracy, don't want water to be privatized, are opposed to surveillance infrastructure... you are going to want to email your MPP about #Bill60: win.newmode.net/fightbill60

One of our biggest struggles when designing bikeways is parking demand vs removal vs safety. We collect extensive data prior to design to ensure there is adequate parking based on actual usage. We do counts on weekends, overnight, holidays. There almost always is. Links below to data and studies

We need to wait for road reconstructions in order to remove slip lanes. They tend to hold utilities & are usually attached to the road base But we can do interim measures to make safety improvements while we wait for the larger opportunities More pink last night. 🩷 www.toronto.ca/services-pay...

Why we leave gaps in curbs along Bikeways There is a city standard spec for these curbs that specifies gaps every 3m, max. Winter City Problems.

Same material as the Pink corners. One of the only line marking materials that actually sticks to concrete in a winter climate. It's toxic as all hell... But it sticks. #RapidTO

Lots of this will be popping up this week. Bollards are coming soon. These are painted curb radii reductions, holding space until we can build them in concrete. They slow down turning vehicles. learn more here www.toronto.ca/services-pay... And before anyone asks "why pink"... (continued..)

Reminder: Residential overnight on-street parking permits expire on November 30. The renewal period is open now. Renew online in minutes or in person at City Hall, Mon–Fri, 8:30 to 4:15. Start now: https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/applying-for-a-parking

This is how line marking refreshes are done with paint.. Typically once or twice a year. Paint and glass beads are applied over the existing markings to refresh reflectivity. This is a different process from when the markings are first applied with extruded durable MMA (all my other videos)

Took my #BikeTO colleagues on a walk/roll of the newly & under construction Harbord Bikeway yesterday. Harbord/Hoskin has been a bikeway since 1998, 27 years. Curbs, planters, accessible platforms.. and so much more. Learn More: www.toronto.ca/services-pay...

"any distance is walkable as long as it's from a parked car"

One Million #BikeTO riders at Bloor and Palmerston so far this year. As of midnight last night 10% higher than last year and almost 40% higher than 2 years ago (Unverified)

Y'all knew about most of these last week, but here are some more recent photos from the Chief Planner. Add'l info: Harbord is done from Queens Park to Grace. To Ossington should be done by early November with bike 🚦 Queens Quay - new bike🚦is also imminent Esplanade - so much much more coming

15 currently installed & 20 more will be installed & activated over the coming months. Including another display. Palmerston/Bloor should be approaching One Million people cycling so far this year in the coming weeks. 💥 We verify this data with a 2nd counting source 2x/yr before we release it.