Our cities are choked by cars – here’s how experts would fix them

A month in hospital costs: $30K Month in prison: $9.4K Month in shelter: $6.8K Supportive housing per month: $3.8K Figures from @uhn.ca ‘s Dr. Andrew Boozary h/t @housingnowto.bsky.social

What’s your getaway spot in Toronto when you ride a bike? Biidaasige Park is creeping up fast but Tommy Thompson Park and the Leslie Spit are still my go t(w)o This is #TorontoDanforth #BikeTO

Seven years Fought for Dundas St to become a cycle track from Coxwell Av to just beyond Broadview Av thx @cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca and @kristynwongtam.bsky.social Interference blocked not only phase 1 of a cycle track on Jones Av but future infrastructure School Zone still 40kmh WTF!

Coach Murphy and Martin Reis. The Heroes we never knew we needed #CrossWalkReferee My added bonus: Receive a Yellow Card lose your Ride for 3 weeks and pay $300 fine. Receive a Red Cards lose your Ride for 3 months and pay $3000 fine. #WalkTO #WorldCup

FYI #BikeTO @cycletoronto.bsky.social 's info on Bike To Work Day Thursday, June 4th 7am to 9am at City Hall's Nathan Phillips Square www.cycleto.ca/bike_to_work... City of @toronto.ca info on Toronto #BikeMonth www.toronto.ca/services-pay... h/t @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @bikesky.social

Just in case you’re against this event “Proceeds support @baycrest.bsky.social , Canada’s global leader in dementia research, where scientists are pioneering breakthroughs to prevent, detect, and treat cognitive decline.” h/t @cabhiinnovates.bsky.social bikeforbrainhealth.ca/how-funds-ar...

#HearThis Sharing 3 pieces of Black specific content with my kids this week. 1. Sonny Rollins Is Dead at 95 2. Blueprint to Block-Building 3. Juneteenth Celebration I think these stories are all worth #Amplifying h/t @morganpcampbell.bsky.social @nytimes.com medium.com/@lanrickbenn...

Tagging @progresstoronto.bsky.social Will we see your incumbents and/or candidates, during this election cycle, prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users? Will they have this on their platform? Safety. Equity. Accessibility. h/t @ffsafestreets.bsky.social #TOPoli #BikeTO

introduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live (more than once edition) The Dears Elbow The Beaches Radiohead Bloc Party Stars The Killers Wintersleep Good Lovelies Cold War Kids

Ok… City Council approved revisions to the Property Naming Policy in July 2022 as part of the City’s Commemorative Framework, under item EX34.6. The Property Naming Policy establishes the criteria and process to name or rename a City Property. www.toronto.ca/business-eco...

I watched anxiously, expecting to see Tom get doored or driven into by one of the cars in the section without a bike lane.😬 But the physical sense of relief when he got to the separated lane! Nice space allowance for car doors along there, too. And see all those bikes parked in front of the shops! 🚲

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Stop @damienmoule.bsky.social STOP making sense! Tagging @progresstoronto.bsky.social so that can take much needed notes for their incumbents and candidates during #TOpoli

TTC Launches Real-Time Information Screen Pilot Project www.ttc.ca/riding-the-t... h/t @chanface.bsky.social Cc: @rmtransit.bsky.social @trainguy89.bsky.social @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social @jocelynsquires.bsky.social @ttcriders.bsky.social @coderedto.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy

Hey #Canada check out this fantatsic group of Urbanist including @aninehartmann.bsky.social @filmendefietser.bsky.social @modacitylife.com @ianwalker.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk @barbaralaa.bsky.social @jannefrommpls.bsky.social @reenamahajan.bsky.social h/t @brenttoderian.bsky.social

I find this shocking. 60% of Canadians say they feel forced to own a car to access their daily needs! There is HUGE pent-up demand for better transportation options. Paraphrasing @lorinah.bsky.social: people are just not all that jazzed about spending their days in a car. survey.mobilizingjustice.ca

*cough cough* the Ontario government saying we don't need cycling infrastructure on arterial roads because the subway runs underneath them 🙃 www.torontotoday.ca/local/transp...

I agree with @anotherglassbox.bsky.social: AI-generated "slopaganda" distorts the reality of issues in Toronto, and can mislead the public. This kind of "advocacy" is undemocratic and undermines real civic engagement. It has no place in local politics. Sign and share: www.change.org/p/stop-the-s...

The NEWSTALK1010 audience now has a visual reference to what a gundam is and has learned about "Crank Voltron"

' @bikeology.bsky.social will hold an official launch on May 31 at the Garneau Theatre. Mayor @andrewknack.bsky.social will proclaim “Women’s Freedom to Cycle in Edmonton Day,” ' Cc: @modacitylife.com @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social @cassiesmith.bsky.social @pattybikes.com

"Men cycle to work at about 2X the rate of women, according to StatsCan, although the gap is narrowing. Census data shows the gap is even wider for those who are visible minorities." h/t @sflkirk.bsky.social Cc: @mbonsma.bsky.social @kayehm.bsky.social @serenet.bsky.social @sarahelton.bsky.social

@blairscorgie.bsky.social, this is such important work. The Mixed-Use Laneway Study can be downloaded here www.scorgieplanning.com/store/p8/The...

ICYMI - This year's count has an exciting new twist! In addition to counting our key metric of people on bikes, we're also counting other types of micromobility devices! We'll capture data on e-bikes, cargo bikes, e-scooters and more. Sign up for your shift now! velocanadabikes.org/pedalpoll/

Could #TOpoli do me a favour. Remind me which candidate or incumbent is prioritizing time, effort, and #PoliticalWill to effectively and equitably create housing for people in need? I'll wait. h/t @uhn.ca ’s Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine Andrew Boozary www.youtube.com/shorts/Hj8nU...

LBJ's #Humpday Podcast Picks for May 27th This week: Bebop legacy, geopolitical chaos, and Canadian political satire spiraling in real time. h/t @thebeaverton.com @nileseguin.bsky.social @clareblackwood.bsky.social @meidastouch.com @justinrichmond.bsky.social medium.com/@lanrickbenn...

"it was hell man, those kids were ruthless....you think cargo bikes are rare now?"

Additional context: "...public joy framework, which positions public joy as civic, cultural, and spatial infrastructure." via @jaypitter.bsky.social Series Introduction: www.azuremagazine.com/article/jay-... Public Joy, Part 1: Defining the Framework www.azuremagazine.com/article/publ...

To expand on what @tomflood.bsky.social is saying here, municipal transportation priorities rarely reveal themselves in mission statements or master plans. As I say in my public joy framework workshops, public space signs often prohibit public joy while signalling deeper socio-spatial biases.

Or, hear me out. We don't scrap all Federal gas taxes for the rest of the year. Instead we work to incentivise people to find options that don't tie your freedom to one mode of transportation. My bias is on e-bikes, but walking, rolling & public transit are wins too. globalnews.ca/news/1186458...

President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho would be so proud. #Idiocracy www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBZk...

#BikeTO I’d almost forgotten what that lump in my throat felt like. 😞

Enjoyed riding the Baycrest Ride For Brain Health with my son for two years in a row in memory of my dad. BlogTO enjoys being a clickbait website.

A Great Day in Harlem, 1958 photograph by Art Kane RIP Sonny Rollins www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

#TOpoli We ahould probably take notes. “In a city where complaints over crumbling infrastructure, glacially slow bureaucracy and limited public housing have been people’s main gripes, the rights of car owners have suddenly taken center stage” via @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/w...

Congrats to the #HemeTeam Hitting their goal and then some for #PMCFRide h/t @pmresearch-uhn.bsky.social @uhn.ca #BikeTO

Welcome to Toronto, Rocky. You'll fit right in here in Raccoon City.

City Hall Watcher’s handy 2026 candidate tracker has been updated: toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/2026-candi...

"...we've all seen it. Ebikes blowing through stop signs, cutting in and out of bike lanes, or weaving through crowds of people... all in a race to get food deliveries to our doors" But drivers...angels. Thanks for doing the hard work @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-eQ...

Remember, don’t buy a cow, or a car, and expect your city to give you someplace to park it. #UrbanTruth

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#IdeasAtWork Back in the days when embarrassing elected officials got you #ActiveTO wins in #TorontoDanforth h/t @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social @marymargaretbey.bsky.social

#DoorsOpen Visiting @evergreencanada.bsky.social ❤️ #DRVP

Remember, if you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan cities for people and places, you get people and places. Via Fred Kent & @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth

#DoorsOpen You have to laugh that before The Waterfront East LRT extension has even been built, we have ourselves the newest car dealership in Toronto affectionately named Paula & Peter’s Porsche. Someone working @ Google Canada at the walk is going to make that one stick I’m afraid. #EastEndLove

#IdeasAtWork URBAN DISCOVERY BIKE TOUR Jun 6 • 10:00 AM 1896 CPR Don Station Toronto TORONTO'S BICYCLE MAYOR RIDE WITH THE CHIEF PLANNER & TRANSPORTATION By The Bicycle Mayor of Toronto h/t @jasonthorne.bsky.social @pattybikes.com Cc: @bikesky.social www.eventbrite.ca/e/torontos-b... #BikeTO

#HearThis Sharing 3 pieces of Black specific content with my kids this week. 1. ‘I Love Boosters’ 2. ‘Is God Is’ 3. Earth, Wind & Fire I think these stories are all worth #Amplifying h/t @bootsriley.bsky.social @emilynussbaum.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social medium.com/@lanrickbenn...

This is #TorontoDanforth ‘These green corridors ditch parking and instead capture stormwater, reduce heat, and put people first.’ via @adelep.bsky.social @fastcompany.com h/t @waterfrontoronto.bsky.social @jasonthorne.bsky.social #TransformTO www.fastcompany.com/91541738/ook...

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