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We hold City Hall to account for its road safety, cycling + climate plans while fighting to reallocate space to walk/cycle/transit to create healthy communities.

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Community Bikeways - TCBC @bikewaysto.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks to all who joined our 2nd annual Islington Bike Day. Our volunteer mechanics tuned-up 40 bikes, our ride/parade highlighted need for safe connections to Bloor, we affixed dozens of new bells, generated lots of smiles & enjoyed visits from both MPP Fairclough + DeputyMayor Morley #biketo

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Community Bikeways - TCBC @bikewaysto.bsky.social · 8h

The plain truth:

"There are too many cars + not enough roads. Absent a radical reform like a congestion charge similar to NYC — where a price on driving causes people to look to alternatives — there’s no way to reverse the trend." Right on @graphicmatt.com #onpoli

www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Matt Elliott: Without acknowledging hard truths, Toronto’s traffic czar isn’t likely to get very far

It’s probably good that this new position will come with a handsome salary because this traffic czar will be given an impossible task. There’s no solving Toronto traffic, writes Matt Elliott.

www.thestar.com

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Albert Koehl @albertkoehl.bsky.social · 8h

"Speed cameras are not about increasing government revenue, they’re about changing behaviour and saving lives." #onpoli

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Speed cameras save lives. Do we really need more reason to keep them?

Speed cameras are not about increasing government revenue, they’re about changing behaviour and saving lives.

www.thestar.com

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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: A vehicle assigned to a Ford cabinet minister has been recorded at stunt driving speeds 12 times.

The premier's office suggested it was the same driver each time, and implied they still work for the government. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1146702...

Ford government vehicle recorded at stunt driving speeds on Ontario highways | Globalnews.ca

At least one cabinet-assigned vehicle was recorded driving more than 50 km/h over the speed limit multiple times in the past three years, according to documents.

globalnews.ca

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Community Bikeways - TCBC @bikewaysto.bsky.social · 2d

Bike Share - an example of wise public policy.

"From its initial 80 bike share stations in 2011, Bike Share has grown twelvefold, with 992 stations across the city’s 25 wards as of September." #biketo #onpoli

www.thestar.com/news/gta/how...

How Bike Share went from death’s door to one of Toronto’s fastest-growing ways to travel

How self-cleaning toilets, the pandemic and bike lanes made Toronto Bike Share a staple of the city, and how Doug Ford’s battle against bike lanes will shape its future.

www.thestar.com

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Janet Joy 🇨🇦 @jsquaredink.bsky.social · 4d

100th Koffee on the Kingsway with @bikewaysto.bsky.social #WeBelongOnBloor

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Community Bikeways - TCBC @bikewaysto.bsky.social · 3d

"the infrastructure that would work on Parkside Dr, that the city has been trying to build so as to end the alleged “cash grab” of speed cameras, has essentially been outlawed by Ford himself." - @thekeenanwire.bsky.social

www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Edward Keenan: How do you solve Toronto’s speeding problem? By doing pretty much the complete opposite of what Doug Ford is doing

Separated bike lanes are key to making Parkside Drive safer. Too bad Ontario's premier is not a fan.

www.thestar.com

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Friends and Families for Safe Streets @ffsafestreets.bsky.social · 6d

Well, well, well. 👀

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Community Bikeways - TCBC @bikewaysto.bsky.social · 7d

Bike counts, bike parades, scorching heat waves, bike lane blockages, cycling dangers + a few anniversaries. It's all in Community Bikeways Fall 2025 newsletter. #biketo #onpoli

www.communitybikewaysto.ca/campaigns/vi...

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Albert Koehl @albertkoehl.bsky.social · 8d

"Reality check: Canada is not and will not be an energy superpower — unless our superpower is delusion."

Hear, hear Ross Belot!

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/03/a...

The fall of a Canadian giant

The new Imperial Oil is essentially a collection of operating plants run out of “global business centres.” That is, not run from Canada or by Canadians. This isn’t just a corporate restructuring. It’s...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Community Bikeways - TCBC @bikewaysto.bsky.social · 9d

"Slowing drivers down around schools reduces the risk of tragedy and keeps students and their families safer.” - Associations representing all 72 public, Catholic, French and French Catholic boards + trustees. #onpoli

www.thestar.com/news/gta/spe...

Speed cameras essential for student safety, Ontario school boards say in plea to Ford government

Letter urges the province to refine the system rather than do away with automated speed enforcement cameras.

www.thestar.com

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Jun Nogami @jnyyz.bsky.social · 11d

Parents Against Speeding TO

Today, a group of parents met on Bloor St just east of Dundas St W. to protest the government's forthcoming legislation to ban the use of Automatic Speed Enforcement (ASE) cameras. Thomas is our MC. Danielle talks about the importance of speed cameras in keeping kids…

Parents Against Speeding TO

Today, a group of parents met on Bloor St just east of Dundas St W. to protest the government's forthcoming legislation to ban the use of Automatic Speed Enforcement (ASE) cameras. Thomas is our MC. Danielle talks about the importance of speed cameras in keeping kids safe in school zones. Jessica points out that the none of the alternatives to ASE proposed by Ford will work.

jnyyz.wordpress.com

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Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 12d

Lots of good messaging from Mayor Gordon here, "a former police officer who admits he usually sides with the premier, and has spoken to him about what he thinks should be done."
Summary thread for anyone who wants to write their MPP (especially if they are PC). www.billgordon.ca/speed-camera...

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ᴄʏᴄʟᴏᴢ @cyclozparis.bsky.social · 11d

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#vélo #bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #dog #bicicletta #自転車 🚲 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚵‍♂️ 🚵‍♀️

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Albert Koehl @albertkoehl.bsky.social · 11d

TODAY! 10AM. Sat, Oct 4. 'Circle the Strollers' to protect our speed cameras. Bloor Street, just east of Dundas St. West. #biketo #onpoli

PS You don't need a stroller.

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Community Bikeways - TCBC @bikewaysto.bsky.social · 12d

Join us, tomorrow, Saturday, Oct 4 at 10am.

Bloor St, just east of Dundas St West.

Parents Against Speeding TO ... to protest Ford's plan to remove speed cameras, and our safety.

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Community Bikeways - TCBC @bikewaysto.bsky.social · 12d

Claims that people are being ticketed for going one or two km over speed limit lack one thing ... any actual evidence.

Thanks to the TO Star's Donovan Vincent for testing the claims, which amount to no more than "someone told me."

www.thestar.com/opinion/publ...

Donovan Vincent: Are drivers really getting speed camera tickets for going a few km/h over the limit?

Part of the contentiousness of speed cameras is confusion about when exactly drivers are ticketed.

www.thestar.com

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Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 12d

A map I'm really enjoying is this recent one from U of T school of cities. It's showing commute mode from 2021 census so some caveats but still clearly shows nodes where transit investment and allowing more commercial/employment would help reduce car trips.
schoolofcities.github.io/dot-density/

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Albert Koehl @albertkoehl.bsky.social · 12d

3 problems facing Alberta premier’s pipeline plan:

"1. the oil and gas industry doesn’t want to pay for it.
2. nobody in B.C. wants to pave the way for it.
3. the world’s moving away from oil."

Well said Mark Taylor, Calgary, AB! (in Ltrs to Ed, TOStar)

www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Alberta’s Danielle Smith planning to pitch an oil pipeline through northern B.C.

Smith unveiled the move on Wednesday, announcing her government will put up $14 million to lead a new pipeline pitch to draft an application to fast-track the project under Ottawa's

www.thestar.com

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Community Bikeways - TCBC @bikewaysto.bsky.social · 12d

This was always about pleasing some well-connected local businessmen.

Community Bikeways - TCBC @bikewaysto.bsky.social · 12d

Only advantage to drivers is that they can race through The Kingsway, until they hit the pinch point at South Kingsway and Jane. It's not just cyclists that lose, but anyone that walks, esp with kids or the elderly, in that section.

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Community Bikeways - TCBC @bikewaysto.bsky.social · 12d

And of course, the big investment in bike lanes at Six Points (between Resurrection Rd and Kipling) becomes a stranded asset.

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Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 12d

This "priority removal section" for the bike lane on Bloor W demonstrates that Ford and Sarkaria were never serious about finding parallel secondary routes. Where is the parallel route here? They don't care. www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...

A map of part of the Bloor West bike lane showing that a section beween Islington and Resurrection Rd was prioritized for removal. Nearby streets curve off in various directions, avoiding railway tracks and providing no straightforward alternative.

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 12d

Everyone should write their mayor and councillor across Ontario. they need to hear from you. They are often just windsocks and a few constituents making noise will get their attention

The speeders have their attention currently.

Take a few minutes and look up who yours are.

Megan @mhostetter.bsky.social · 12d

I can't find a statement from my mayor so I have written to him. Hope he signs on.

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Albert Koehl @albertkoehl.bsky.social · 12d

Someone needs to explain to Ford the meaning of words like: "network," "urban planning," and "Complete Streets."

www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...

These are the bike lanes Doug Ford’s government wants to take out first, according to internal documents

Documents obtained by the Star via a freedom of information request describe “priority removal sections” for the Bloor and Yonge street bike lanes.

www.thestar.com

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Community Bikeways - TCBC @bikewaysto.bsky.social · 13d

“A lot of the people I’ve heard from are families that enjoy the safety of roads now — they’re letting their kids walk or bike to school — and they’re concerned that ripping out cameras will take us back to less safe roads.” - Guelph Mayor Cam Guthrie

www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

How Doug Ford went from 0 to 60 on speed cameras — and why he’s ignoring the flashing warning signs

Premier Doug Ford’s vow to outlaw speed cameras, six years after his government enabled their existence, flies in the fact of scientific evidence and carries risk for the populist premier.

www.thestar.com

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