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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 22h

New study from Melbourne finds reducing residential speed limits from 50km/h to 30 km/h on local roads would protect cyclists from danger, make riding less stressful and get more people cycling while not causing traffic delays for cars.

Switching 50km/h speed limits to 30km/h would protect cyclists while barely affecting commutes, research finds

One expert says a cyclist hit by a car travelling 50km/h has about a one-in-ten chance of surviving, while at 30km/h it was a nine-in-ten chance

www.theguardian.com

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 22h

"🏆 Meeting MVP: Transportation GM Barbara Gray, who came prepared for the extended debate on speed cameras and provided some much-needed facts on how the program works." Agree. And not just because I was quoted that risk of speeding is "quadratic". From @graphicmatt.com www.substack.com/@graphicmatt

Matt Elliott | Substack

A City Hall Watcher — columnist, journalist and analyst

www.substack.com

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 1d

Technically he hasn't prescribed that yet.

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 1d

"Don't make me tap the sign"

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Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social · 5d

Simpsons bus driver meme: Don't make me tap the sign.

The sign: Bill 212 is arbitrary and reckless, but it does NOT block every new bike lane project in Toronto or anywhere in Ontario. And to date no municipality has been prescribed to require provincial approval, not even Toronto despite the (now unconstitutional) attempts to remove Bloor, Yonge, University.

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 2d

@trainguy89.bsky.social might have some insight.

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 2d

Living rent-free in my noggin:

a man playing a keyboard in front of a sign that says adult swim

ALT: a man playing a keyboard in front of a sign that says adult swim

media.tenor.com

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 2d

(TPA insist battery swapping is a logistical nightmare.)

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 2d

Norm reading this article:

Sickos meme with "Bike Share Member" written on shirt

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 2d

Bike Share is a real Toronto success story, and Toronto Parking have been a good steward since it was saved from bankruptcy. All that's missing is a plan to double the current number of trips and catch and pass Montreal in the next 5 years. In the @thestar.com :

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

Toronto Star: “What we need to do is convince them that it is a safe option in the right place at the right time,” he said. “And because you get to choose how you use the bike and where you use the bike, you can make it safe.”

Longfield, who has opposed Ford’s bike lane legislation in the courts and extensively in the media, sees bike share’s rise going hand-in-hand with the expansion of the city’s bike lane network.

“You can see objectively with the number of trips that have been going up with Bike Share, month over month, year after year, that it really does speak to more people cycling as more stations have grown along the cycling network plan expansion,” Longfield said.

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 2d

Agree or disagree?

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 2d

The upgrades help a lot.

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 2d

Fascinating. The Ash and Riccardi years were painful. And I still won't forgive ownership for letting Anthopoulos walk.

mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 2d

"the ability to disregard the Constitution is the glue that holds it together" is quite the take.

Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 2d

The emails from the former Manning Centre are getting increasingly unhinged.

CANADA STRONG & FREE NETWORK

Dale,

The Liberals are playing a DANGEROUS game with our country! They’re pushing the Supreme Court to SLASH the Notwithstanding Clause.

THIS IS THE GLUE THAT HOLDS OUR CONSTITUTION TOGETHER.

We’re really worried, Dale. This could spark a crisis and tear our nation apart!

Even the experts are warning this is a “SHOCKING” move that could lead to a full-blown CONSTITUTIONAL MELTDOWN!

Tell Us Where You Stand!
Should the Radicals mess with our Constitution?
No way! Protect Provincial Rights!
Yes, Let Ottawa Rule
I’m Concerned – Need More Info

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 2d

Wait How many there been?

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Mike Wilner @wilnerness.bsky.social · 3d

Get ready for the first ALCS Game 1 in Toronto since 1992 by looking back a decade at Jose Bautista's famous BatFlip home run! I compiled an oral history about that swing and the events surrounding it that all #Bluejays fans will absolutely love:

A controversial call, furious fans and The Bat Flip: An oral history of the game that turned Jose Bautista into a Blue Jays icon

Ten years ago on Oct. 14, the Toronto Blue Jays slugger cemented his icon status with one powerful swing followed by an unforgettable flip of his bat.

www.thestar.com

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 3d

Bill 212 is jurisdictional overreach undermining local democracy. But the City of Toronto's position on new bike lanes that they need to wait for provincial regulations before proceeding is not aligned with the text of the legislation, @thekeenanwire.bsky.social

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

Which doesn’t mean there’s nothing to be done. Council actually has a traffic-calming plan for Parkside that would involve infrastructure aimed at moderating drivers’ speeds. The holdup, Perks said, is that a key part of the plan is adding separated bike lanes.

“The province of Ontario has brought in legislation that makes it difficult to put bike lanes in,” Perks said, “and they have yet to promulgate the regulations for what municipalities need to do in order to satisfy them that a new bike lane is worthwhile.”

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 3d

Paris-Tours only confirms that Paris-Roubaix needs to go back to being a fall race.

4 screenshots of dusty Paris-Tours gravel roads.

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 3d

Give Pogacar a pig.

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 3d

Seriously where is Mads? #ParisTours

mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 3d

Can someone explain to me why we don't see some real hitters at Paris-Tours anymore? Shouldn't Mads Pedersen and/or Wout van Aert have already won like 5 of them?

cc:
@benjinaesen.bsky.social
@nealrogers.bsky.social
@robynemz.bsky.social
@caleyfretz.bsky.social
@josebeentv.bsky.social

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 3d

Should be fun ALCS & NLCS: 3 teams that haven't played a World Series game since at least the 90s (if ever) plus the Dodgers.

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 3d

Can someone explain to me why we don't see some real hitters at Paris-Tours anymore? Shouldn't Mads Pedersen and/or Wout van Aert have already won like 5 of them?

cc:
@benjinaesen.bsky.social
@nealrogers.bsky.social
@robynemz.bsky.social
@caleyfretz.bsky.social
@josebeentv.bsky.social

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 3d

This is fantastic work. We were trying to get the City to start publicizing their official counts during Bike Month as the Charter challenge was being deliberated. (We could only access two about months prior at the time and those numbers didn't quite tell the story we were looking for.)

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Observing The City @observingthecity.bsky.social · 3d

Did you know Toronto has 15 permanent bicycle counters around the city? I have created a portal that should be updated monthly when the city updates their open data. It's live now at: observingthecity.ca

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mlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 3d

Honestly wonder if he asked Mateo about his experience before signing.

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The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 4d

Another person walking, killed on the streets of Toronto, but sure speed cameras should be our focus...

www.thestar.com/news/gta/wom...

Woman dies after being struck in crosswalk by driver near Junction Triangle neighbourhood

The pedestrian, in her 70s, died in hospital Friday afternoon after she was hit in a crosswalk near Lansdowne and Lappin avenues. The driver stayed at the scene.

www.thestar.com

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