Robert Zaichkowski
@rzaichkowski.bsky.social
Accountant, Road Safety Advocate, Bike Blogger & Founder of the Toronto Open Streets Campaign. #BikeTO #BikeSky #TOpoli #VisionZero 🚲
Blog = www.twowheeledpolitics.ca
Open Streets Petition = tinyurl.com/OpenStreetsPetitionTO
Blog = www.twowheeledpolitics.ca
Open Streets Petition = tinyurl.com/OpenStreetsPetitionTO
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A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)
www.twowheeledpolitics.ca
Happy Friday, Toronto! I just launched a petition calling on Mayor Olivia Chow & Toronto City Council to bring back open streets programs such as #ActiveTO and #OpenStreetsTO by 2026. You can read the call to action on my blog. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2025/05/acti... (1/3)
Ahead of tomorrow's @ttcriders.bsky.social streetcar summit, @flurfdesign.bsky.social put out this video explaining why Toronto's streetcars are the slowest on Earth and how they can be fixed. #TTC #TOpoli youtu.be/CPbXfHFbke0?...
The Slowest Trams on Earth: Toronto's Streetcars
YouTube video by flurfdesign
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November 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Ahead of tomorrow's @ttcriders.bsky.social streetcar summit, @flurfdesign.bsky.social put out this video explaining why Toronto's streetcars are the slowest on Earth and how they can be fixed. #TTC #TOpoli youtu.be/CPbXfHFbke0?...
Love the replies in this thread! Safe bike lane grids in ALL Canadian cities are a must along with nationwide high speed rail, bold climate action, an end to FPTP voting, and Charter City status for Toronto. #BikeTO #BikeSky #TOpoli #ONpoli #cdnpoli
I want to hear your uncomfortably big ideas for Canada!
November 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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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.
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.
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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.
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.
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I second @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social: destroy the Toronto Parking Authority. The [parking arm of the] TPA is "an explicit subsidy for car users in a city that’s already choked by traffic congestion...[and] occupies a massive amount of land in a city that’s being crippled by a housing shortage." #TOpoli
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November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I second @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social: destroy the Toronto Parking Authority. The [parking arm of the] TPA is "an explicit subsidy for car users in a city that’s already choked by traffic congestion...[and] occupies a massive amount of land in a city that’s being crippled by a housing shortage." #TOpoli
Per this slide deck for Metrolinx's November 27 board meeting shared via the @urbantoronto.bsky.social forums, Line 6 is planned to open on December 7. While cited in prior media reports, it's the first time coming from Metrolinx directly. #TTC #TOpoli #ONpoli assets.metrolinx.com/image/upload...
November 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Per this slide deck for Metrolinx's November 27 board meeting shared via the @urbantoronto.bsky.social forums, Line 6 is planned to open on December 7. While cited in prior media reports, it's the first time coming from Metrolinx directly. #TTC #TOpoli #ONpoli assets.metrolinx.com/image/upload...
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Marit Stiles called Doug Ford and his government corrupt and he kicked her out of the Legislature.
Doug’s not a big fan of the truth and I’m pretty sure he’s allergic to integrity.
This petition - iagreewithmaritstiles.ca - has nearly 4,600 signatures.
Let’s keep sharing it.
#DougFordIsCorrupt
Doug’s not a big fan of the truth and I’m pretty sure he’s allergic to integrity.
This petition - iagreewithmaritstiles.ca - has nearly 4,600 signatures.
Let’s keep sharing it.
#DougFordIsCorrupt
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Marit Stiles called Doug Ford and his government corrupt and he kicked her out of the Legislature.
Doug’s not a big fan of the truth and I’m pretty sure he’s allergic to integrity.
This petition - iagreewithmaritstiles.ca - has nearly 4,600 signatures.
Let’s keep sharing it.
#DougFordIsCorrupt
Doug’s not a big fan of the truth and I’m pretty sure he’s allergic to integrity.
This petition - iagreewithmaritstiles.ca - has nearly 4,600 signatures.
Let’s keep sharing it.
#DougFordIsCorrupt
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Join us on a ride in solidarity with tenant & housing advocates from across Ontario meeting at Queen’s Park on National Housing Day to stop Bill 60!
Saturday Nov 22nd.
Meet at Christie Pits Park at noon.
Ride to Queen's Park.
www.cycleto.ca/stop_bill_60_solidarity_rally
Saturday Nov 22nd.
Meet at Christie Pits Park at noon.
Ride to Queen's Park.
www.cycleto.ca/stop_bill_60_solidarity_rally
November 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Join us on a ride in solidarity with tenant & housing advocates from across Ontario meeting at Queen’s Park on National Housing Day to stop Bill 60!
Saturday Nov 22nd.
Meet at Christie Pits Park at noon.
Ride to Queen's Park.
www.cycleto.ca/stop_bill_60_solidarity_rally
Saturday Nov 22nd.
Meet at Christie Pits Park at noon.
Ride to Queen's Park.
www.cycleto.ca/stop_bill_60_solidarity_rally
@escrimshaw.bsky.social outlines a plan that could have lessons in it for the Alberta NDP too. Being outraged isn't going to oust corrupt conservative govt. Offering something better - concrete - is key. #ableg #onpoli
The OLP Needs To Offer More Than Opposition
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The OLP Needs To Offer More Than Opposition
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The OLP Needs To Offer More Than Opposition
Opposing Ford’s Managed Decline Isn’t Enough
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Executive pay jumped for many recipients of Skills Development Fund, according to salary disclosure viewed by CTV News, including at one numbered company that partnered with an agency that later started an “adult entertainment club” www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti... #onpoli
Exec pay rises for Skills Development Fund recipients, including one tied to ‘adult entertainment club’
Executive pay jumped for many recipients of an Ontario job training grant, according to salary disclosure viewed by CTV News, including at one numbered company that partnered with an agency that later...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Executive pay jumped for many recipients of Skills Development Fund, according to salary disclosure viewed by CTV News, including at one numbered company that partnered with an agency that later started an “adult entertainment club” www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti... #onpoli
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We are seeing red on Bathurst and Dufferin ... and that's a cause for celebration! #onpoli #biketo
www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
Paint the town red: RapidTO transit lanes being marked on Bathurst and Dufferin
Crews are now painting in the dedicated transit lanes, which are slated for completion by next spring ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
www.torontotoday.ca
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
We are seeing red on Bathurst and Dufferin ... and that's a cause for celebration! #onpoli #biketo
www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...
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NEW: Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles was kicked out of the chamber for calling the Ford government "corrupt" on Wednesday.
She repeated the claim outside the chamber and challenged the premier to sue her. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1153329...
She repeated the claim outside the chamber and challenged the premier to sue her. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1153329...
Marit Stiles kicked out of legislature for calling Ford government ‘corrupt’ | Globalnews.ca
'It is the endless grift of an anti-democratic, and yes, corrupt, government,' Stiles said, to shouts from the government benches and some cheers from her colleagues.
globalnews.ca
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
NEW: Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles was kicked out of the chamber for calling the Ford government "corrupt" on Wednesday.
She repeated the claim outside the chamber and challenged the premier to sue her. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1153329...
She repeated the claim outside the chamber and challenged the premier to sue her. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1153329...
If you're biking or walking along Dupont, please keep in mind there will be bike lane and sidewalk closures under the Barrie GO line until at least December 2026 for the Davenport Greenway sidewalk ramp construction. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli #VisionZero assets.metrolinx.com/image/upload...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
If you're biking or walking along Dupont, please keep in mind there will be bike lane and sidewalk closures under the Barrie GO line until at least December 2026 for the Davenport Greenway sidewalk ramp construction. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli #VisionZero assets.metrolinx.com/image/upload...
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Seems like there's some pretty interesting stuff in the 2051 Metrolinx Regional Transportation Plan
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Seems like there's some pretty interesting stuff in the 2051 Metrolinx Regional Transportation Plan
Thanks to Doug Ford, there will be zero chance of Toronto making it on the Copenhagenize Index anytime soon. 🤬 #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero
These things are always hard to measure, but the Copenhagenize Index ranks Montreal as the 15th most bike-friendly city in the world.
Top 5 in North America:
1. Montreal
2. Quebec City
3. Vancouver
4. Portland
5. Minneapolis
I worry we’ll fall in the next few years though!
Top 5 in North America:
1. Montreal
2. Quebec City
3. Vancouver
4. Portland
5. Minneapolis
I worry we’ll fall in the next few years though!
Copenhagenize index
copenhagenizeindex.eu
November 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Thanks to Doug Ford, there will be zero chance of Toronto making it on the Copenhagenize Index anytime soon. 🤬 #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero
Since I had yesterday afternoon off, I checked out the progress along the East Don Trail and the newest addition to The Meadoway from Midland to Marcos. My blog post about the ride is now up for your viewing pleasure. #BikeTO #ScarbTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2025/11/nove...
November 2025 East Don and Meadoway Checkup
A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)
www.twowheeledpolitics.ca
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Since I had yesterday afternoon off, I checked out the progress along the East Don Trail and the newest addition to The Meadoway from Midland to Marcos. My blog post about the ride is now up for your viewing pleasure. #BikeTO #ScarbTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2025/11/nove...
Thanks Jess of @ffsafestreets.bsky.social for hosting tonight's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims at Queen's Park. My blog post about the event which about 40 people attended is now up. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero #WDoR www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2025/11/2025...
2025 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)
www.twowheeledpolitics.ca
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Thanks Jess of @ffsafestreets.bsky.social for hosting tonight's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims at Queen's Park. My blog post about the event which about 40 people attended is now up. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero #WDoR www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2025/11/2025...
What a joke the Eglinton Crosstown LRT has become! Hasn't even opened yet and already drivers are getting caught on the tracks! #TTC #TOpoli #ONpoli www.reddit.com/r/toronto/s/...
From the toronto community on Reddit: The Eglinton Crosstown has claimed its first victim: it's a real LRT line now!
Explore this post and more from the toronto community
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November 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
What a joke the Eglinton Crosstown LRT has become! Hasn't even opened yet and already drivers are getting caught on the tracks! #TTC #TOpoli #ONpoli www.reddit.com/r/toronto/s/...
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#topoli ICYMI on @spacing.bsky.social today: Nostalgia about neighbourhood retail isn’t a strategy for bringing back local commerce. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
Nostalgia about neighbourhood retail is not a strategy - Spacing Toronto
I have lived for many years less than 30 metres from what was once one of Toronto’s storied corner stores — a green grocer known locally as “Dom’s” — for the owner, Domenico Cozzi. He and his wife Ros...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
#topoli ICYMI on @spacing.bsky.social today: Nostalgia about neighbourhood retail isn’t a strategy for bringing back local commerce. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
Thanks @shawnmicallef.bsky.social for calling out the need for Toronto to find better uses for their underused parking spaces in his latest column. Housing, parks, places to socialize, you name it! #TOpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Shawn Micallef: Let’s fix it: Toronto has more underused parking lots than you’d think. Here’s how to use them better
The subject of parking still seems to drive a lot of what happens in Toronto politics, but the underused lots around the city could be put to better use.
www.thestar.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Thanks @shawnmicallef.bsky.social for calling out the need for Toronto to find better uses for their underused parking spaces in his latest column. Housing, parks, places to socialize, you name it! #TOpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Honestly, Ontario banning speed cameras and most bike lanes is a pretty big blow to urbanist optimism in Canada.
The province is 40% of Canada’s population!
The province is 40% of Canada’s population!
November 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Honestly, Ontario banning speed cameras and most bike lanes is a pretty big blow to urbanist optimism in Canada.
The province is 40% of Canada’s population!
The province is 40% of Canada’s population!
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Last call to register for Sunday's 50km ride along PART of the Toronto Loop. Ride starts 10am (Nov16) at Fix Coffee+Bikes in The Well (Front St at Spadina). Learn the history of a route that's 50yrs in the making! To register, email: [email protected] #biketo
Sunday (Nov16) forecast for Closing the Loop ride: 10C. Join us for 50km ride along part of Loop, as part of campaign to close remaining gaps along larger route. Meet 10am, The Well, Front & Spadina. In front of Fix Coffee + Bikes. Email us to register: [email protected] #biketo
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Last call to register for Sunday's 50km ride along PART of the Toronto Loop. Ride starts 10am (Nov16) at Fix Coffee+Bikes in The Well (Front St at Spadina). Learn the history of a route that's 50yrs in the making! To register, email: [email protected] #biketo
Over 800 people have now signed the petition calling on Mayor Olivia Chow and City Council to bring back open streets to Toronto by 2026! Let's keep the momentum going! #BikeTO #WalkTO #OpenStreetsTO #ActiveTO #TOpoli tinyurl.com/openstreetsp...
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Over 800 people have now signed the petition calling on Mayor Olivia Chow and City Council to bring back open streets to Toronto by 2026! Let's keep the momentum going! #BikeTO #WalkTO #OpenStreetsTO #ActiveTO #TOpoli tinyurl.com/openstreetsp...
YES! A well executed takedown of Ass Assford by Gord! #TOpoli
"You cannot in good faith stand up on Monday and say, 'Stop building shelters!' And then stand up on Thursday and say, 'Get everybody out of the encampments.' It is REPREHENSIBLE to do that," says Councillor Gord Perks of Brad Bradford's motion.
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
YES! A well executed takedown of Ass Assford by Gord! #TOpoli