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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Thanks Ben Cohen from @thestar.com for speaking with me recently about pedestrian streets, as well as the need to secure political support and funding for such programs (and open streets), as well as the need to address high policing costs. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli www.thestar.com/news/gta/wil...

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Will Toronto’s ‘baby steps’ with Church Street lead to a giant leap for car-free streets in the city?

A move to have city staff look for candidate streets for next summer has supporters of car-free streets hopeful.

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Josh Matlow @joshmatlow.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

My hope for Toronto - You have to do it well and thoughtfully, but you have to go for it.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Rooftop R&R on top of the Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre (Toronto).

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Josh Matlow @joshmatlow.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

…Many global cities including Paris and Copenhagen, and as close to home as Montreal, have successful pedestrian streets - and it’s time that Toronto become the world class city we aspire to be.

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justin taylor 🚄🎵🔋🌈 @nottaylorx.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

The beautiful new Portland St cycle lane and the awesome modal filter at Wellington is now active. Looks like the signals at King are still being finalised.

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Patty Wiens @pattybikes.com · 07/06/2026

The best day. Wish you were here @ianmccausland.bsky.social

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October’s Awesomer (Kevin McLaughlin) @voilakevin.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

The Do West festival last night was a crazy amp-up to a big summer Saturday night. SO MANY (young) people out last night on the west side, peak patio, car traffic barely moving (why do we let cars park on streetcar routes again?) Also, think I found the best spot to watch a show in the city.

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Muskoka chairs are now installed at Portland & Wellington Traffic Diverter - come sit back, relax, and enjoy the view of this incredible new public space reclaimed from the Street 😎 🏖️ #SitTO #WalkTO #BikeTO #TOPoli

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

⏱️ Rooftop View for 5 minutes Today at Portland & Wellington Diverter: ~🚶‍♀️100 pedestrians ~ 🚲 35 people on bikes ~ 🚗 30 cars Only 3-days after installation of the new Bikeway 82% of trips are now much safer! #toPoli #bikeTO #visionZeroTO

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Not to put too much pressure on Church street but this is the most important moment in Toronto history since the 1973 yonge street pedestrian mall

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Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Love it when multiple councillors say they don't actually like allowing housing in the middle of a housing crisis and the only reason they do is because the province is stopping them from blocking it. Provincial preemption of local discretionary control works.

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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

This is not a triumph of the city machinery. It is a triumph of a small new guard and Waterfront Toronto overruling the strong objections of certain Toronto staff members and councillors to deliver something radical and much improved on every level.

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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Ookwemin Minising will be a good place. And a near-total refutation of City Of Toronto’s planning and urban design thinking over the last 25 years. Big congratulations to Jason Thorne and the city staff who moved along this new plan, but without Waterfront Toronto, it would not have happened.

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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Imagine the joys of a having a busy, social, pedestrian street in the city. Thankfully we can do more than that in Toronto! Support the Church St Pedestrianization project championed by Cllr @chrismoise.ca, the Church-Wellesley BIA, and @chanface.bsky.social as it heads to City Council this week.

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Sign the Petition

Show your support for the pedestrianization of Church Street in Toronto. Sign the petition and help make the case to City Hall.

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Alex Freeman @northernnerd.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This one felt intentional.

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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

On Toronto's island airport, only Carney can stop the madness. Where is the case for an expansion? And what else could this place be? My column: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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Now is the time for a public reckoning on the costs of a Billy Bishop Airport expansion

A sophisticated federal government should enhance its most valuable asset: the city

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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

FUCK YES! Jennifer Alexander (@thismomroars.bsky.social) has officially registered today (May 1, 2026) to take on Stephen Holyday who's THE WORST person on council! She's an awesome advocate for #Etobicoke including on active transport matters! #WalkTO #BikeTO #TOpoli www.toronto.ca/city-governm...

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Diana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I’m running for City Council in Parkdale—High Park. I’m running because our neighbours deserve a councillor who has walked alongside them, fought for them, and knows how to turn community demands into real wins at City Hall. Join me at www.dianachanmcnally.ca.

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Diana Chan McNally for Parkdale—High Park

YouTube video by Diana Chan McNally

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The height and massing has been re-oriented to create an “urban room” along the Keating Channel, and a softer edge along the new Biidasige Park.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Excited to share the updated plans for Ookwemin Minising on the Toronto waterfront, a new community for 21,000 residents. New features include the Centre Commons, a pedestrianized space running through the heart of the island (design by SLA, Allies and Morrison, Trophic Design, GHD).

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Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

One more council retirement and we'll have a proper election on our hands.

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 30/04/2026

In other muni election news, Chiara Padovani, who came a VERY close second to Councillor Frances Nunziata in 2022 — she lost by 94 votes — , says she’ll be “among the first in line” to register to run in York-South Weston tomorrow morning.

Chiara Padovani will register as a candidate for Ward 5 - York South-Weston
City Councillor Toronto ON — After coming within 94 votes of unseating the longest-serving incumbent councillor in Toronto's history in 2022, social worker Chiara Padovani will register as a candidate for York South-Weston City Councillor in the highly anticipated
re-match in the 2026 Toronto municipal election. The razor-thin margin from 2022 election was further called into question in 2024 after the City's Integrity Commissioner found that the incumbent's campaign broke the
rules during the election. "I'm looking forward to the re-match," says Padovani who will be among the first in
line to register her candidacy at Toronto City Hall on Friday morning.

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Observing The City @observingthecity.ca · 29/04/2026

There will always be a reason for transportation services to say NO to pedestrianization. It is time council takes the first step to reform this outdated viewpoint and say YES to reforming how Toronto pedestrianizes streets. The community, BIA and local councillor support this effort. That’s rare.

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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

But how will deliveries and garbage pick up work?? There aren’t two lanes for two large emergency vehicles to be able to pass each other!! 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Narrow pedestrian street in Lisbon with tables and people

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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Mr. Worldwide Bikeshare

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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Example 268: you can have nice pedestrian spaces while still having car access!

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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

LISBONNN TIME 🤩🤩 My first Ry*nAir experience too

congrats on coming out queen
Greta Thunberg
@GretaThunberg • 18h
Lisbon!!

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Alex Freeman @northernnerd.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Tecumseth between Queen and King

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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

What are 5 or more other streets in Toronto that you’d want to see pedestrianized? I know there has been discussion on this before but I can’t find it and was just asked by a journalist and I need more examples. - Ossington - Augusta (Kensington) - Cumberland (Yorkville) - John - DT Yonge

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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

My amazing view wow 😍😍

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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Ugh and due to Brexit theres now double customs that took me almost an hour and they ask you to come 90 mins early to the train station... May as well fly at that point

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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

🚅⭐️Eurostar Time 🤩🤩 gonna be the first HSR in recent memory (I may have taken as a child?? Idk)

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Gabe Blanc @gabeblanc.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

This story from chanface.bsky.social is a great example of what is possible when politicians are open-minded and responsive to young people who love public spaces.

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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Thank you to Spacing for giving me the opportunity to write about how the Church Street Pedestrianization project all started, my inspirations, the challenges, and the opportunities of the project!

Map:

Church Street Pedestrianization Plan
Wellesley to Alexander
MONTEITH ST
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Pedestrian Zone
NDONALD ST
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Passenger Pick Up
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Surface Parking Lot
WELLESLEY STE
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Pore Nos
Proposed pedestrianization pilot from June 19 - August 21, 2026. For more info and the survey, visit:
torontocentreprojects.ca/e n/projects/church-street-pedestrianization-pilot
Sign the petition at:
ExperienceTheVillage.ca
Author: Rodney Chan
Date: April 16, 2026
Base Map: Apple Maps
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Dylan @dylan89.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Toronto, sometimes you give me hope. Watched a grandma in a cargo bike, peddled by her son, with her grandchildren. A man with an 8ft long package on a smaller cargo bike. Then my husband took Line 5 and I forced him to be an influencer.

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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Quick minute CBC video on the Church Street pedestrianization Thank you again @tyrcheese.bsky.social for covering it!

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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I turned my CBC interview about the Church Street Pedestrianization into a subway surfers brainrot video! Sprinkled some goodies & pictures along as well :) Feel free to just put the phone down & listen if it’s overstimulating, it’s to keep the Gen Z attention span www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b8F...

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Toronto Village: Church Street Pedestrianization V2

YouTube video by Rodney Chan

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justin taylor 🚄🎵🔋🌈 @nottaylorx.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The 1km of bus lane implemented as part of RapidTO Queens Quay East has significantly decreased runtime variability and travel times and increased ridership on route 114. We must roll out RapidTO city wide, no matter the political implication.

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Gabe Oatley @gabeoatley.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

NEW: Good news for Torontonians who like Montreal. There's a pilot project that'd see part of Church Street become pedestrian-only this summer. #topoli www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...

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Will part of Church Street be pedestrian-only this summer?

A new petition calls for closing a couple of blocks of the Church-Wellesley Village to cars from June 19 to Aug. 21 this summer

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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Please I need this to happen so bad! We failed Yonge street, we failed Kensington, I need good things to be possible. (subject to the local councillor)

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Chris Moise @chrismoiseto.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Let’s transform the heart of the Village into a walkable, car-free space! 🏳️‍🌈🚶‍♂️ We're proposing to pedestrianize Church St (Wellesley to Alexander) from June 19 - Aug 21 to celebrate The 519's 50th & our Cultural District. Help make it happen! Sign here: ExperienceTheVillage.ca

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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Toronto Today has some coverage of the Church Street pedestrianization proposal which @chrismoise.ca will bring to the Toronto and East York Community Council on April 30. #WalkTO #TOpoli CC @chanface.bsky.social @francescapoli.bsky.social www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...

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Will part of Church Street be pedestrian-only this summer?

A new petition calls for closing a couple of blocks of the Church-Wellesley Village to cars from June 19 to Aug. 21 this summer

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arthu18962489.bsky.social @arthu18962489.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

win.newmode.net/campaigns/ex... @shawnmicallef.bsky.social @alexbozikovic.bsky.social @chanface.bsky.social Toronto is getting its first pedestrian street, to be closed 24/7 for two month this summer 2026. Church Street, between Wellesley and Alexander!!! Please share and sign the petition!

torontocentreprojects.ca

Citizen engagement platform

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Jeff Allen @jamaps.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

recently charting travel times along 510 Spadina, comparing October 2025 to March 2026 --- (the ~1min improvements approx. align with City's findings on impact of enhanced transit signal priority at king, dundas, and college) #toronto #transit #ttc #dataviz

Two side-by-side charts showing travel times on the 510 Spadina between Sussex and Lake Shore Blvd., comparing October 2025 to March 2026. Overall the charts show that median travel time decreasing by about 1 minute, with variations by day of the month.

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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Could you imagine hosting community engagement like this in Toronto? Not just by a mayor but by any elected municipal rep. Picking a neighbourhood in your ward & walking, riding, or rolling to your constitunency office. What would it be like connecting w/ residents on the way to work for them?

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FastTrackTO @fast-track.to · 07/04/2026

Line 5's top speed is now 80 km/h in tunnels! Removing unnecessary speed restrictions is 3️⃣ on our ten-point plan, and a great first step to put #Eglinton on the fast track! Now it’s time for the surface section of Line 5, Line 6 and the #streetcars to follow suit. See more here:

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FastTrackTO

Home of the 10-point plan to save Toronto's streetcar system.

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Colleen @cbailey6.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Toronto: we have a chance to do a thing!

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