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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Today's GO trek. Toronto-Brampton-Toronto-Peterborough.

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Jackson Creek in Peterborough. Near the trail that was a former CN line between Peterborough and Lindsay.

Another creek scene with trees and rocks.

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Great pictures by Lion Liu of The Northlander testing in Toronto and beyond. Looking forward to being on the first revenue service run.

Northlander train on a curve in Toronto near Union Station.

Northlander in a rural scene between fields.

Northlander in a rural scene with fields and a GO train storage yard in the distance.

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

It was so hectic opening day I didn't try out the fish bowl seats. Enjoying the ride on Line 5. cc @glista.bsky.social

Riding the rear of the first LRV train and seeing the second one coupled to it.

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Will it be cold tomorrow? Yes. Do people riding the Eglinton Crosstown need buttons and magnets since there will be no official giveaways? Yes! Happy to do my part. Thanks to @cameronmacleod.bsky.social of @coderedto.bsky.social for the joy to giveaway!

Buttons and magnets with LRT for Eglinton Crosstown LRT opening

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Toronto Boris @torontoboris.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Electric Streets. Toronto, January 2021 One of my favorite shots I've ever taken with a Mirror lens @castingoutloud.bsky.social. I just love the compression the lens gives to images. #EastCoastKin #AlphabetChallenge #WeekZdorZero #longexposure #TTC #streetcars #gunzel #lightpainting #vintagelenses

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Al is awesome. One of the best planners I've ever met (he's now retired), mentor and reference for me. I've had the chance to go on several of his walking and bike tours. Great example of staying active in retirement. cc @femwriter.bsky.social @jasonthorne.bsky.social

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Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 11/12/2025

here's a beautiful episode of Life's Undertaking with a woman from the Dorothy Ley Hospice. It really is amazing, and we don't talk about it enough. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/d...

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Dorothy Ley Hospice

Podcast Episode · Life's Undertaking · 2025-02-26 · 39m

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

It's my first time in a hospice. What an amazing part of our health care system. I'm very impressed it's very tranquil and peaceful here.

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Anne Marie Aikins @femwriter.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Loved the sky today. Tonight was so lovely

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Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 05/11/2025

I took this picture earlier tonight #biketo

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

@femwriter.bsky.social if memory serves, one of your favourite cloud patterns

Popcorn style clouds in the sky above downtown Toronto.

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

On a FlixiBus in the HOV lane on my way to Kitchener. Passing by Kelso Conservation Area in Milton cc @andrewmilleryyz.bsky.social @glista.bsky.social @transportaction.ca @transportaction.ca @transportaction.ca

Looking west at the Niagara Escarpment covered in trees.

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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Fantastic day to head out for a bike ride! Joining @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social and TMAPS for their annual Bike Tour. h/t @torontomet.bsky.social #BikeTO

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Toronto Boris @torontoboris.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Time for another nautical edition of #RavineRambles This time paddling newly opened mouth of Don River. Starting at a boat launch in the new Biidaasige Park in the portlands. This place really is an impressive feat of engineering. #DonValleyRambler #lovetheravines #DonValley #DonRiver #ParksTO

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

One of the first canoeists on the new Don River path at Biidaasige Park.

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Tonight's 311 Toronto report. Mud and gravel post-Glen Road bridge construction is impacting the multi-use trail along Rosedale Valley Road. #biketo cc @lanrickbennett.bsky.social

Mud on a multi-use trail post construction. Looking northwest.

Mud on a multi-use trail post construction. Looking southeast.

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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Some pretty amazing people and organizations on this list. #ShareTheRoad isn't on @bsky.app yet. Board members @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social & @mlqtanner.bsky.social please pass along my thanks. Making noise here in Toronto #BikeTO We'll see you at #OBS2025 sharetheroad.ca/ontario-bike...

2025 Wheels of Change Awards The Winners

OBS 2025 Ontario Bike Summit

May 27 - 29, 2025
Windsor Ontario
OntarioBikeSummit.CA

Announcing the 2025 Wheels of Change Award recipients!

Each year, Share the Road Cycling Coalition Inc. honours individuals and organizations who are advancing cycling through leadership, innovation, and relationship-building in Ontario. Nominated by their peers and selected by our Board of Directors, this year’s recipients reflect the many ways people are making a difference—on the ground, in policy, in design, and in community.

Congratulations to all of this year’s honourees:

🏆 Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Ry Shissler, founder of TheyCycle – for creating space and support for gender-diverse cyclists through community programs like hashtag#FillThePodium.

🏆 Community Champions

Howard Chang – for his long-standing leadership, creative support, and generous advocacy across campaigns, capital projects, and commuter culture.

Marvin Macaraig – for growing cycling communities in Scarborough through education and grassroots collaboration.

Tom Omstead & Sue Omstead – for driving regional progress through Share the Road Essex County and tools like SafeCycle.

Lanrick Jr Bennett – for empowering Toronto’s cycling community, building meaningful relationships, and advancing mentorship and media engagement.

David Isaac – for supporting cycling education and legal advocacy in London, and building local cycling culture through London Bicycle Café and beyond.

🏆Professional Leadership

James Schofield, P.Eng., WSP – for his technical and educational leadership in designing safer, more accessible streets across Ontario.

🏆 Organizational Impact

CAA South Central Ontario – for their long-term partnership in public education, legislative change, and national cycling safety campaigns.

Bike Windsor Essex – for being a community hub for education, inclusion, and cycling access in Windsor-Essex, including through programs like the Bike Kitchen, which provides affordable repairs, used parts, and hands-on learning opportunities.

Toronto Community Bikeways Coalition – for advancing advocacy on issues from vehicle safety to infrastructure, and mobilizing action through campaigns like We Belong on Bloor and CRASH.

Bike for Mike – for carrying forward the vision of safer streets and joyful cycling for all ages in memory of Mike Chamberlain.

WDBA-APWD (Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority) - for championing cross-border active transportation through the Gordie Howe International Bridge project, which includes dedicated cycling infrastructure and supports long-term mobility and safety for cyclists.

We look forward to celebrating these changemakers at the 16th annual Ontario Bike Summit, May 27–29, 2025, in the City of Windsor as part of our program of dynamic and inspiring speakers.

🔗 Register today: https://lnkd.in/gGg9WnXs

hashtag#OntarioBikeSummit hashtag#OBS2025 hashtag#CyclingOntario hashtag#ActiveTransportation hashtag#BikeFriendlyCommunities Eleanor McMahon (she/her) Dave McLaughlin, BA, MES, RPP Diane Freeman, P.Eng. FCAE Jeff Casello Chris Drew EnviroCentre

Honoured by this acknowledgment. I work within a dynamic fold of the city and know my work is a testiment to many others in my sphere of influence h/t Charlie's FreeWheels School of Cities, University of Toronto Robin Richardson Sarah Elton Julie Dabrusin Sabrina Bennett Good Roads Chris Drew Friends and Families for Safe Streets Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher Tom Flood Harman Idema Alison Stewart - Bilingual The Bike Brigade

Share the Road Cycling Coalition Inc. you pulled together such an amazing group of advocates that chose two wheels to amplify their voices and work. Congratulations to all the 2025 recipients. hashtag#BikeTO

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

@ttchelps.bsky.social excellent horn use just now by e/b 4450 to remind a driver not to ignore King St E no straight through signage at Church. Driver got the message. Please pass along my kudos cc @wb62.bsky.social @glista.bsky.social (cross posting from X so I can tag @femwriter.bsky.social)

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Open to the public today. Check it out!

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Snow thunder in downtown Toronto just now.

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Always like updating my wife when passing by Guildwood and bringing back wedding day memories. Had enough time to get off the train to get the picture but definitely didn't want to miss getting back on since my jacket was inside.

Yesterday: standing in front of the Guildwood GO/VIA train sign on the platform and pointing to it.

Wedding day in 2019 and standing in front of the Guildwood GO/VIA sign close to the road entrance.

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Sunrise in Brampton and a 2015 mistake is being fixed.

Bramalea GO Station with a purple sunrise.

Hurontario-Steeles-Main intersection looking south.

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Friends in Ottawa seeing me pics of their trips on the reopened and expanded Trillium Line. First revenue service today. cc @moretransitso.bsky.social @oliver-moore.bsky.social @transportaction.ca @railfans.ca @christofspieler.bsky.social @torailwaymuseum.bsky.social

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Looking west into Ken Whillians Square at Brampton City Hall.

Looking west into Ken Whillians Square at City Hall. 1885 Credit Valley brownstone and lights on a tree in the square.

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

In downtown Brampton tonight visiting the family.

Brampton Transit Zum bus heading south on Main St N in downtown Brampton, Ontario. View of City Hall in the distance.

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Sun and a crunchy walk in Peterborough.

Sun shining in the upper left. Crunchy snow ahead on a trail in Peterborough, Ontario.

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Having a Lt. Reginald Barclay "The Nth Degree" #StarTrekTNG episode experience right now using ChatGBT to clean up a list cc @korichardson.bsky.social @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social @plannersean.bsky.social en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nth...

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The Nth Degree (Star Trek: The Next Generation) - Wikipedia

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Avocado tuna wrap & matcha latte on order coupled with newspapers and it's snowing outside. Great Saturday in St. Lawrence at the St. Lawrence Cafe cc @femwriter.bsky.social

Newspapers on a table and art on the walls at a local cafe in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood, Toronto

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Jeremy "Looking for Arrows" Zorek @jeremyzorek.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

First arch of the new Portal Bridge has been lifted into place!

The first arch of the new Portal Bridge resting atop bridge piers

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Chris Drew @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I agree with @plannersean.bsky.social. Great time of year to speak with the phone carriers and ask for a better plan. Worked for me today. I owe you a coffee, Sean! Follow Sean insights on land use planning, disc golf, skiing, and phone plan tips.

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