Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialReece Martin @rmtransit.bsky.social · 18hThis has essentially not come up at all despite a municipal election this month. It makes me want to bang my head against a wall. 3425
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialAlex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026An elderly couple doesn't like the new housing going up next door. So what? This is not news. They'll suffer minor inconvenience. But no one is forcing them to move. And they have the freedom to sell their big multimillion-dollar house and live comfortably elsewhere.cbc.caToronto needs more homes. These neighbours say they're paying the price | CBC NewsAn elderly downtown couple says they’re shocked and upset that the city has approved a duplex next door to their three-story Victorian home that they say will tower metres above their chimney and rend... 610417
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This morning in Dufferin Grove. F150 pulls a lawnmower on trailer deep into park. Could park on street. Yet? City council tried to stop this but nothing happens. A mess. 67312
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Peter Hitchens, welcome to The War on Cars. 611325
einheldenleben.bsky.social @einheldenleben.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Why is the Eglinton Crosstown so bloody loud in the tunneled section? I’m measuring 85-90dB inside the train. You have to yell to have a conversation. 000
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialmlongfield.bsky.social @mlongfield.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Will any other OLP leadership candidate speak out about Doug Ford walking away from a "win-win" offer from Olivia Chow to restore car lanes but keep the bike lanes in Etobicoke? Even a simple "bike lanes are a municipal issue"? Asking for a city. 27910
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialKanchan @kayehm.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Don't give up hope, especially with all the information being leaked over the past 48h. I think it was a major miscalculation by many people & organizations to assume who rides a bike, and why. The negative economic impacts that make it look like a bad business decision is hitting where it matters 05813
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialFastTrackTO @fast-track.to · 04/09/2026FastTrackTO has learned that the posted speed limits for buses on the brand new Scarborough Busway will be 30 km/h near stations and signals. 🐌 This is disappointing, and reduces travel time savings that the busway is meant to provide. Especially re: any express buses. 45613
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialOB Chargn @obchargn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026A public health professor is walking through a PARKING LOT and has an epiphany that society doesn’t allow for physical exercise anymore. She decides it must be due to the rise of e-bikes: www.forbes.com/sites/bernad... 1870689
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialCara Stern @carastern.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Once again, I'm asking our provincial leaders to please draw out their proposed side street routes. I really want to know where between Avenue and Mount Pleasant, in particular, they think north south bike lanes can go. 1667
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 01/09/2026It’s fucking bananas the amount of time this govt is spending on bike lanes. The premier & minister of transportation both made videos today. The “we’re in a trade war you negligent culture war blow hards” is correct. 616922
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialMapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026We’re not changing it. 17536228211516
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialKikki Planet @kikkiplanet.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Current status: watching Jason Kenney take Jamil Jivani to the woodshed over on the place formerly known as Twitter, and I gotta tell ya … it’s kinda making me 🔥 Of course, that could just be the menopause talking. But Kenney seriously went off on JD Vance’s bestie. #cdnpoli #ableg 34571140
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialRyan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 23/08/2026And we have a new all-time record warm *absolute* temperature for the oceans, according to ERA5 (which goes back to 1940): August 21st likely marked the warmest Sea Surface Temperatures have been for the entire Holocene period. Should be major news! 9515311
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialGabe Blanc @gabeblanc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This summer, Toronto had days of the worst air quality in the world. I’m proposing a downtown Ultra Low Emissions Zone, paired with GO-TTC fare harmonization, so we can get a breath of fresh air. 2363
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialObserving The City @observingthecity.ca · 19/08/2026You cannot have a curbless street that invites pedestrians to walk down the centre, and then have no elements on the street to slow down cars in the extremely wide right of way. @mikelayton.bsky.social @diannesaxe.bsky.social @dianayoon.bsky.social @gabeblanc.bsky.social 3191
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialOh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 18/08/2026While the Vancouver SkyTrain is fully accessible and the Toronto Subway is approaching 100%, Montreal is stuck with under 50% of stations having elevators. 6603
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 15/08/2026WHICH BIKE LANE DO WE BLAME FOR THIS TRAFFIC? Banner from December 2024 in Toronto over the Gardiner Expressway. 📸 @martinreis.bsky.social 1042892
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialGabe Blanc @gabeblanc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I have a plan for #BetterBikeLanes in Ward 11. Upgrades on major streets and at key intersections that keep cyclists safe and separate from car traffic 🚲 2183
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialPhil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The mayor of the seventh largest metro area on the continent refused to spend any political capital to ensure sixplexes as-of-right covered the whole city, which should have been table stakes missing middle. This meant deliberately breaking an agreement that the feds signed with them in good faith.thestar.comOlivia Chow may be Toronto’s most impactful housing mayor since amalgamationNo single mayor is likely to solve Toronto's housing crisis, but Chow’s record could be a model for other mayors to emulate nationally. 1173
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialReece Martin @rmtransit.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Toronto would really benefit from an actual third-party candidate for mayor that is actually bringing real change 0142
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialSean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Surely, by now the pilot phase of King Street is done and we can put in better streetcar stops than this. 2504
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialReece Martin @rmtransit.bsky.social · 11/08/2026There were tons of slow zones when the current mayor was elected. It's now been several years and things are worse than they were then... 4704
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialMichelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 09/08/2026or: Canada has more than four times as many measles cases per capita than the U.S. 317653
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialParking Reform Network @parkingreform.org · 06/08/2026Myth: Every new business needs lots of off-street parking. Reality: Parking mandates often block the small, local businesses people say they want. A corner store should not have to act like a big box store just to be legal. That is not free parking. It is a hidden tax on local businesses. 0308
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialReece Martin @rmtransit.bsky.social · 06/08/2026It's good that we're talking about signal priority and other improvements to the streetcar Network and light rail, but it has been a lot of talk and as far as I can tell not so much action. It appears we're still going to be installing old fashioned switches etc, it's a damn shame 1391
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialGabe Blanc @gabeblanc.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Grateful to have the support of transit researcher @jedwinmok.com. When someone who studies this for a living says fixing the 506 is achievable, you listen. Let’s make College St. 2.0 a reality 🚈💨 1375
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialChi Nguyen @runchinguyenrun.bsky.social · 25/07/2026My updated statement. #cdnpoli #SpadinaHarbourfront #MPChiNguyen 6337
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialMark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 25/07/2026"Toronto Star just posted what?? OK whatever, launch the prepared statement" 1174
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 22/07/2026The flakey sketchy anon survey monkey (!) the federal government put out on the Island Airport, their "consultation," ends Friday. If you haven't yet be sure to still fill it out. There are places you can add your own thoughts like "this survey is faulty and skews towards done deal" and etc.surveymonkey.caPublic consultation on the future of Billy Bishop Toronto City AirportTake this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free. 810066
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialKanchan @kayehm.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Never understood how/why #BikeShareTO got away with illegally parking in bike lanes to do their work. Especially at night when there's only one lane for people cycling to merge into. Especially at intersections, on a hill, on a night with 2 nearby concerts letting out when there are other options. 1103
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Liberals cave to Trump on the bridge we paid for but Ford’s airport expansion? They’ll play an entire city both ways. 🤷🏼♂️ 65821
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialRodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 06/07/2026510 Spadina Streetcar crawling through King St intersection. Double Point switches were needed decades ago to allow faster speeds thru intersections, but the next best time is now, especially when we’re already rehabilitating intersections and sections of tracks. 3546
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialNot Vex as in 🏳️🌈 but Vex as in 🏳️🌈 @theterroirist.bsky.social · 25/06/2026If @mayoroliviachow.ca wanted to at least pretend that she cared about vulnerable road users, a good place to start would be banning/shaming councillors from attending meetings while literally in their cars. But she's unwilling to take on that fight. Because she doesn't actually care/ 231
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialAlex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 17/06/2026“I know there’s a consultant report. Make it public,” Chow told reporters Tuesday morning... “Why are they trying to hide it?” www.thestar.com/news/gta/may...thestar.comMayor Olivia Chow accuses federally mandated port authority of hiding early plans for Billy BishopThe Toronto Port Authority has repeatedly promised that all of its stakeholders, including the city, will eventually be consulted before a final version of the Billy Bishop expansion plan is made publ... 13713
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 17/06/2026“A representative of the Haudenosaunee Development Institute says it looks like the expansion might be a done deal, and any further consultation is just ‘window dressing’” 56827
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 16/06/2026MP Baker was once busy composing a proposal to combat "distracted walking" 0151
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialJosh Matlow @joshmatlow.bsky.social · 04/06/2026I disagree with the TTC’s decision to install barrier fences on subway platforms. I’m convinced it’s a waste of money, and won’t effectively prevent tragedies, trespassing onto the tracks or reduce delays. I support working toward installing real platform edge doors. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... 1243
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialThe Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Given the recent police violence perpetrated against a cyclist on Queen's Quay, TPS' statement in support of that violence and the silence from City Hall, it's probably time we ride. Strength in numbers. Bring friends. Share widely. Ride bikes. 311046
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialGil Penalosa @penalosag.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Eglinton Ave bikelane was approved 2014 & 2024. Mayor Chow had a window to build it, but failed to do so. Ford continuing to destroy Toronto banned bikelanes on arterials. Chow & Ford failing to build a Toronto where living Healthier & Happier is the easier choice. Sad. bit.ly/4x1KkQq 064
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 01/06/2026A force w many ongoing corruption scandals still behaves like goons. Systemic & goes right to the top of the culture. The chief needs to be fired. 913942
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialJordyn Marcellus @jordynmarcellus.ca · 28/05/2026UGHHHH when will city councillors accept some of the blame here. Major streets zoning in Toronto means our commercial corridors are threatened with densification because we can only build there!!! If you let people build in million-dollar neighbourhoods instead we'd reduce development pressure! 35315
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialRobert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Given this week's news about the eglintonTOday Complete Street Project being scrapped, I wrote a rant calling out what this truly represents. An outright betrayal of the #BikeTO community by the City of Toronto! #shame #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2026/05/rant...twowheeledpolitics.caRANT – Toronto’s Betrayal Over EglintonA blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO) 6416
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 26/05/2026The bus lanes work (when not blocked). One Dufferin bus passing thru here would carry far more people than these vehicles. 2587
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialOh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Mid-rises sometimes come up when neighbours try to shrink high-rise proposals down. How about we go more permissive and upzone major cities to allow mid-rise everywhere? 3464
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/05/2026What if these posters started appearing around your neighborhood? #MissingMiddle #UrbanTruth 29227
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialAZB @azb2019.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Sir Sadiq Khan should turn his third term as mayor of London into the anti-motorist demon that the car-brained like to pretend he is. Start seizing these vehicles. Tow them away. 5% value of the car to release it. Fail to pay in 90days. Sell the car and invest the proceeds into more enforcement. 36676133
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialSteve Munro @swanboatsteve.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Given my background it's no surprise that a lot of reels show up in my FB feed of streetcars old and new. It's amazing (and I say that tongue in cheek) that century old cars can drive along one and two lane streets without pause, and run through junctions without Toronto's stop-check-go nonsense. 1194
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialMichael Druker 🇨🇦 @mdruker.app · 13/05/2026If OLP and ONDP cared about province over party, they would make a deal to have a united front to get into office, clean up the mess, and institute electoral fair voting so we are not back to this rule of a progressive province by a conservative minority after one progressive term 5228
Reposted by @einheldenleben.bsky.socialNot Vex as in 🏳️🌈 but Vex as in 🏳️🌈 @theterroirist.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Yonge St needs pedestrianisation. Not decades from now, not as a 'pilot project' and not as a temporary half measure. We need a council that will do right by the city. We need a mayor who will stand up for the city. 0177
