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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Toronto Community Bikeways Coalition traffic count in the downtown core 2025-06-11.

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

No, not a human-powered bicycle, that’s ARC’s mission.

Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Bike to work day at Toronto City Hall.

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Bell Fibe is down in the greater Toronto area, and much of the rest of Canada. This is as big as the July 2022 Rogers Blackout, except Bell Cellular still works.

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Parkside Road’s safety speed camera was attacked again! 4th one in about a year. I hope the fifth camera has better defences.

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

It seems to be true. It looks like PeePee has squandered one of the biggest polling leads in modern times.

Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Oddly, the Spadina Hotel was still around in the 1990s, before becoming a youth hostel by the late 1990s.

Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

The Bloor Street Bike Lane extension west was well into planning five years ago, about two months before the COVID lockdowns. The lockdowns actually speeded up the process, somewhat. Today, there's some pushback, but generally are well used and accepted by the community.

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Yeah, the reason I went with FulGaz is it doesn't feel like a game. It actually is immersive enough to feel like I am on the road. Some rides that were fondos with people waving riders, I'd forget that they weren't real and waved back. That's something that can't happen in Zwift.

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Today, IRONMAN sold FulGaz, its virtual cycling app, to its chief competitor, ROUVY. IRONMAN laid off all the staff. FulGaz offered the best platform for almost realistic cycling, using videos shot in 4K UHDV on bicycles. You could virtually tour the world from within this platform. RIP FulGaz.

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Ironman Sells FulGaz to Rouvy, and Plenty More

In a move that will probably surprise nobody within the industry, Ironman has decided that owning an indoor cycling platform …

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

We are about two days away from Elon Musk having significant influence over the U.S. government when his beliefs seem to veer towards extreme right-wing policies and the politics of division, the _Toronto Star_ reports today.

Grey scale image of a newspaper page, pictured is a Caucasian male, Elon Musk, smiling in medium close up.

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The Jays front office is incompetent. This is only the most recent example of why.

GLOBALNEWS.CA // Daughter of couple killed by dangerous driver says crash ‘haunts me every day’ | Globalnews.ca

The victim impact statement of the daughter of the couple killed on Parkside Dr., in THEIR CAR, because of a careless speeding driver. Totally preventable, but yet people are opposing simple measures as photo radar to reduce speeds. Only a road diet will fix this. globalnews.ca/news/1096202...

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Ashley Avila fought through tears Thursday as she gave a victim impact statement in the sentencing of the man guilty of driving dangerously in a crash that killed her parents.

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As expected, the FAA has ordered a mishap investigation for yesterday’s Starship launch. As usual, the company that had the mishap will lead the investigation, in this case, SpaceX. Since they seem to know the likely cause of the RUD, and how to fix it, this maybe a quick investigation.

This is mostly privately financed. There is some NASA money involved, but hardly a waste. Remember, all the money is spent on Earth, not in Space.

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SpaceX successfully launched the IFT-7 mission today. A few minutes later, they successfully captured Booster no. 14. However, ship 33 disintegrated over the Caribbean Sea at engine cut-off. Image credit: Everyday Astronaut.

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

For the most part, it won't happen. There are many, many ways to delay the removal from happening. It's a moot point if he loses the 2025 election, that wasn't supposed to happen this year.

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Blue Origin's commentator, the same annoying person who commentates on the New Shepard flights, was terrible, especially compared to commentators on SpaceX launches or even NASA PAO. Another gripe, they used imperial units for speed & altitude, when clearly, the flight controllers were using Metric.

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Congratulations Blue Origin on the successful maiden flight of their New Glenn orbital rocket. It adds another provider for the U.S. launch market. Image credit: Spaceflight Now/Blue Origin

Large rocket surround by launch tower and lightning deflection towers is consumed in a bright orange glow with exhaust smoke clouds in the background from the rocket's seven BE-4 rocket engines.

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

I want the federal election in October because it is looking more likely that we'll have a provincial election in March or April. Elections Canada and Elections Ontario mostly use the same workers. We'll need a break between elections.

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

This Guardian article goes into the growing rift between traditional cyclists that use "acoustic" bikes versus people that rent e-bikes from Lime in London. But here in T.O., the issue is more a fight between food couriers on E-bikes and the traditional cyclists. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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‘Please don’t hit me!’ The battle between ebikers and other cyclists

Ebike rentals are thought to have reduced car use – but caused consternation among some pedestrians and other road users. How can everyone get along?

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

More proof that the Gig economy is _The Hunger Games_ made real. Today's _Toronto Star_ investigative report shows that Uber Eats makes food couriers virtually indentured slaves. The City of Toronto can fix this by making them employees with guaranteed wages. www.thestar.com/business/i-w...

Front Page of the Toronto Saturday Star showing a monochrome image of Food Couriers and their bicycles waiting for an order.

Article with a picture of food couriers on their bikes.

Final page in the story, showing a courier looking at their smartphone waiting for orders.

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

My thoughts are with Michael Longfield, executive director of Cycle Toronto. Rode with him on Sunday for the Cycling Good Cheer ride.

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

We cycled most of Toronto’s Bloor Bike Lanes and down Yonge Street for the annual Good cheer Ride today.

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Ashley @ashleyquan.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Did some visualizing StatsCan's data around mode of transportation for commuting, because cyclists being only 1.9% of commuters in a city as big & diverse as Toronto is way too simplistic. www.datawrapper.de/_/xMPpK/

Map of StatsCan data around cycle commuting mode share by census tract

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Ghost Bike ride THU, 21 NOV '24. Meet at 5:00 p.m., depart 5:30 p.m. at Matt Cohen Park (Bloor & Spadina). This is a ride for the teenaged cyclist that died last week in Ajax. It is also a ride for all 18 cyclists killed this year in southern Ontario.

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Well, it looks like we will get a warm welcome tonight at the Legislature.🤣 x.com/thebikinglaw...

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Francine Kopun wrote this idiotic article in The Star today. She is defending the backlash against bike lanes in Etobicoke. She has a pro-car agenda. This is yet another of her rants, and it gets published on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims? Someone was asleep at the wheel!

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Picking up old and weathered Ghost Bikes that were part of an arts installation at the Brickworks in the Don Valley. Some will be refurbished.

Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Ford and Sarkaria's anti-bike lane Bill 212 will go into it's final reading on Thurs. Nov. 21. We intend to send them a strong message that day. Save the date. Stay tuned. @RespectTO @FFSafeStreets @CycleToronto #youneverridealone by @tomflood1

High contrast black and white image of a ghost bike with text announcing an action. Logos of four cycling advocacy groups are listed.

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Protesting Bill 212 About 400 people showed up at Christie Pits to protest the latest foolish idea from Doug Ford. Ripping out bike lanes won't fix congestion, it'll make it worse. But why let the facts impede a good wedge issue for an election? medium.com/@joeyschwart...

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Protest to Save Bike Lanes

A sunny Saturday afternoon, and a new group, Fight For Bikes, organizes a mass bike ride to save our bike lanes in Ontario. About 400…

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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

At long last, I got around to creating a starter pack to help Toronto area cyclists and their friends find (and follow) each other. If there's someone you feel I should add, please let me know! #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero go.bsky.app/NiMuHSF

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Friends and Families for Safe Streets @ffsafestreets.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

TOMORROW!!!! Join this student-led protest to save our bike lanes on Saturday Nov 9th at 2:00 p.m. in Christie Pits Park. Students are more likely to rely on active transportation as inexpensive, convenient transportation. They deserve to be safe just as much as any motorist. www.fightforbikes.org

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

A 13-year-old teenaged female cyclist succumbed to her injuries tonight. A driver hit her on a crosswalk in Ajax this morning. Condolences go out to her family & Friends. Ghost Bike Memorial ride details TBA at a later date. #nocyclistridesalone fkfb.sizone.org?r=https://ww...

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CP24.COM // 13-year-old cyclist dies after being struck by vehicle in Ajax

A 13-year-old cyclist has died in hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Ajax on Thursday morning, police say.

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 30/09/2024

Advocacy for Respect for Cyclists hosted a Ghost Bike memorial ride for Brian Armstrong today. He was a member of many diverse communities and they came out today to pay tribute to him. I want to thank everyone that came out and our guest speakers.

A white bicycle, adorned with with multiple coloured flowers and a lamenated piece of paper that contains a Toronto Star memorial of Brian Armstrong, including his picture.

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 25/09/2024

Sad to hear Julia was someone you knew. Totally senseless and 100 percent preventable tragedy. May her memory be a blessing.

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

GCAT and ARC are organizing a Ghost Bike Memorial ride for Susan Bard. She died in the hospital on 9 September from her injuries sustained in a collision while cycling. We'll meet at Guelph's City Hall details in the link. www.facebook.com/share/p/87Zo...

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Joey Schwartz @joeys4b.bsky.social · 11/09/2024

The news of the 7th cycling death this year only came to light this week. Brian Armstrong died in a bicycle crash on 29 AUG '24. A 72-year-old female rider died from injuries in a bike/car crash on 9 SEP '24. Ghost Bike Rides TBA. #neverridealone tmblr.co/ZQ2_8dgGd6H-...

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