Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialMatt Blair @mjmbca.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I really can’t get over what a rookie mistake it is to look the Government of Canada in the eye and say “We’re gonna need you to piss off Quebec.” 2908207
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 18/08/2026"You were riding in the morning, or at night, or on a quiet road, or a main road. The only time and place to ride a bike is a time beyond time and a place beyond place, where the space-time continuum is bent so strangely that you are both everywhere and nowhere." buff.ly/bSa1Wm5mcsweeneys.netYou’re a Cyclist Who Was Just Struck by a Car Driver. Here’s Why It Was Your FaultYou were riding during rush hour Why were you riding then? There are way too many cars on the road. If you were commuting, you should have contacted your bos... 24849281
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 11/08/2026When you talk about bikes you quickly realize that there are people who see bikes as a toy that you take out to the countryside on the weekends, and then the people who view bikes as an efficient urban transportation device that replaces a car, and it's nearly impossible to bridge that chasm 3321
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 11/08/2026So many bike light triggers don’t work. City forces you to go something illegal on bike. Run the light or ride up onto sidewalk. 11524
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialMark Allen @markallen.io · 11/08/2026So tired of having to sign a petition or go to a rally every six months just to keep a single bike lane from getting turned back into on-street parking spots because people from the suburbs want to drive right above a subway line across the city. 27930
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 09/06/2026There's an indicator species for evaluating the safety of your urban infrastructure, and it's not middle-aged men on bikes. It's women, seniors, and kids feeling safe enough to ride in their everyday clothes. 3455115
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialNed Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Once again need to remind everyone that the supposedly crime-infested hellhole of New York is one of the safest cities in the country in no small part because most people in the central area don’t drive. America has a much bigger car problem than a violent crime problem. 343085
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialMadeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 18/02/2026When people (drivers) are upset about distracted pedestrians, what they really mean is: I don't want the responsibility of driving my car with awareness and care, as if it might kill someone 16210
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialOh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 21/03/2026I know how the term is normally used. But if you bike for transportation year-round in all weather, and you’re active in advocacy for safe streets and bike infrastructure — I think you’re technically much more of an “avid cyclist” than someone who bikes for exercise on weekends in the summer. 91328
lauradot.bsky.social @lauradot.bsky.social · 08/02/2026I took some of the photos Paul used in the video to show people why I don't feel comfortable biking to work right now. Last year I think I only went a two week stretch without biking in winter, but this year I really don't feel comfortable with the road and bike lane conditions. #biketo 020
lauradot.bsky.social @lauradot.bsky.social · 28/01/2026The bike lanes are clearly not being cleared first, no matter what some people say. #biketo 1156
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialMTF @emteef.bsky.social · 07/10/2025It has boggled my mind since I was sixteen that the moral hazard of driving does not weigh on literally everyone all the time. I hate it! I don't want to risk ruining or ending someone's life just to get to the damn grocery store, but where I live, I have to, every day. 26310
lauradot.bsky.social @lauradot.bsky.social · 02/10/2025I spent the last 5 days with a mix-mode commute: subway, go train and bike. Two mornings there were subway delays. In one case it cleared and I got to where I was going and in the other case there was a two hour closure and I had to go to a completely different go station to get my train. 110
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialDylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social · 22/07/2025"Sponsors and venues should clue in to the value of people knowing what they’re talking about. At least go with names like “Rogers SkyDome” or “Rogers Downsview” or “BMO Exhibition Stadium.”" - @thekeenanwire.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/star...thestar.comEdward Keenan: Corporate naming is taking over. Welcome to Toronto, brought to you by RogersIt's hard to tell one venue from the next when they're all named for the same handful of companies. 1143
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialDr Lucy Rogers @drlucyrogers.com · 13/07/2025If I knew the answer to "how do we get more women into <insert STEM related thing here>" I'd have made my fortune selling the idea*. So just because I AM a woman in STEM pls stop asking. *actually I do have an idea but it involves dismantling the patriarchy and no one is willing to hear that 411504150
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialMadeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 18/06/2025My villain origin story is people using the fenced kindergarten yard as their personal dog off-leash area 2362
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialAdam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Have you ever been in a car, seen someone you know in the street and tried to get their attention? It just doesn’t work and is a super frustrating interaction. More walking and cycling creates friendlier neighbourhoods as people can easily recognise each other, stop and interact. 68012
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialOh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 23/05/2025I’m always confused when people complain about cyclists not stopping at stop signs. The vast majority of drivers do a “rolling stop” (i.e., they don’t actually stop) when possible. This is so normal people don’t even see it as breaking the law, but when cyclists do the same thing, it stands out. 5342161
lauradot.bsky.social @lauradot.bsky.social · 13/05/2025I found this to be an interesting discussion, with some points I hadn't previously considered, but it didn't touch on some my personal reasons for always wearing a helmet. 121
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialGravity Pike @gravity-pike.bsky.social · 10/05/2025"We'll just terraform Mars," they insist, unable to terraform Earth, a planet that is already perfect except it's like 2° too warm. 5465481947
lauradot.bsky.social @lauradot.bsky.social · 04/05/202510km with an 8 year old. Although we did have to provide him snacks. 010
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialJens von Bergmann @jensvb.bsky.social · 30/04/2025With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation. 332312944
lauradot.bsky.social @lauradot.bsky.social · 28/04/2025We already voted, so we enjoyed the Robarts cherry blossoms at lunch. The polling station we biked past looked busy. 020
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialDylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Cartoonist Brian Gable delightfully captures construction-mad Toronto. Via www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... 2123
lauradot.bsky.social @lauradot.bsky.social · 19/02/2025University bike lane, south of Dundas. #biketo 041
lauradot.bsky.social @lauradot.bsky.social · 16/02/2025When your husband goes out to get a few groceries and comes back with an instagram reel. 011
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialLanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 23/12/2024How many billions could we save within the health care realm #CDNpoli #ONpoli #TOpoli? "If you’re looking for an affordable and accessible way to live longer, skip the pricey wellness retreats and quirky biohacks—just bike to work." - @momentummag.bsky.social momentummag.com/if-you-bike-...momentummag.comIf you bike to work, you live longer, new study confirmsIf you’re looking for an affordable and accessible way to live longer, skip the pricey wellness retreats and quirky biohacks—just bike to work. 061
lauradot.bsky.social @lauradot.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Perhaps the greatest joy of urban living, walking to the party. (Carrying cake is optional.) 021
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialNovelty Cistern @noveltycistern.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Raw milk is one of those ideas that can really only take hold when people haven't seen a cow. if you see a cow from let's say ten feet or less you immediately understand the problem that pasteurization is solving 346183983858
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialDavid Hsu @dhsu.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Prepping my controversial climate takes for next week: - beef tastes good but is very bad - flying is fun & also very bad - we are using fossil fuels right now but that must end - nuclear is clean but hard - solar & wind have limits - geothermal is cool but digging is $ - gas companies will exist 3273
lauradot.bsky.social @lauradot.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Cycling good cheer ride. I didn't get a picture with my 7 year old. 020
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialPaul.Bike @paul.bike · 08/12/2024#Toronto community bike ways #cycling good cheer #holiday ride! #HoHoHo #MerryChristmas #biketo 03710
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialObserving The City @observingthecity.ca · 05/12/2024The lanes on University, which Doug likes to cite as "causing congestion for ambulances", were designed with the hospitals to be used by ambulances, specifically. 315138
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialPaul.Bike @paul.bike · 05/12/2024Nobody bikes in the winter. #biketo #cycling #winter 052
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialAshley @ashleyquan.bsky.social · 02/12/2024I did the Ghost Bike Ride on Nov 21 in a dress. It was 2°C, I was outside for two hours, and it was fine. Anti-bike people are soft as hell. 0142
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialOh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 02/12/2024“Bikes aren’t practical here. We have winter.” 1019118
lauradot.bsky.social @lauradot.bsky.social · 29/11/2024November: still good weather for cycling in Toronto. 0172
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialMadeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 27/11/2024"What we see here is a contest over what informs transportation and infrastructure policy: either that irritated feeling you get when you’re stuck in traffic, or actual data-driven evidence." My first op-ed, with the wonderful @sarahelton.bsky.social! 621165
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialSmashedNSinking @smashedandsinking.com · 23/11/2024Like Santa, Mavis Beacon is real as long as you believe in her, she lives in your heart. The beating is her typing away. 415415
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Short answer: Yes "Using a car for over 50% of out-of-home activities lowers life satisfaction." doi.org/10.1016/j.tb... 12604178
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialLauren Aguirre @laurencaguirre.bsky.social · 20/11/2024My biggest pet peeve about public transit policy is when its only purpose is seen as commuting to work. A good transit system is there to support all kinds of trips at all times of the day, not only office commutes. Groceries, football games, coffee shop trips, concerts, etc. 431157209
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialKristen Panthagani, MD, PhD @kmpanthagani.bsky.social · 15/11/2024I would love to tell you about the times vaccines prevented me from getting sick, but every time it happens, I don’t notice. I just keep feeling well. Neither do you. Public health, when it’s working, is invisible. 12190492381
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialClare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 16/11/2024there is nothing better than recommending your favorite book to someone and them coming back and telling you they loved it. absolute cocaine of a feeling. put that shit in my body immediately 350189011404
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialDylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social · 25/10/2024Nice illustration of what I've said before - Toronto is not, in fact, a grid. Only the arterials are grids (and not even all of those). 072
Reposted by @lauradot.bsky.socialRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 08/03/2024Physics vs. Magic xkcd.com/2904 272404511