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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 4h
It's official. @cycletoronto.bsky.social will seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada regarding their Bill 212 charter challenge. Fingers crossed the case actually gets heard. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #cdnpoli #VisionZero www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-p...
torontotoday.ca
Cycling group asks Supreme Court to weigh in on Ford government bike lane removals
A 1.2 kilometre stretch of bike lane in Etobicoke is the first on the chopping block
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Kate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 9h
Besides being a toxic boss, Brad Bradford would like to dismantle and eviscerate our public water infrastructure and nest its corporate structure in a private shell corporation. David Miller is right here. This is a spectacularly costly and bad idea. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
thestar.com
David Miller: Brad Bradford promises to fix a problem that doesn’t exist. His ‘solution’ is bad news for all Torontonians
The mayoral candidate is promising lower water bills. But at what cost?
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
so cheerful and inclusive!!!
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Denise Balkissoon @balkissoon.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"When I reached out to former staffers to find out what Brad Bradford was like...I heard stories of a man who allegedly screams and swears at his employees, makes them cry, and...denigrates councillors he disagrees with—particularly women." - @royinori.bsky.social thelocal.to/brad-bradfor...
thelocal.to
Brad Bradford Seems Angry—He’s Betting Torontonians Are Too | The Local
Former staffers say he drove them to tears. Colleagues say he’s a bully. The Bradford campaign says his passion is just what this city needs.
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Katya Nouveau🇨🇦 @katyanouveau.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Does anyone have thoughts on which candidate in Beaches East York would be the best progressive?
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Kanchan @kayehm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Often overlooked fact. The bike lanes won't become car travel lanes. They'll be parked up 75% of the day.
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Econ 101
Person one: Taught my kids how socialism works. Let them trick or treat while I stayed home. Then took all their candy. Socialism 101.

Person two : The socialism part is where the community came together and fed your kids for free. The capitalism part is where you made them do all the work and stole from them.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Carney's first-ever project designated as being in the “national interest" is...a crude oil pipeline. That means the oil pipeline can bulldoze past environmental laws, impact assessments, and Indigenous consultation. It can also kill all of Vancouver's orcas. Here's what you need to know:
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Anyway, take from this reaction what you will!!!!! This is a Conservative prime minister. Please, please consider whether you **actually** support his **policies** or just wish the narrative he's weaving around them was reality (it's not).
Former Alberta Premier (and former conservative cabinet minsiter) Jason Kenney posts, in reaction to Carney saying Canada must be the globe's oil supplier:

"Take a bow, Alberta  WE WON!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Every line of this is what we Albertans have been saying for years!

Total repudiation of the Trudeau-Guilbault energy policy!

“Global oil demand will remain in the tens of millions of barrels a day for decades to come.

“So the question is: who will be the world’s trusted supplier of oil for years to come. It should be us. It must be Canada.”

🇨🇦 💪🏼"
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Carney announces the crude oil pipeline to the West Coast, which will almost certainly drive the orcas there to extinction, is designated in the “national interest.” That means it can bulldoze past environmental laws, impact assessments and Indigenous consultation. He laughs while announcing it.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Here’s AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak last week saying the major projects office — which Carney touted as doing sufficient consultation ahead of naming this oil pipeline in the “national interest” — “don’t know what they’re doing when it comes to First Nations.” TRC day was yesterday.
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Fish @poissonish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Scarborough busway in action on opening day.
Bus pulling up to the stop, in a new bus only right of way next to train tracks.
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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Olivia Chow announcing a plan for seniors today to offer more homemaking services, mobile dental clinics and recreation. Campaign estimates plan will cost $5.61M - pointing to shared operating costs, saying details would be finalized in 2027 budget. #ToPoli
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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hey, Toronto. Don't trust Brad Bradford.
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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the contract to rip out Toronto’s bike lanes Spacing has obtained the RFP for the Ford government's bike lane removal, and it looks even worse than thought. spacing.ca/toronto/2026... #toronto #bikes #torontobike @cycletoronto.bsky.social
spacing.ca
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the contract to rip out Toronto's bike lanes - Spacing Toronto
After the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) shot down CycleTO’s legally innovative charter challenge that sought to stop Doug Ford’s attack on the city’s bike lanes, Queen’s Park wasted little time befor...
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 28/09/2026
If I’m reading this correctly, Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford’s campaign is asking volunteers to give them full access to their contact lists on their *personal* cell phones? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/28/i...
'You don't need to freak out about this'
Introducing Bradford's supporters to the app on the Zoom call, Punia instructed them to give the app permission to access all of their contacts.

"Do not give it partial contact ability, give it full. And what I want to say to you guys here is, you don't need to freak out about this," said Punia. He reassured them that only contacts they marked as known or potential Bradford supporters would be given to the campaign.

One attendee hesitated as she had over 2,400 contacts on her phone. She was instructed to give the app access to all of them and mark them one by one according to their level of support for Bradford.
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Fish @poissonish.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
About last night #TOphoto
Orange glow sunset sky, showing a tower off in the distance with the suns reflection in the windows Pink sky, a n under construction bridge in the foreground with an industrial building and smoke stack in the background
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 22/09/2026
ICYMI: our investigation shows Brad Bradford's mayoral campaign is the first known example in Canada to use the Victory App. The app generates talking points for supporters to use online, then rewards those users for posting them. Experts have begun calling it "cyborg propaganda."
nationalobserver.com
Toronto mayoral candidate Bradford using Israeli app that feeds supporters AI-generated comments
The Victory App, a campaign tool built by the Israeli company LogiVote, prompted users to participate in a mission to post AI-written comments supportive of Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford.
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Fish @poissonish.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
121 bus in motion. #ttc #toronto
Night photo of a bus driving through the frame, with a long exposure creating light trails
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Glendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com · 18/09/2026
Welcome to the #TOphoto Feed! Photography of Toronto, Canada. Currently an open Feed: use hashtag #TOPhoto for your work to appear. 🦝 No AI 🦝 SFW, please 🦝 Use Alt text 📸 Let's see your best photos 📸 Tap the 3 dots at top-right to Like and Pin the Feed 📸 bsky.app/profile/flyi...
An early morning photo of the lyrical white and red Cherry Bridge on Cherry Street, from when Biidaasige Park was under construction. The dark blue water is still and an almost perfect reflection of the bridge can be seen. I am not a professional. iPhone 11 Pro.
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Fish @poissonish.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
121 bus in motion. #ttc #toronto
Night photo of a bus driving through the frame, with a long exposure creating light trails
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Fish @poissonish.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Up early to support the iPhone launch again, shot a sunrise 4K Timelapse with the new 18 Pro Max.
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Fish @poissonish.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Up early to support the iPhone launch again, shot a sunrise 4K Timelapse with the new 18 Pro Max.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Some thoughts after riding the Barrie-Collingwood Rail Trail earlier this month. Simcoe County has some great trails, but they need to be better connected to maximize their utility. seanmarshall.ca/2026/09/17/r...
seanmarshall.ca
Riding the Barrie-Collingwood Railway
A new section of rail trail between Barrie and Collingwood highlights Simcoe County’s progress in building transit and recreational infrastructure and some of the easily-filled gaps.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
one of the stadiums that said they would cancel Ed Sheeran's show if he brought Macklemore with him "because something something antisemitism" is literally hosting a concert by Kanye West
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aslynn is just a ghoul 👻 @aslynnromano.com · 14/09/2026
Fuck Chris Brown watch this documentary about Black women in hip-hop history, instead so inspiring, empowering, interesting, and these women are just so fucking COOL lifting each other up any woman in this documentary deserves congressional accolades more than Chris Brown ever could, just sayin
netflix.com
Watch Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop | Netflix Official Site
Rappers, writers and experts detail the influence of women on hip-hop music and culture in this documentary series honoring the game-changers.
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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Chow wants to introduce weekly fare capping, making the TTC free after 10 paid rides a week! This is after already implementing monthly fare capping after 47 trips, to be lowered to 40 trips next year. www.cp24.com/local/toront...
cp24.com
Olivia Chow wants to make the TTC free after 10 paid rides a week
Mayoral candidate Olivia Chow is promising to make the TTC free after 10 paid rides in a week, arguing that 'families shouldn’t have to choose between rent, food and getting around.'
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Figured today would be a good day to repost this.
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Not Vex as in 🏳️‍🌈 but Vex as in 🏳️‍🌈 @theterroirist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Few things show just how coddled drivers are like the vast disparity between fines for non payment of parking Vs transit. Forget to pay 12 bucks for parking? That will be a 30 dollar fine. Forget to pay 12 bucks for a train? You could be fined up to $1000. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/07/g...
toronto.citynews.ca
New, steeper GO Transit and UP Express fare evasion penalties beginning
If someone riding GO Transit and UP Express is caught for fare evasion a second time, the fine jumps up to $300.
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Kanchan @kayehm.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Yeah, baby. These are Generation 3 of the "Toronto barrier" 💅🏽 LA Atlanta Seattle Boulder (Plus lots of Canadian Cities) Speaking of recent Toronto flooding, those massive gaps underneath are for drainage. Gen 1 didn't have them (only found on Lake Shore) Gen 2 onwards has them.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
theverge.com
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
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Cameron MacLeod @c-9.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026
Great article on positives of bike lanes. Dozens of links to research & sources on: - reduced injuries - more inclusive roads - consumer spending - congestion - emergency response www.yorku.ca/euc/research-spotlight… #TOPoli #ONPoli #BikeTO
Screenshot of linked page
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Josh Matlow @joshmatlow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Doug Ford is sole-sourcing Ontario teachers’ entire classroom supplies fund to an American-owned chain in the middle of a trade war. The Premier has big words and big signs, but he could cancel the Staples deal and open the fund to local Canadian businesses instead.
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Michelle @michelle-colleen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Walked part of the Beltline. Found a guerilla #garden sporting large zukes en route to it. Anser faces, goldenrod & hydro field, Walter Saunders Memorial Park. Not pictured, the dad & kids w/ lemonade stand alongside the trail & construction worker buying from them. #urbanism #toronto #walkTO #trail
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The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
HAMILTON FRIENDS: We represent a 17 year-old cyclist who suffered a spinal fracture after being hit by a motorist on Aug 25, 6 p.m, Mohawk Rd & East 37th. Driver did not call police to the scene (our client was in shock) so we don't have contact information for witnesses who stepped in to assist.
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Alexandra Posadzki @alexposadzki.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Canadian securities regulators decline to oversee sports, entertainment contracts for prediction markets www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/ar...
theglobeandmail.com
Canadian securities regulators decline to oversee sports, entertainment contracts for prediction markets
Regulators say the bets don’t belong under securities law and won’t be offered through regulated investment platforms
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Jason Paris @jasonparis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I wasn't aware that the Lassonde Art Trail would include Kent Monkman’s debut public art commission! www.azuremagazine.com/article/biid...
azuremagazine.com
Biidaasige Park Raises the Bar for Toronto’s Public Realm
An expanded landscape, an art trail and a circular-design pavilion have solidified the eastern waterfront as one of Toronto's most ambitious public spaces.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 25/08/2026
Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford just deleted this tweet announcing an endorsement from Catherine Swift, president of the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada Swift recently tweeted that she is a "proud islamophobe"
Brad Bradford Proud to have the support and advice of small business advocate Catherine Swift. Toronto should be a city where businesses invest, entrepreneurs build, and good jobs grow. We need a City Hall that helps small businesses thrive. Agree? Sign up: bradford26.ca/sign-up

@BradMBradfordBrad Bradford ® @BradMBradford

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I wasn't aware of Catherine Swift's posts on Islam. Now that I am, I condemn them completely, and suggest to her that she should take them down and apologize. I don't want or need the support of those who promote division and prejudice. 5:30 PM
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Daily Video Game Art @dailyvgart.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Cyclops Artwork | Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Cyclops Artwork from Marvel vs. Capcom 2
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Jason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Easily one of hardest images of the 21st century. Instantly iconic.
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Kanchan @kayehm.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Contrary to a narrative being propagated by a certain double name person, gun violence is not actually increasing in Toronto Do you know what is? Traffic fatalities. Including pedestrians, people cycling, and people riding motorcycles. Don't believe the hype. Source: www.tps.ca/data-maps/da...
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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Yesterday, I did my first Imperial century ride (100 miles/160 km) by riding the Simcoe County Loop Trail. My blog post about the experience is now up for your viewing pleasure. #BikeTO #BikeSky #gravelcycling www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2026/08/firs...
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First Imperial Century on the Simcoe Loop
A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)
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Fish @poissonish.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
A nice end of vacation ride around the east end of the city. Including a sjot pf the soon to open Scarborough busway along the old RT route.
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f0rcryin0utl0ud 🇨🇦 @f0rcryin0utl0ud.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Have really been liking Wab's responses to the tariffs/Trump situation. His comments are almost always tuned with the way I'm feeling about all that shit and Canada's response to it.
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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
If you live in Toronto -- or anywhere that has politicians, really -- you should read this. Because it's never really been about bike lanes.
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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
For those of you Ontario cyclists who are trying to find the Barrie Collingwood Rail Trail, it finally shows up on Google Maps this morning! Even though it was already officially opened at the end of April. #BikeSky
A Google Maps screenshot which now shows the Barrie Collingwood Rail Trail
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852dude @852dude.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Bro. People are cool as fuck.
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rudy.ca @rudydotca.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
gotta repost this again, it's so awesome!!
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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Oh no. IT WORKED! 🚲 Cycling trips increased 16% 🚶 Pedestrian trips increased 11% 🚗 Vehicle trips decreased 60% 🚲 Cycling volumes through the new traffic diverter @ Wellington & Portland increased 38% Latest community update here: lnkd.in/gD6wKfRj via @safestreetsto.bsky.social #BikeTO #TransformTO

Anthony Smith

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Building transportation options to connect communities. 

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How do you measure the success of a new bikeway and road safety project in the Entertainment District of Downtown Toronto?

For me, success isn't just about what gets built - it's about how people actually use the street afterwards. Collecting reliable before-and-after data is essential for understanding outcomes, telling the story of change, and building trust with residents, businesses, and other community stakeholders. A good infographic can go a long way!

Over the past few months, I've had the opportunity to support my fantastic colleague Kelsey with the installation, community engagement, and evaluation of the new #PortlandStreet Bikeway in Toronto.

This post isn't about what we built - it's about the impact we're already seeing after just the first few months. By comparing extensive travel data collected at every intersection between June 2025 and June 2026, we've found:

🚲 Cycling trips increased 16%
🚶 Pedestrian trips increased 11%
🚗 Vehicle trips decreased 60%
🚲 Cycling volumes through the new traffic diverter at Wellington & Portland increased 38%

You can read the latest community update here:
https://lnkd.in/gD6wKfRj

As with many transportation projects, the first few weeks brought some adjustment. There were short-term traffic delays as travel patterns changed, and those delays were compounded by traffic signal timing issues that were unrelated to the project. Throughout the implementation, we've worked closely with local stakeholders, the local Councillor's office, and colleagues across the City to monitor conditions, respond to concerns, and make ongoing improvements.

For those unfamiliar with the project, the #PortlandStreet Bikeway is a transformative #RoadSafety initiative in Toronto's Entertainment District. The project includes:


General Project website is here: https://lnkd.in/gg-_VsPE
July 31, 2026
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Post-Installation Update: Portland Street Bikeway & Road Safety Changes
Post installation photo of the Portland Street & Wellington Street intersection.
The City has now completed installation of road safety improvements and changes to traffic
patterns on Portland Street. City staff have been on-site for several weeks closely monitoring
changes to travel patterns and impacts for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians and this update
contains preliminary data regarding the impacts of the project.
Following the installation of the bikeway and other road safety changes on Portland Street, travel
data collected by the City pedestrian trips have increased +11%, cycling trips have increased
+16%, and vehicle trips have decreased -60% through the corridor overall as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Changes to Travel on Portland Street Before & After Project Installation
Data collected on Tuesday June 24, 2025 & Tuesday June 30, 2026 (6:00am – 8:00pm)
In addition, data collected by the City shows that pedestrians and cyclists represented 74% of all
north-south travel along Portland Street in June 2025, this increased to 89% in June 2026.Figure 2: Travel on Portland Street Before & After Project Installation
Data collected on Tuesday June 24, 2025 & Tuesday June 30, 2026 (6:00am – 8:00pm)
Daily motor vehicle trips are significantly lower overall. As shown in Figure 3, On Wellington Street
westbound from Portland Street, trips have decreased 24% from 2,701 to 2,047. Similarly, on
Portland Street, between King Street and Stewart Street trips decreased 71% from 4,546 (2,146
Southbound & 2,400 Northbound) to only 1,311 with the new one-way southbound travel pattern.
Based on these data and field observations, there is now significantly less cut-through traffic, and
as a result there is less air pollution, less honking noise, and fewer safety risks for all road users.
Figure 3: Changes to Motor Vehicle Volumes in Before & After Project Installation
Data collected on Tuesday June 24, 2025 & Tuesday June 30, 2026 (6:00am – 8:00pm)
Transportation Services acknowledges that there have been some significant traffic back-ups,
westbound on Wellington Street approaching Bathurst Street, predominantly in the first weeks
after installation. The delays were largely caused by a traffic signal hardware glitch at Wellington
Street and Bathurst Street, unrelated to changes on Portland Street, that resulted in unnecessarily
extended red-lights for people traveling westbound along Wellington Street. We heard from many
residents about the impact of these back-ups, and apologize for added delays while staff worked
to identify the root cause of this issue and rectify it as quickly as possible. Post-Installation Travel Snapshot: Portland Street Bikeway and Road Safety Changes
At the specific intersection of Portland Street and Wellington Street, where the new trafficdiverter has been installed, there were 13,419 pedestrian crossings and 3,881 cycling trips in all
directions, compared to 3,890 motor vehicle trips per day in June 2026. Compared to June 2025,
pedestrian crossings increased +20%, cycling trips increased +38%, and motor vehicle trips
decreased -52%.
Travel Modes Through Portland Street & Wellington Street Intersection
Data collected on Tuesday June 24, 2025 & Tuesday June 30, 2026 (6:00am – 8:00pm)
Changes to Travel Through Portland Street & Wellington Street Intersection
Data collected on Tuesday June 24, 2025 & Tuesday June 30, 2026 (6:00am – 8:00pm)
Overall, there has been a significant reduction in motor vehicle traffic volumes along Portland
Street. This change was anticipated based on the design goals of the overall project, which aimed
to reduce the number of people driving along Portland Street as a cut-through street. The new
design continues to serve the needs of residents, business and visitors, while providing a safer
environment for the high volume of people walking and cycling in the area.
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