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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

BREAKING: New City data shows #RoadSafety changes on #BloorStreet West are working! 1. 75% fewer serious injuries & deaths 2. Less speeding 3. Only 25-60 seconds delay per km 4. Delays are down since 2024! 5. Over 150% more people cycling www.toronto.ca/wp-content/u... #BikeTO #TOPoli #OnPoli

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Friendly reminder that over 15% of all trips are made by BIKE in several parts of Downtown Toronto - and these people VOTE! #BikeTO #TOPoli PS Very cool interactive map from @uoftcities.bsky.social @jeffallen.bsky.social made wtih #TTS data. schoolofcities.github.io/transportati...

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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Never forget, when it comes to whether or not a collision happens, and whether or not someone is killed or injured, speed is ALWAYS a factor. #UrbanTruth #SpeedKills

Background shows a collision involving cars and drivers. Texting quotes says “speed wasn’t a factor” which is what police and media often say when someone wasn’t obviously speeding, even when the speed limit is too high. Bottom tag line says “Speed is always a factor.” Via the Urban Truth Collective.

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Honoured to witness the powerful uprising of over 600 doctors & health care workers fighting to keep bike lanes on Bloor, University & Yonge. #BikeTo #ToPoli cc: @mikelayton.bsky.social @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @cycletoronto.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @lanrickbennett.bsky.social

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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

RE: Bike lanes save lives and promote health. Removing bike lanes will lead to injury and death. #signed by 600 healthcare workers and counting via #doctorsforsafecycling h/t @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @cycletoronto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social #BikeTO

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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Want to know how many people are biking at nearly any intersection in the City of Toronto & how flows have changed over time? Here is a nifty new free/public tool where you can click & compare bike counts and trends at any location over the past 20+ years!" - @safestreetsto.bsky.social #OpenData

Want to know how many people are biking at nearly any intersection in the City of Toronto AND how flows have changed over time? Traditional bike counters are limited, but there is another way.

Multi-modal Turning Movement Counts (TMCs) have been available on #OpenData some time, but the .csv tables are highly complex so it's hard to combine and compare counts over time ... but not any more...

Here is a nifty new free/public tool where you can click and compare bike counts and trends at any location over the past 20+ years!

TIP: If you click the pink 'bikes' mode in legend under the map you can filter the charts to show only bike counts over time such as this example for Bloor and Bay. You can also subset the data for peak hours only which gives you a way to compare older 8-hour counts along with more recent 14-hr counts.

TRY IT HERE: https://t.co/azej9LuStd

Big Thanks to Isaac Berman for his public service in creating these tools! Check out his bike share counts, and many other dashboards on his 'hobby' website: https://lnkd.in/gVUb8FXw

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Horary! @observingthecity.ca strikes again with another brilliant visualization tool to help transportation planners do better work more quickly.

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Bloor Street #RoadSafety upgrades help everyone stay alive! #BikeLanes are part of a #SafeStreetSystem: This lovely old couple can now cross 2-lanes of traffic. 🚘 🚘 Before they would cross 4-lanes of faster moving motor vehicles 🚘 🚘 🚘 🚘 #VisionZeroTO @cycletoronto.bsky.social

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

One of my favourite views: 🛏️ 🪟 🌳 💖

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is what driving your kids to school looks like on Barton Avenue in Downtown Toronto. #BikeTO 🚲 🚲

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is a very effective presentation on turning movement count (TMC) #opendata that is publicly available on the Toronto website. More of this type of data daylighting is needed on corridors under threat by #bill212! (Hint: pattern looks similar!) #biketo

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Good morning from the Ontario Bike Summit #OBS2026 - inspiring to see @mayoroliviachow.ca join to talk about making streets safer for everyone including #BikeTO. She talked about side guides, slower cars, bike lanes, bike share, potholes, traffic agents & education - which all help make roads safer.

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Always fun to see a map I made 4+ years ago for Metrolinx showing GTFS transit routes get repurposed to show PRESTO coverage (note: many of these routes have changed/lines opened) ...also that's a weird crop!

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Excited to be at the Global Cities Summit on Congestion Management in Toronto this week. Roger Brown Director of the City's CNMS kicked things off... #GCS2026

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Great @citynewstoronto.bsky.social video on Portland Street data 📊includes qualitative reports saying we are keeping puppies 🐶 safe & focus on “quieter” street: It’s a 1000x better - It’s safer for everyone: pedestrians, puppies, cyclists, and the cars” toronto.citynews.ca/2026/08/12/t...

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Wahoo! With 40,000 residents living in less than 1km of this block it's a great location for a safety update that is just repurposing extra road space. It's also 100m from my own front door ;)

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

*NEW DATA* on #PortlandStreet #Bikeway shows YoY: - Cycling trips are up 16% & Pedestrian trips are up 11% - Vehicle trips are down 60% = Less noise & air pollution - Cycling trips increased 38% though new traffic diverter at Wellington/Portland www.toronto.ca/wp-content/u... #BikeTO #TOPoli

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Fun fact of the day 🙂 Toronto-East York District is 16% of Toronto's land area - but it contains 39% of the 'length' of existing bikeways & 78% of all daily cycling trips in Toronto start in the area based on 2022 TTS trip data. #BikeTO

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Wow @observingthecity.ca just added an amazing 🤩 new feature for tracking #bikeshare toronto historical ridership year over year growth! Click on ANY Station and see a live graph of trips!

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Thrilled to be at #Carsp2026 #RoadSafety Conference in #Halifax this week - follow along for insights into #VisionZero #BikeTO design, and all things #SafeMobility…

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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

With respect, we did this already. #OpenStreetsTO exists! Why are we wasting staff time and effort to reinvent the wheel? @kristynwongtam.bsky.social w/ @880cities.bsky.social opened Yonge, Bloor & Danforth Why make this so hard? Remove the CARS. Its that simple. www.880cities.org/massive-open...

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Massive open streets festival planned for Toronto - 8 80 Cities

A large stretch of Bloor Street, Yonge Street, and Danforth Avenue could be transformed into a massive 11 km car-free plaza for a series of community events this summer, organizers of a Toronto “Open ...

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Magically, at 5:45 on a weekday all the auto congestion seems to have evaporated replaced by 22 people on bikes & 30 people walking. Even TTC #RapidTO lanes are clear and transit is flowing smoothly at Wellington & Bathurst! #BikeTO #WalkTO

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Great reporting on new Portland road safety upgrades by Lane Harrison for CBC: The intersection changes at Wellington help reduce cut through traffic & minimize conflicts between people walking/cycling & dangerous motor vehicles www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #bikeTO #walkTO

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Why Toronto is closing a downtown intersection to cars and opening it to bikes | CBC News

The downtown intersection of Wellington and Portland streets is now one of the most pedestrian and cyclist-friendly in Toronto, thanks to a multi-year project to improve cycling infrastructure.

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Wonderful "Urban Discovery" #BikeTour today with Chief Planner @jasonthorne.bsky.social, Bike Mayor Alison Stewart, and many other special guests including Winnipeg's Bike Mayor @pattybikes.com, @kengreenberg.bsky.social & @cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca staff.

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Muskoka chairs are now installed at Portland & Wellington Traffic Diverter - come sit back, relax, and enjoy the view of this incredible new public space reclaimed from the Street 😎 🏖️ #SitTO #WalkTO #BikeTO #TOPoli

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Nice views of the Portland & Wellington intersection diverter this afternoon from the beautiful patio rooftop at Bar Wellington. #bikeTO

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Joyful 3X speed ride down the new Portland Street Protected #Bikeway in Toronto - including a few loops through the Traffic Diverter at Wellington Street. PS I'm riding MUCH slower than it looks ⏱️ #BikeTO #RoadSafety #ITECanada2026 #TOPoli

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ITE Canada District @itecanada.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

WSP is hiring a Transportation Planning Engineer/Project Manager. Find more info & link to apply at ITE Canada's Job Board: bit.ly/4vv9W6Z #engineer #engineering #planner #planning #transportationengineering

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Portland cycle track barriers are going in! More to come tonight. Ride safe #bikeTO!

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

⏱️ Rooftop View for 5 minutes Today at Portland & Wellington Diverter: ~🚶‍♀️100 pedestrians ~ 🚲 35 people on bikes ~ 🚗 30 cars Only 3-days after installation of the new Bikeway 82% of trips are now much safer! #toPoli #bikeTO #visionZeroTO

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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 31/05/2026

Look at the amazing stickers from @piecycleclub.bsky.social !

Laura is holding a sticker sheet with colorful illustrations of food characters riding various
Types of cargo bikes

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

4X Police 👮 officers are spending Sunday giving out tickets to cyclists for not fully stopping at stop signs 🛑 at Martin Goodman Trail (Lakeshore and stadium Road) Meanwhile people driving cars are responsible for 95% of deaths on toronto roads. #bikeTO @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Chaos in Kensington today! How do people drive here? #openstreets

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🚲 #BikeTO Portland Cycle Track Installation is happening! New traffic diversion is in place at Wellington, one-way flow will significantly improve traffic congestion & creates a safe place for people on bikes & pedestrians! ⚠️ Ride with caution - installation is ongoing ⚠️

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Something good is happening here soon 🔜

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

🚨🏥🧑‍⚕️ Going to a Downtown Hospital here is your choice: A. Park a car for 25$/day plus gas $ OR B. Ride a bike for free! Obviously many smart doctors, nurses and patients (who can) bike to Hospital Row along University Ave. Biking is affordable, fast, more reliable & HEALTHIER! #bikeTO

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

the cargo bike

picture of a car with text car
below is the car faded with a bike showing through text Car go
below is the bike clearer and the car faded and moved to the right text car go bye
Clear shot of a cargo bike with text Cargo bike Replacing car trips one ride at a time

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Thanks @moreneighboursto.bsky.social for hosting an interesting discussion on family friendly MURB housing tonight! Good people and nice views from above the Well 👌 just wish there was a bit more audience directed Q&A. Still 😊

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Cool new indigenous inspired art is being applied to the previous yellow block #bollards at #unionstation in Toronto.

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

This is what innovation looks like - a road resurfacing combined with cast in place concrete curbs to create a protected cycle track. No rebar, lower cost. Built in a few days. We need more of this!

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Hey #bikeTO hive mind: I’m gathering examples of post install cycling / road safety project impact reporting, and was wondering if anyone knows of any particularly interesting examples of reports from other municipalities? Any leads would be appreciated! @lanrickbennett.bsky.social

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Underrated key feature of the new #BikeShare e-bikes in #BikeTO: 🔔 DUAL BELLS 🔔 That are easy to use without taking hand off the bars. Let's all ride safe and keep other riders alert when passing - especially in narrow cycle tracks.

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I think the new e-bike rules proposed by @ONtransport are pretty good! TLDR: e-bikes need REAL working pedals. Everything else is a moped or motorcycle and requires a license. Simple! Plus lots of other cleanups. Bravo. Comment now: #bikeTo #onpoli www.regulatoryregistry.gov.on.ca/proposal/53917

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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

The Ontario gov't released new ebike regulations which are actually reasonable. Scooter & motorcycle style ebikes would require licensing & insurance as their gas powered counterparts do, while pedal assist ebikes remain exempt. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli www.regulatoryregistry.gov.on.ca/proposal/53917

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The secret 🌶️ : Great data & great story telling. Truth bomb from @brenttoderian.bsky.social ! Data and facts don't change hearts and minds... stories that are interesting and sexy change culture and transform the world.

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Interested in Road Safety in #BikeTO? Come to the public event April 15 Anna fill in the survey online: toronto.ca/elmhurst @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @cycletoronto.bsky.social

toronto.ca

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Hey #becktaxi this is a #bikelane not a taxi stand! @tps.ca pls note Taxis are regularly using #bikelanes on Fort York just east of Spadina on North Side as a new "taxi stand" right after every blue jays game. Can you send some enforcement next game? Thx - drivers laughed at me when I told them 🚕 🚫

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safestreetsto.bsky.social @safestreetsto.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

At “The Future of E-Bikes” ft. @bikewaysto.bsky.social tonight - @albertkoehl.bsky.social explained many complex issues 🔋🚲! My take: ‘bikes’ with ‘throttle’ need much stricter regulation + higher speed/weight ‘motorcycle/moped’ devices should require a licence 🏍️🛵 Thx Fix Coffee+Bikes for hosting!

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