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Mike Layton, to his credit, showed up and spoke up. But that’s it.

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I wouldn’t put it past Doug. Matt lives north of Bloor, west of Bathurst and he bikes all the time. So that fits.

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At least one council candidate was there!

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Yep. He was city councillor then. The plates read “MR DECO”

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Practice makes perfect, as they say

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He took Dundas to City Hall (he almost ran me down once as I was getting off the 505). But as premier, he doesn’t have to drive; he has a detail who drives him the few days he shows up to work.

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There used to be a frequent electric trolley bus route here until the 1990s. Today, the 26 Dupont bus is infrequent and unreliable.

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Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 3h

Ah, Dupont Street, where the bit of density is put up against the railway and terraced down to appease the Annex.

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Doug Ford’s war on bike lanes isn’t about traffic—it’s part of a global right-wing backlash to vilify urban residents and defend fossil fuel interests. @breachmedia.ca dove into the politics of cycling, and debunked some myths along the way www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoCz...

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Doug Ford’s attack on Toronto’s bike lanes is part of a global right-wing playbook

YouTube video by The Breach

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 4h

Here is Aly Van Wyck-Smart being arrested today. 🎥 dani3lp3rry

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I also wonder if the city didn’t extend the bike infrastructure west of Jane Street, would we have had this destructive culture war along the rest of Bloor, Yonge, and University?

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One can forget how affluent and conservative this neighbourhood is until you walk it. Luxury SUV drivers blowing through stop signs, teenagers wearing private school uniforms (ones that you definitely know of) coming out of the subway, and plenty of Bam Bam for mayor signs.

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While documenting Bloor Street West in the Kingsway neighbourhood, I was almost nailed by a Range Rover driver at Bloor and Brentwood, who didn’t stop at the sign/stop line before going over the crosswalk. This is really common here. Only one of the drivers in this stopped properly.

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Brian Doucet @briandoucet.bsky.social · 4h

You want real TTC streetcar history? This guy 👇 co-wrote a book about it! You can find it at Spacing Store.

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Just came across an AI generated video on YouTube about TTC streetcar history & it's absolute garbage. Most images are fake (if you know anything about streetcars, it's painfully obvious). It's already got 16k views in 5 days. It's sad to think people get their knowledge from this trash. 1/2

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This is what I just missed. bsky.app/profile/ashl...

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 4h

See also: Toronto transit plans, Hurontario LRT, VIA Rail improvements

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Claim: the big political risk for infrastructure in Canada is long environmental assessments and design processes. Alternative explanation: the big political risk for infrastructure is constant efforts to cancel or redraw projects AMID long environmental assessments and design processes

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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 5h

This is frightening and will set a precedence that aims at removing mostly racialized people from American society Funny thing is these efforts have unintended consequences such as Melania possibly facing the same fate

Wall Street Journal post on Threads: The Trump administration's investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar is aimed at building a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and other people familiar with the probe.

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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 5h

Yeah. Just north of the library

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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 5h

Yeah. I have some sympathy for the workers here. Normally they do legit road work.

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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 5h

As the Alliance truck pulls away the concrete curbs, the cyclists shout “get home safe”

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Someone pulled off the tape on signs I saw yesterday going up.

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Just off Bloor West in Etobicoke, lots of streets with no sidewalks (and enough Brad/Optiz signs)

Pedestrians walk in the street with no sidewalk, just two blocks north of Bloor

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I hear a women using a wheelchair blocking the work was just arrested before I arrived. I heard yells of “shame” as I was walking west from Royal York.

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The piles of bike lane curbs piled up reminds me of railway ties removed from an abandoned line.

Bigger pile nearby in the disappearing bike lane

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Don’t see him. I know what he looks like.

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And a confrontation in front of Crooked Cue

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But some of the tape was removed from the bike lane closure signs.

Alliance Verdi logos on orange signs, partially removed by the sticky tape

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There’s the Verdi Alliance truck with the covered logos. Royal York and Bloor today.

Duct tape and paperboard covering the logos on the work truck

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TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon Diversions

Here’s the complete list with details www.ttc.ca/riding-the-t...

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The Onion @theonion.com · 8h

Authorities Investigate Collision Between Trains From Chicago Traveling 80 MPH, D.C. Traveling 75 MPH

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The Ontario Line will help, provided it starts early enough in the day. But that won’t open for at least another 6-7 years.

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It’s a good thing nobody has to go anywhere to or from the downtown area on Sunday. Sunday Marathon means there’s practically no transit in Downtown Toronto.

TTC notice:

Starting at 4 a.m., the following bus and streetcar routes will be diverted to accommodate the Marathon:

• 13 Avenue
• 19 Bay
• 64 Main
• 65 Parliament
• 72 Pape
• 75 Sherbourne
• 80 Queensway
• 83 Jones
• 92 Woodbine South
• 94 Wellesley
• 97 Yonge
• 114 Queens Quay
• 121 Esplanade – River
• 300 Bloor Danforth
• 307 Bathurst
• 320 Yonge
• 301/501 Queen
• 503 Kingston Road
• 304/504 King
• 305/505 Dundas
• 306/506 Carlton
• 307 Bathurst
• 509 Harbourfront
• 510 Spadina
• 511 Bathurst

The 511 Bathurst streetcar service will start at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday

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