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David Carpenter

@tdotdave.bsky.social
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Cyclist, video game enthusiast, formerly @CarpenterDac on Twitter.

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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
At Bloor and Islington for tonight's #BikeTO direct action against Doug Ford's bike lane removals. The cyclists are spread out from Islington to Royal York but there must be at least a few hundred. The permit starts at 8 PM so expect things to get spicy then. #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero
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Observing The City @observingthecity.ca · 08/10/2026
Introducing Toronto's first (?) election night live result projection! Over the course of election night, the CN Tower will move along the bike wheel tracking who is more likely to be elected mayor as the votes come in! I've included a sneak preview of the page from my testing.
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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A coalition of Ontario health-care workers gathered in downtown Toronto on Tuesday to denounce the provincial government’s plan to remove bike lanes on three major roadways across the city. #ToPoli #OnPoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ontario health-care coalition denounces province's plan to remove bike lanes across Toronto | CBC News
A coalition of Ontario health-care workers gathered in downtown Toronto on Tuesday to denounce the provincial government’s plan to remove bike lanes on three major roadways across the city.
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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Doctors for Safe Cycling is BACK! We will be launching a letter to Premier Ford tomorrow, Tuesday, September 29th, 2026 at 10 am - Gerrard & University in Toronto. Sincerely, Doctors for Safe Cycling” Cc: @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @cycletoronto.bsky.social #BikeTO
doctorsforsafecycling Doctors for Safe Cycling is
BACK!
We will be launching a letter to Premier Ford tomorrow, Tuesday, September 29th, 2026 at 10 am
- Gerrard & University in Toronto. Please join us in your health professional garb (scrubs, stethoscopes, white coats) if you can. Feel free to bring signs. All health workers are welcome.
Sincerely,
Doctors for Safe Cycling
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I often think about the speed camera chopping vigilante who returned to the scene of their crime on Parkside Drive multiple times but Toronto police didn’t catch them & it led to Doug Ford banning speed cameras for 16 million people & now speeding is at epidemic levels & people will die.
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Evan Boyce @evanboyce.ca · 04/09/2026
Unverified but if this is real, it’s a hilarious way to find out this information.
I texted the premier about 20 minutes ago and almost immediately got a call back from a private number. I recorded the whole call. He said that only 2% of the bike lanes are going to be coming out. I mentioned that Bill 60 says all of University, Bloor, and Avenue are coming out, and he said "no, it never said all the lanes".

This is a little ambiguous to me, because he may have been using 2% to mean 2% of all bike lanes in Toronto (which would explain why he said "it never said all the lanes"), whereas I was referring only to the three main roads mentioned in Bill 60.

He did however mention that it will only be a small portion of them near Royal York road being removed, that he is working with the mayor, and that we can expect to hear news about it within a week or so.

Should I send this conversation to any news companies or community members (biking lawyer/cycle toronto)? What the premier says to a random citizen isn't exactly legally binding lol but maybe it could be of interest?
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David Carpenter @tdotdave.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Today’s the the day I finally decided to donate to Cycle Toronto. I realize now that the Bloor St. bike lane I use all the time would have been removed by now if not for their legal challenge to Bill 212. I encourage others to do the same as well as to protest and appeal directly to Doug Ford.
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David Carpenter @tdotdave.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Today’s the the day I finally decided to donate to Cycle Toronto. I realize now that the Bloor St. bike lane I use all the time would have been removed by now if not for their legal challenge to Bill 212. I encourage others to do the same as well as to protest and appeal directly to Doug Ford.
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Bike lane blues www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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I was once hit by a car. That isn’t the only reason I’ll miss the Bloor bike lanes
Ripping up bike lanes makes roads less safe for everyone.
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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Obviously, because the priority is not restoring a vehicle lane, or street parking. The priority is culture war.
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Doug Ford’s government rejected Toronto’s proposals to restore traffic lanes and keep bike lanes: sources
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the province walked away from compromises to restore traffic lanes while keeping bike lanes on major streets.
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Ford government says bike lanes in Toronto don't belong on main streets. But experts (along with documents from the City of Toronto) say that a cycling network purely on secondary routes doesn't work in the city. Here's why:
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Ford's bike lane removal likely to make Toronto traffic worse, more dangerous: analysis
A clearer picture of Toronto’s cycling network, shaped by expert interviews and a Canada’s National Observer analysis of City of Toronto documents, suggests the Ford government’s move to rip bike lane...
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august 🍂 @auguststreet.ca · 02/09/2026
this is the biggest step backward toronto has ever taken on mobility in my lifetime. many years of work undone because of some grumblings over a piece of bike lane on bloor west
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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is a disaster for Toronto. Getting a bike during COVID and using it as my main getting-around device has been one of the best things that's ever happened to my physical and mental health. They're basically making it impossible for me to bike again without risking my life.
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Get ready to shut this city down.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Please understand this. The legal appeal didn’t challenge the ample and undisputed evidence in the first trial that removing protected bike-lanes would significantly endanger lives, ADD to traffic conjunction, etc. The appeal decision simply concluded that Ford had the legal right to do all that.
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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 01/09/2026
Obviously ridiculous and huge waste of time/money but I guess I find solace in strong belief that the outcome Ford and co want will not be achieved. Driving in this city will not suddenly be pleasant and efficient because of this change. Wonder what they’ll blame next www.thestar.com/news/gta/for...
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Doug Ford is hiring contractors to remove Toronto’s major bike lanes, as advocates warn of bidding ‘minefield’
Following a victory at the Appeal Court earlier this month, the Ford government has issued a request for proposals to remove bike lanes on the city’s busiest streets.
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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Hey #BikeTO! In response to today's announcement from the Ford government they started the process of removing bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge, and University, @cycletoronto.bsky.social launched a new petition calling on Ford to fight Trump instead of Toronto. #TOpoli #ONpoli www.cycleto.ca/fight_trump
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Fight Trump Not Toronto
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Two random rush hour photos this morning. Empty college / full harbord. The war will be won.
Empty street at 820Full bike lane at 840
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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Hey #BikeTO! There will be a #CriticalMass ride on Friday, August 28. Details to follow, but there will be a need to ensure a huge turnout given Friday's disappointing Ontario Court of Appeal decision in favour of the Ford government regarding Bill 212. #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero
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The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We may have lost the Appeal but the fight for bike lanes & road safety rages on. From demonstrations to Supreme Court challenges, all options are on the table. Support @cycletoronto.bsky.social to continue the fight: www.cycleto.ca/donate Decision here: coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/i...
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Unlock a better cycling future today
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David Carpenter @tdotdave.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
No joke, my bike was also stolen yesterday. I feel so silly for leaving it unlocked on a quiet residential street when I went to pick up a package for my wife. Sillier still for having my wallet stolen in the process. Even so, life goes on. I’ll get another bike and this shitty feeling will fade.
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Dan Seljak @anotherglassbox.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Another Glass Box Presents: Tomfoolery in the Intersection Portland and Wellington got a road diet and the usual suspects are having a meltdown. I went down there myself to check out the “clusterf**k”, actually speak with locals, and not hold up traffic to farm content.
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Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
how it started / how it's going meme:

Toronto Star 2014: "Toronto council approves Eglinton Connects renewal plan"

Toronto Star 2026: "How the Eglinton LRT helped kill the city's decade-long plan for a bike lane along Eglinton Avenue"
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Rail Fans Canada @railfans.ca · 21/04/2026
Final week for Alto consultations! Feedback closes April 24. If you support high-speed rail in Canada, now’s the time to show up and make your voice heard. Every action counts. en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-...
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Shaping the Canada of tomorrow with high-speed rail
The train we need Alto’s aim is to build the country’s first high-speed rail network that will run at speeds of 300 km/h or more to efficiently connect major cities in the Toronto–Québec City corridor...
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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
The City of Toronto is hosting Phase 2 consultations for the Trinity Bellwoods Park Access and Circulation Study. Please complete the survey to learn more about the recommendations and suggest improvements by Thursday, March 5. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.toronto.ca/city-governm...
The City of Toronto's map of the proposed paths through Trinity Bellwoods Park with the thickest orange lines denoting primary routes.
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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Toronto - along with dozens of other cities - will be hosting a solidarity ride for Alex Preeti TODAY! Meet 2 PM at Christie Pits for 2:30 PM departure and bundle up! 🚲🌨️ #BikeTO #BikeSky #TOpoli #VikingBiking #StopICE
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Community Bikeways - TCBC @bikewaysto.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
"Road safety should not be ideological. The data is clear. The solutions are known. And the cost of inaction is not abstract — it is measured in futures erased, in love with nowhere to go, and in grief that never resolves" - Vanessa Gentile #biketo #onpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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I fought for safer Toronto streets after my friend was killed five years ago. Now Doug Ford is undoing that work
Premier Doug Ford and Transportation Minister Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria are actively dismantling the very infrastructure that so many of us fought to put in place.
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Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Brampton friends: please sign and share widely.
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arthu18962489.bsky.social @arthu18962489.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
@cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca @cycletoronto.bsky.social @ausmalik.bsky.social Once again, I am asking, can we please have some sort of upgraded protection on Strachan? This is one of the only major bike routes connecting to the Lake. Can we please make this safer??
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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Thanks @spacing.bsky.social for publishing my latest article on the state of cycling and road safety in Toronto for 2025, as well as what lies ahead for 2026. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
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Tough Year for Bikes but Optimism Lies Ahead - Spacing Toronto
Last year was a tough year for cycling and road safety in Toronto. The Ford government secured a third straight majority in February and followed up on last year’s Bill 212 with Bill 60, which banned ...
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David Carpenter @tdotdave.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
I’ve encountered this in the wild. Apparently, we shouldn’t have a RapidTO on Dufferin because of the potential for street racing! And this opinion came from a person running one of the community gardens at Dufferin Grove… the need for free parking outweighs the need to reduce emissions, I guess.
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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
There’s so much room for bus lanes and bike lanes if you take street parking off arterials.
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Camilla Holm Soelseth @supercamilla.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
💚 board games 💚 "Dr Atherton said: "Our research has shown they [board games] can enhance wellbeing, foster inclusion, and support learning, with strong evidence that games improve engagement and social connection for neurodivergent individuals compared to other activities."
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Study explores wellbeing impact of board games
Researchers find games such as Dungeons and Dragons and Dixit can lead to a boost in confidence.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
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WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
TORONTO! Save the date. We'll be coming to what is arguably the birthplace of the war on cars for a live show on February 5th, 2026. Patreoners will get first dibs on tickets. Stay tuned for more details! Doug Ford will not be our special guest. www.patreon.com/c/thewaronca...
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The War on Cars | Patreon
Creating a podcast about the fight against car dominance
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ScarletCoral @scarletcoral.ca · 12/12/2025
Embedded YouTube link for Bluesky users ⤵️ "Canadians are closer than ever to having high-speed rail, but questions remain: Will it be accessible like Spain’s network, or will the cost of private financing price it out of reach for many?" #alto #hsr
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What Canada can learn from Spain about high-speed rail | CBC Creator Network
YouTube video by CBC
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Reece Martin @rmtransit.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
The Finch light rail has officially been beaten by a runner www.instagram.com/reel/DSLJLx-...
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MAC BAUER on Instagram: "🏃‍♂️ Beat the Finch LRT by 18 min 📍 Toronto • Always running faster than transit 🚆 ✨ #TorontoRunner #RunTO #FinchWest #FinchWestLRT #TTC #TorontoTransit #RunnerLife #SprintL...
In this video, a Toronto runner challenges the Finch LRT to a speed test and comes out on top. The runner shares their experience and provides insights into the city's public transit system, highlight...
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Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
"At the end of the day, Bill 60 mostly just takes away the 'hope'...." A great summary of Bill 212 and what's changed under Bill 60 by Stuckless Consulting: www.jamiestuckless.ca/blog/bill-60...
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Bill 60: More bad news for bike lanes — Stuckless Consulting Inc.
On November 24, 2025, Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, passed Third Reading at Queen’s Park. It’s likely that by the time you read this, it has also received Royal Assent. Bill 60 was fa...
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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Is there any more depressing story in urbanism than the fact that people kept cutting down speed cameras in Toronto, and then the premier just… agreed with them and banned speed cameras across the province? It honestly makes me so mad.
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All of Toronto's speed cameras are gone. How did we get to this point? | CBC News
Toronto's speed cameras may be gone, but this time there are no mysterious vandals wielding power tools, no blurry suspect photos and no police investigation.
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Toronto Cycling and Pedestrian Projects @cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca · 02/12/2025
Cycling and Pedestrian Projects is now on Bluesky! Follow us on this account for all the latest news and updates about new bikeways and sidewalks projects in Toronto. #BikeTO #WalkTO
Two people cycle in a dedicated bike lane that is separated from the roadway by green infrastructure. A person using a mobility aid waits  to cross an intersection, standing behind a tactile walking surface indicator.
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David Carpenter @tdotdave.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Insane that grilled cheese would beat out a cheesesteak. Assuming the former is two pieces of sandwich bread on either side of a couple Kraft singles. No way that clears cheesesteak.
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august 🍂 @auguststreet.ca · 28/11/2025
narrowing car lanes is a good way to force low-speed streets in addition to a way to provide bike lanes without getting caught in the province's stupid legislation. bike on, toronto. the province can try, but this is a city that walks, bikes, and takes transit in huge numbers and that won't change.
article headline: toronto proposes over 20 km km of new bike lanes, bypassing provincial veto
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David Carpenter @tdotdave.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Cutting the Dupont bike lane is a huge blow. There are so many new condos and even more stores that would benefit from it. As it is now, I hate being on Dupont, avoid it at all costs on my bike, and fear for the lives of other cyclists who brave the journey. Words cannot express my disappointment.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 14/11/2025
Car Size xkcd.com/3167/
4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...
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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Over 800 people have now signed the petition calling on Mayor Olivia Chow and City Council to bring back open streets to Toronto by 2026! Let's keep the momentum going! #BikeTO #WalkTO #OpenStreetsTO #ActiveTO #TOpoli tinyurl.com/openstreetsp...
Screenshot from my open streets petition on Friday, November 14 at 8:40 AM EST showing 802 signatures. Link provided in the post body.
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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Over 700 people have signed the petition calling on Mayor Olivia Chow & City Council to bring back #OpenStreetsTO & #ActiveTO by 2026. Please sign (if you haven't already) and spread the word. If you can share on other socials, even better. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...
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Mayor Olivia Chow & Toronto City Council: Bring back open streets programs by 2026
Please bring back open streets programs in Toronto by 2026 such as ActiveTO and OpenStreetsTO to provide spaces for walking, cycling, and physical activity! We call for a commitment to a regular event...
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Community Bikeways - TCBC @bikewaysto.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
The plain truth: "There are too many cars + not enough roads. Absent a radical reform like a congestion charge similar to NYC — where a price on driving causes people to look to alternatives — there’s no way to reverse the trend." Right on @graphicmatt.com #onpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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Matt Elliott: Without acknowledging hard truths, Toronto’s traffic czar isn’t likely to get very far
It’s probably good that this new position will come with a handsome salary because this traffic czar will be given an impossible task. There’s no solving Toronto traffic, writes Matt Elliott.
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
friends with large accounts, I'm not going to pester you personally but just generally speaking, I would sure appreciate a signal boost on this thing. We seem to have leveled out, and since this is a one-shot (won't be in bookstores) I'd like to get it out there as much as possible.
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Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow
Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.
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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Hey #BikeTO! @cycletoronto.bsky.social will be hosting a rally on Tuesday, October 21 to mark the one-year anniversary of Bill 212! Meet 5:30 PM at University & Armoury followed by a short ride to Queen's Park. #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero
Protect democracy. Uphold the Charter. Defend your rights.

Join us on the one-year anniversary of Ontario's shameful tabling of Bill 212.
Tuesday, October 21 at 5:30 pm.
Meet at University and Armoury.
Ride to Queen's Park.
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Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
This will cost more, snarl traffic twice, keep people unsafe, and risk provincial interference under Bill 212. Eglinton has waited too long. We need to act now. Tell the City to stick to the plan and build the Eglinton bike lanes now: www.cycleto.ca/complete_egl... 3/3
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Complete Eglinton Now
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