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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Me, circa 2013. Having crossed mainland Canada by bike, I look to the future, October 6, 2026 when my eldest daughter will say: “I hate the car, the car is the worst thing. I just want to bike everywhere.” My work is done.

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Make Space for Girls @makespaceforgirls.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Safer Parks: Improving Access for Women and Girls - Training for Professionals - a brand new, FREE online course that we’re really pleased to have been one of the partners on. onlinecourses.leeds.ac.uk/safer-parks @annabarker.bsky.social @westyorkshireca.bsky.social

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Throwback to the OPPI Toronto District’s tour of the rooftop garden at TMU in June. Since my time at TMU as a student, the facilities have expanded to include a second garden that offers public access (for students and the world). Very impressive spaces and well executed programming.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Loving the seating & landscaping at the new Dawn Redwood Park in near Yonge & Eglinton. Amid all the local construction, this is a small but great public space for the community.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Thinking fondly of the a hot summer day at the beautiful NCC River House on the Ottawa River. A fantastic facility in our capital.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Catching up on the Toronto Mayoral Debate.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

“I prefer Mapquest.” - Andy Samberg

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Full-sized SUVs are pedestrian killers. New research finds that they're more than twice as likely to kill or seriously injure a pedestrian than other cars. (Notably, vehicle height—not weight—was the biggest risk factor.) doi.org/10.1016/j.js...

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This is Ahuntsic, a Montréal suburb about 10 km from the City Centre. If they can build protected, permanent and beautiful cycling infrastructure here, Toronto has no excuses.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

We’ve been fighting the Fords for two decades to make Toronto safe for cyclists. Toronto is a biking town - we will win.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What Happens When Speed Cameras Get Shut Off. “In 2025, Ontario banned automated traffic enforcement. Now the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit has surged, according to traffic data.” Via @davidzipper.bsky.social. And that means more people are dying.

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What Happens When Speed Cameras Get Shut Off

In 2025, Ontario banned automated traffic enforcement. Now the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit has surged, according to traffic data.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

you take the lanes we take the road. @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

Get ready for every person on a bike to take the whole lane for every trip.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Given the constant threats our dedicated bike lanes in Toronto, we should be aggressively doubling down on other changes to our roads that have proven safety benefits for pedestrians & cyclists. Ban right turns on red, raised intersections, curb extensions, daylighting crosswalks, etc.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I bought my daughter a new bike today and my wife brought hers in for a tuneup. I’ll be damned if my family and others in Toronto are denied safe streets.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Biidaasige Park really is a showstopper.

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

A group of TO civil society leaders (in a sea of people who aren't saying a peep) have created TO Reality Check to oppose the Island Airport expansion. Give them some time + share where you can. They've made it easy to send a letter to Liberal MPs who could stop all this today. torealitycheck.ca

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The Best of Toronto's Waterfront - And Why We Might Lose It

YouTube video by TO_RealityCheck

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

After the last 3 weeks, would Holyday like to reconsider this comment?

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The Toronto forecast is « smoke ». There’s a municipal election this year. Can we firmly reject every pro car anti-bike lane candidate still standing?

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Saw a driver near Yonge & Eglinton road raging against…an ice cream truck driver. Some people are not mentally and emotionally equipped to drive a car.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Seattle is the perfect city for dog walking.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This behaviour is frankly disqualifying for seriously debating and voting on road safety matters.

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

“Bike Share Toronto is an impressive success story: a public policy that for a relative pittance has blossomed into a substantial way to move people around Ontario’s biggest city in a way that doesn’t add to car congestion or require billion-dollar decades-long construction projects.”

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ANALYSIS: Bike Share Toronto is a huge success. Imagine if we tried harder | TVO Today

The network already moves more passengers than some major transit lines, for a fraction of the cost. It could be so much more.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

If you’re venturing to the outskirts of Vienna, I’d recommend checking out Seestadt Aspern, a master planned suburb at the end of the U2 line on a former airfield site. Photos circa 2023.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Happy that the Knicks won in an arena where Charles Oakley is welcomed.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Beautiful new mural at Inglenook Community School in Corktown. Fantastic work by The Flying Bushman.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Just completed the Federal government’s consultative survey on the future of Billy Bishop Airport. Feels like the bare minimum action that downtown Torontonians should take on this issue - a milquetoast effort. More effort is needed to protect the waterfront & downtown, but a few place to start.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Weekday morning in the Distillery District, pre tourist crowds, is serene.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Big vertical changes at Yonge & Gerrard. We should made changes on the ground too and finally pedestrianize this stretch of Yonge Street.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Great park, beautiful setting, lowered by defensive architecture. Designed to exclude or deter; and diminishes the quality of public space for all.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 02/06/2026

“We are a life-saving agency, it’s our mission – our core mission, to save lives – and we appreciate the fact that bike lanes put people in a safer place and they save lives,” FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore testified at a Council budget oversight hearing on Monday.

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Mamdani's FDNY Commish Backs Protected Bike Lanes, Putting Bikelash Firefighters And Brass On Notice - Streetsblog New York City

Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore set the record straight.

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Bookmark this for the next "Firefighters oppose bike lanes" story. Individual firefighters or fire houses might oppose them, but the FDNY? Typically the department is all in.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Eager to see the final product at Madison Group’s The Capitol development, north of Yonge & Eglinton. The heritage restoration of the former Capitol Theatre is taking shape. From the sidewalk, it’s a nice look.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Wild behaviour. I’ve never seen police try to tackle a car that runs a red light.

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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

How many more studies does your city need proving that people on bikes and on foot spend more on shopping streets than people in cars? Bike-lanes mean business. #UrbanTruth

“Bike-Lanes Mean Business.”

Picture of a wide protected bike-lane filled with people on bikes in central Paris. Rue de Rivoli.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

« …the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed of impact from 40 to 30 kph. » « The limits were enforced with 70 new speed cameras and a policing strategy based on the national “Vision Zero” policy… » We know what to do. We just need to do it.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Glad to see part of Church St. approved as a car-free zone this summer, but this is crumbs compared to what we should expect in Toronto. Only 2 blocks for 2 months. A pilot (not permanent) project, which could be cancelled at any time. This City refuses to get out of its own way.

cbc.ca

Stretch of Church Street will go car-free for part of summer | CBC News

Toronto city council has approved a pilot project to turn a stretch of Church Street into a car-free zone from June 19 to August 21, but has given city staff the ability to cut it short if it causes t...

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Very cool to see this communication board at Waterloo (Ontario) Park last weekend. A nice use of two-dimensional signage that is a helpful adaptive communication tool. Autism-friendly and helpful for anyone with speech and language barriers.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Fun mosaic at the new One Yonge Community Rec. Centre.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Beautiful, engaging architecture of Anishnawbe Health Toronto.

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It's Jamie @sjamieit.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The City of Ottawa posted the raw speed data from before and after Doug Ford banned speed cameras and the effect is so obvious it's not even necessary put a line marking when that happened. This chart shows the percentage of drivers going 15km/h or more over the posted limit.

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Ian Darragh @iandarragh.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Jet Dreams on Toronto Island. Read Part 1 of my investigation in @spacing.bsky.social into what would it cost, who will pay, and who benefits? With a new custom-made graphic showing what the runway would look like. lnkd.in/e_wxVixc

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Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Ask your local Liberal why Canada's Federal gov't gave Montreal's waterfront a huge riverside park ("le Vieux‑Port de Montréal") but wants Toronto to have a noisy polluting airport. This letter to the Globe has the exactly right idea: turn Billy Bishop Airport into a federal park. Like Montreal has.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Top tier employee benefit at the office.

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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Every visit to my hometown reveals new and exciting bike lanes and public space improvements. Proud to be from Kitchener.

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