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A cop car carrying a flashing neon sign that says "DOUG FORD HATES YOU." Perfect, no notes, thanks for the great visual @ TV writers of the universe!

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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 · 07/09/2026

Indeed. But yet in the many years that Ford didn’t ban lane removal for bike lanes, much of our bike infrastructure was either studied via a pilot or cobbled together with temporary barriers. There’s a lack of ambition in our approach.

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

Arterial roads in the neighborhood link bike lanes, subway stations and bus lanes. Nothing is temporary. Not a pilot study in sight - incrementalism is for cowards.

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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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Mike Bennett @themikebennett.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

What’s the police budget for this?

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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 · 08/07/2026

Unbelievable that removing the greatest danger to people (cars) from a street could possible necessitate expanded policing.

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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 · 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

Sometimes winter visitor to Ottawa here; would this be a good candidate site for x-country skiing or fat tire biking on an uncleared bridge?

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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

You’re correct re: Toronto. Preserved heritage industrial site turned mixed-use community on the east side of our downtown. Its a tourist draw, and a bit love/hate for locals, but without the crowds, it’s a great spot for a coffee and a stroll.

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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 · 06/06/2026

The changes to this intersection were a pleasant & unexpected change during my evening bike ride earlier this week. Wellington Street W has become a gem that has absorbed a lot of the energy from King West, but feels a lot safer and quieter.

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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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