Ali & LaBanane
@alilabanane.bsky.social
Bilingual (en/fr) I’m bananas for biking because it keeps me happy & healthy. Bicycle Mayor of Toronto. FemmesandFriends. Director Advocacy & Public Policy, Cycle Toronto. All views expressed are mine.
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
Once again, for the politicians, business leaders, and journalists still actively posting on X/Twitter: why? You're using a platform that's owned by someone who's trying to break up your country. The juice isn't worth the squeeze.
The Breakdown AB@thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 5d agoThere it is. Elon Musk now advocating for Alberta separation. That should perhaps be one of the biggest reasons to vote to stay. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
It has never been a better time to bike in Toronto, the best way to discover all the great public spaces designed for people. Thank you @jasonthorne.bsky.social @cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca @safestreetsto.bsky.social for sharing your expertise and for your great work. 👏🏼 @pattybikes.com
Jason Thorne@jasonthorne.bsky.social · 4mo agoYesterday’s Bike Month bike ride co-hosted with the Bike Mayor of Toronto!
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.
This was such an amazing tour of the bike infrastructure in Toronto. Janice Lukes likes to threaten us saying “you’re lucky we’re not Toronto.” I dunno Auntie Janice. I’m pretty jealous of TO today.
@safestreetsto.bsky.social · 4mo agoWonderful "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.
Concerning new documents out for YongeTOmorrow that seems much less focused on pedestrianization. The project originally envisioned having portions of Yonge between College and Queen be at least partially pedestrianized. www.toronto.ca/wp-content/u...
Attend public drop-in event on Tuesday, April 21 and complete the feedback form by May 5 here: www.toronto.ca/community-pe...
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Attend public drop-in event on Tuesday, April 21 and complete the feedback form by May 5. View meeting materials in Public Consultation tab below. Yonge Street is an iconic destination in the heart of...
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Next weekend is International Women's Day and we'll be at the Femme Friendly Bike Fair. If you're in Toronto and interested in cycling but aren't sure how to start, come visit us! If you already bike and just like meeting others who bike, drop by to say hi! For more info: femmesandfriends.ca/events/
Toronto's bicycle mayor @alilabanane.bsky.social was recently featured on @biketalk.bsky.social talking about the upcoming Femmes & Friends bike fair on Sunday, March 8 (a.k.a. International Women's Day) and issues women face when cycling. #BikeTO #TOpoli biketalk.org/2026/02/26-0...
26/06 Solidarity - Bike Talk
St. Paul, Minnesota rider and cartoonist Andy Singer drops in virtually to talk about the recent Alex Pretti memorial ride (1:09). A spec Super Bowl ad for kids biking and walking to school by Tom Flo...
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lol nick kouvalis has had it with bradford over on the other site
Thanks to the roughly 60 people who took part in Toronto's solidarity ride for Alex Pretti, as well as to the over 100 other cities around the world who also hosted rides. Here's a video I recorded as the ride passed by Queen's Park. #BikeTO #BikeSky #TOpoli #VikingBiking #StopICE
@theenergymix.com BREAKING: ‘Empty Deal’ at COP30 as Petrostates Block Progress on Fossil Fuel Phaseout www.theenergymix.com/breaking-emp...
BREAKING: ‘Empty Deal’ at COP30 as Petrostates Block Progress on Fossil Fuel Phaseout
A dramatic, last-minute intervention by Colombia at the closing session of the COP30 climate summit Saturday afternoon failed to derail what one veteran negotiator called an “empty deal” on countries’...
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"You cannot in good faith stand up on Monday and say, 'Stop building shelters!' And then stand up on Thursday and say, 'Get everybody out of the encampments.' It is REPREHENSIBLE to do that," says Councillor Gord Perks of Brad Bradford's motion.
Councillor Myers: "Just so I have it clear, the city is paying $1.5 billion for these GO Train stations. Who's going to own these assets when they're complete?" The province, says staff. Myers: "So the City of Toronto has paid $1.5 billion to build assets for the province." Staff confirm, yes.
Another thing that I do while driving is try to anticipate stuff. Could a jogger come from behind that hedge? Could that kid trip and fall onto the street? If yes, I slow down, watch carefully, and give lots of space. No, you don't have a right to a clear road. Yes, driving should be that hard.
HowDoYou Guide@howdoyou.guide · last yr.Hi @npr.org! We worked late tonight putting together this handy pocket guide! It doesn't address road design issues, but if we're going to educate road users, we should include drivers. It's the size of a folded business card. Print it, fold it, put it in your wallet!
Some politicians will say out loud that road deaths are the cost of doing business. MPP Ric Breese at the Bill 212 committee meeting said that we would need to slow cars to 5km/h to avoid all deaths, and of course we can't do that, so "there occasionally will be injuries".
Glyn Bowerman@glynbowerman.bsky.social · last yr.Violent crime is more rare, shocking, headline-grabbing. We treat it as an intolerable aberration from the norm. And we should! But that suggests that road deaths and injuries are the norm and are therefore tolerable. No politician will say that out loud, but watch what they prioritize.
Speed Kills. Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) is proven to work at reducing illegal speeding. www.progresstoronto.ca/petition-pro...
Tell Ford Keep Speed Cameras: Protect Kids & Pedestrians — Progress Toronto
Doug Ford announced plans to ban speed cameras—making it easier to speed. This move puts children and pedestrians at risk. Tell Ford and Queen’s Park: keep the speed cameras and keep enforcing speed ...
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Toronto Star@thestar.com · last yr.Doug Ford wants to outlaw speed cameras. The irony, of course, is that Conservatives have long branded themselves as the law-and-order party. #Opinion
Drivers hate this one weird trick: matching the big number on the sign to the one on your dash. Ford wants to ban school-zone cameras + fund “a million ways” later. Great! Build them now. Don’t switch off the only thing lowering speeds today.
Driver who racks up between $300 and $400 a month in speeding and parking tickets feels like he’s "being bullied.” www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Not in #TorontoDanforth but still giving #EastEndLove "3rd annual Bike Day at the market! #32spokesto and #andersonsbicycle will be on hand for light tuneups and bike checks." August 28th East Lynn Park 3pm-7pm h/t @alilabanane.bsky.social deca.to/blog/ On FB: www.facebook.com/share/p/18r2...
Join us to celebrate our Charter challenge win tomorrow, Thursday, July 31st at 5:30 pm. We'll be hosting a rally starting near the Scales of Justice bike rack at 361 University, followed by a ride. Learn more and RSVP now: www.cycleto.ca/victory_ride...
Best news of the day for us people who bike! Ford government's attempt to remove Toronto bike lanes is unconstitutional, judge rules www.thestar.com/news/gta/for... #topoli #onpoli #bikeTO
Ford government’s attempt to remove Toronto bike lanes is unconstitutional, judge rules
The provincial government had argued that road space dedicated to cyclists was adding to congestion. A Superior Court judge said the government’s decision would risk the lives of cyclsits.
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This, by the way, is also the answer to people snarking "there's a Charter right to bike lanes now?" No, and the decision doesn't say there is. The government can still cause you bodily harm, the Charter only asks them to present the barest evidence-based case that it's needed.
Really cannot overstate the extent to which the court was impatient with the total lack of evidence presented by the government.
👇🏼In an otherwise super bleak news cycle let’s savour this victorious moment. Justice has been served. The Ford government’s targeted removal of 3 bike lanes is unconstitutional!! 💃🏻😻✊🏼🚲 #ONpoli #BikeTO
Cycle Toronto@cycletoronto.bsky.social · last yr.We won 🚲 www.cycleto.ca/cycle_toront...
