Albert Koehl
@albertkoehl.bsky.social
Author, Wheeling Through Toronto, A History of the Bicycle and Its Riders (UofT Press); enviro lawyer; road safety advocate, community organizer. Posts @bikewaysto.bsky.social + @crashcoaltion.bsky.social
Urban farming. For the last few years there has been a series of planters someone has left on the street allowance on Sheppard Ave. They've planted onions & chives, fenced it off & actively tend to it. If there ever was a use case for a local community garden. This is it. #messyurbanism #Toronto
To carry 50,000 people per hour in each direction, a city needs a 175m wide road for cars. Even if those cars are electric. And then there’s all the parking. OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money, emissions, pollution, noise etc. Choices. Simple.
READ: “If bike lanes were actually removed today, the premier would lose his scapegoat. How would he then explain worsening motor traffic congestion – an outcome that’s virtually assured given a growing population and his measures to induce driving by making it cheaper…” Via @spacing.bsky.social
OP-ED: It’s not just about bike lanes - Spacing Toronto
Whether it’s buck-a-beer, easier access to alcohol, or tunnelling under Highway 401, Doug Ford has proven himself to be a master of distraction, diverting attention from his government’s failures and ...
spacing.ca
In an op-ed today, @albertkoehl.bsky.social argues that cycling advocates need to take over the script from Premier Ford spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
OP-ED: It’s not just about bike lanes - Spacing Toronto
Whether it’s buck-a-beer, easier access to alcohol, or tunnelling under Highway 401, Doug Ford has proven himself to be a master of distraction, diverting attention from his government’s failures and ...
spacing.ca
Per @albertkoehl.bsky.social's latest article in @spacing.bsky.social, "If bike lanes were actually removed today, the premier would lose his scapegoat. How would he then explain worsening motor traffic congestion?" Well said! #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
OP-ED: It’s not just about bike lanes - Spacing Toronto
Whether it’s buck-a-beer, easier access to alcohol, or tunnelling under Highway 401, Doug Ford has proven himself to be a master of distraction, diverting attention from his government’s failures and ...
spacing.ca
"although our cars have become more fuel efficient, 80% of those fuel-efficiency gains have been erased by Canadians buying larger, heavier vehicles that consume more gas." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Katharine Lake Berz: Is Canada’s love affair with SUVs running out of road?
Cole Attisha, a staff editor at Autoblog in Vancouver, says SUVs suit Canadian families and Canadian roads, and drivers shouldn’t be punished for choosing them. Ben Shoalts, a master’s student
thestar.com
Together w/ @crashcoalition.bsky.social & @movementyvr.bsky.social, we're calling upon the Chief Coroner, Dr. Baidwan to assess the greater fatality risk of pickups and large SUVs on road safety, and to make recommendations to address these dangers. Read more: visionzerovancouver.ca/2026/09/21/o...
Oversized Vehicles. Oversized Danger.
British Columbia has become the latest province in Canada where the Chief Coroner is being asked to investigate the growing danger to pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users from pic…
visionzerovancouver.ca
The WAR ON WALKING has taken many forms around the world. It’s often as simple as how we signal who space is and isn’t for. Once our eyes are opened to all the ways we’ve prioritized cars over people, we can’t unsee it. Frustrating photo contributed by @stadsplanering.bsky.social. #WarOnWalking
A poll commissioned by Share The Road and the Ontario Traffic Council found 64% of Ontarians believe cities - not Queen's Park - should decide where bike lanes should go. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero sharetheroad.ca/news/64-of-o...
64% of Ontarians Say Municipalities, Not Queen’s Park, Should Decide on Local Bike Lanes - Share the Road Cycling Coalition
64% of Ontarians Say Municipalities, Not Queen's Park, Should Decide on Local Bike Lanes New provincial poll finds support for local decision-making in every region of Ontario,while support for safer ...
sharetheroad.ca
Sept 2026 Critical Mass This month's ride started at High Park. A pretty big crowd. This guy had a great lighted sign. You might guess who it is referring to at the moment. Two of the many usual suspects it was great to see. David goes over some safety instructions. And we're off for one lap of…
Sept 2026 Critical Mass
This month's ride started at High Park. A pretty big crowd. This guy had a great lighted sign. You might guess who it is referring to at the moment. Two of the many usual suspects it was great to see. David goes over some safety instructions. And we're off for one lap of High Park. I'm corking at the Grenadier. It took a looong time for everyone to go by.
jnyyz.wordpress.com
Thanks @bikewaysto.bsky.social & Scarborough Junction Community for hosting today's Loop Trail and Scarborough Link rides which call for closing the gaps on their respective trails. You can read about the Loop Trail ride on my blog. #BikeTO #ScarbTO #TOpoli www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2026/09/sept...
September 2026 Loop and Link Ride
A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)
twowheeledpolitics.ca
Two rides. One goal. Working together for a world-class cycling loop! Sunday, Sept 27 -- 75km LOOP TRAIL ride - info/register with CommunityBikeways@gmail.com .... or the 21km LINK RIDE - info/register with ScarbJunction20@gmail.com TWO STARTING POINTS, same starting time. 9am. #biketo
"I am an almost 79-year-old grandmother. My bike continues to be my main transportation since moving to Toronto in 1979 — even in winter when there is no snow or ice." #onpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...
I am 79 and fitter than most my age. My secret is decades of city cycling
Readers weigh in on stories in the news.
thestar.com
Great investigative piece by Star abt Ford's rejection of city's compromise plan to restore car lanes but keep bikelanes. Ford rejection of win-win plan won't sit well with many Ontarians who prefer a respectful Made-in-Canada approach over Trump-style vindictiveness. #onpoli @andytakagi.bsky.social
Sun, Sept 27. Our 3rd ...RIDE THE LOOP, Close the Gaps. We've made progress but advocacy needed to close 10 remaining gaps in 75km loop. And watch for details of our Loop+Link collaboration w Scarborough Junction Community. Start at DistilleryDistrict 9AM. Register: BikewaysToronto@gmail.com #biketo
Here's a reminder of our ask to the Chief Medical Examiner from last week 2/2 visionzerohfx.ghost.io/nova-scotia-...
Nova Scotia must take action to prevent deaths from pick-ups and large SUVs
Pickups, largely promoted and used for personal travel, along with SUVs and minivans, accounted for almost 88% of new vehicle sales in Canada in 2025.
visionzerohfx.ghost.io
Our call to Alberta's Chief Medical Examiner to conduct death review for pedestrians/cyclists killed in crashes involving pickups/large SUVs. Road deaths are surging in Calgary+Edmonton. In 2025, Calgary had 38 deaths -- same as Toronto which has twice the pop'n. guelph.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Road safety groups urge review of pedestrian, cyclist deaths in crashes with larger vehicles
Multiple Canadian road safety groups want to know if there’s a growing danger in Alberta to pedestrians, cyclists and the like from pickup trucks and large SUVs.
guelph.ctvnews.ca
“The proliferation of pickup trucks + large SUVs . . . constitutes a real + preventable danger on our roads to the lives of pedestrians, cyclists + persons with disabilities." Our letter urging Alberta's Chief Medical Examiner for investigation to save lives. calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...
Are bigger vehicles more deadly? Alberta groups call for probe into role of pickups, large SUVs in road deaths
Road safety advocates are calling on Alberta's chief medical examiner to investigate if large vehicles pose a disproportionate risk of death
calgaryherald.com
Meet the team of the recently formed Bike Parking Alliance of Toronto! (BPAT) We're a team of 13 students across the GTA, who came together around a simple issue: Toronto just needs more bike parking and better bike parking, and it isn't there. That’s what we're trying to fix. (1/3)
We are teaming up with Stonegate Community Health Centre's Food Market to offer free bike tune-ups. Join us! Thurs, Aug 13. Noon to 3pm. Location: 10 Neighbourhood Lane, Etobicoke (near Stephen Dr & Berry Rd, just off the lower Humber trail).
More coverage of our death review request via @ctvnewsatlantic.bsky.social yesterday although the accompanying clip features more e-bikes than the oversized motor vehicles being discussed by @sflkirk.bsky.social #RoadSafety 1/2
Nova Scotia targets ‘dooring,’ new minimum age for e-bikes with upcoming legislation
Come this fall, the Government of Nova Scotia will be rolling out tougher rules for the roads, aimed at protecting cyclists and other vulnerable road users.
ctvnews.ca
EMS on Bikes. It’s a thing! Cc: @bikesky.social @urbantruth.bsky.social #BikeTO
Lanrick Bennett@lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 2y ago#BikeTO "Jennifer Chung, commander of community safeguard services with Toronto Paramedic Services, told CTV News Toronto via email that they have not lodged any complaints to the city regarding bike lanes' impact on their response times." toronto.ctvnews.ca/biking-advoc...
Coalition calls on Nova Scotia to investigate, make recommendations to prevent deaths from pickups and large SUVs www.halifaxexaminer.ca/transportati...
Coalition calls on Nova Scotia to investigate, make recommendations to prevent deaths from pickups and large SUVs - Halifax Examiner
C.R.A.S.H. and local partners Vision Zero Kijipuktuk-Halifax, Ecology Action Centre (EAC), and Halifax Cycling Coalition wrote to chief medical examiner calling for a death review of pedestrian and cy...
halifaxexaminer.ca
"For every 10cm increase in vehicle front-end height, there is a 22% increase in fatality risk for pedestrians." globalnews.ca/news/1201212...
Coalition urges Nova Scotia medical examiner to review dangers of pickups, SUVs - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
Pick-ups and large SUVs are contributing to a rise in fatal pedestrian collisions according to a national coalition of road safety groups.
globalnews.ca
