All Bike lane projects are road safety projects: making it uncomfortable+ impossible to drive fast was the point. If you want to drive fast, do it on a highway, away from where people live, walk & cycle. People were driving at an avg speed that would kill a human and that's what will happen again.

Matt Elliott@graphicmatt.com · 2d ago

One thing about people citing slower car travel times on Bloor West following the bike lane install is, well, that was kind of the point. Drivers were **averaging** nearly 20 km/h over the current speed limit at spots. Road revamp has brought speeds closer to limit. www.toronto.ca/wp-content/u...

The guy who says he's *such* a great businessman and claims he is all about supporting business is making such a stupid business decision. While also putting protections in place so he's not responsible for the consequences *when* people die. May he never live this down.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d ago

"Ripping out these protected bike lanes against the will of Toronto city council is a colossal waste of $48 million. The province’s own experts know it will not ease traffic congestion, it will put people’s lives at risk…” One of the stupidest things I’ve ever seen any politician do to any city.

What happens when right-wing scam artist politicians latch onto right-wing talking points to gain power but have no plan for what happens after being elected. He came in 5th in his own ward last time he ran for mayor: How Brad Brad is trying to ruin Toronto #ASAPScience www.asapscience.com/podcast

You'd think a premier who claims to be all about business and jobs would know (and care) about this fact. Drivers don't linger and stop to shop, and it isn't about lack of parking.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4d ago

“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusiness

“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath 50 reasons for more walkable streets.

50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets

From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.

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Often overlooked fact. The bike lanes won't become car travel lanes. They'll be parked up 75% of the day.

Glyn Bowerman@glynbowerman.bsky.social · 6d ago

Yesterday the cafe I work at packed up its CafeTO patio. Immediately, someone parked where the patio used to be and the spot was basically occupied all day m. It made me think of the bike lane removal thing. All those “freed up” lanes will just be parking. It won’t ease car congestion at all.

Finally, somewhere I've actually been (17y ago) 🛰Satle #350 1/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ satle.ca

Fact checked bike lane video from TVO Current counts, percentages, facts. It would be pretty easy for the provincial government to do something this simple... If they actually cared about facts. youtu.be/snpQPZpSGuY?...

Do People Use Toronto's Bike Lanes? | Fact Check | The Rundown

YouTube video by TVO Today

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Yes there are speed limits and design interventions to enforce it. But there's also driver skill & common sense. The speed limit is the fastest legal speed - It doesn't mean you have to drive it all the time. Not around corners, or in bad weather, not when there are people walking on the street.

Kanchan@kayehm.bsky.social · last wk.

They aren't necessarily designed to be run at the speed limit especially if they are spaced far apart ... It means vehicles are likely travelling much faster than 40 between them. There are always signs and markings. They should never be a surprise. roads are 50kph, doesn't mean you do corners at 50

“What does Bradford believe in?” I’d ask. Winning, they’d reply. That and himself. You may (not) be surprised how many people who work at the City share this mindset. But they're not running for mayor.

Richard Warnica@rwarnica.bsky.social · last wk.

I had breakfast with Brad Bradford and asked him what I think is the defining question of his campaign: Why do so many people from all ends of the political spectrum seem to dislike him so much as a person? www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Gd forbid you add speed humps that actually meet the design guidelines to further slow drivers down because people still choose to speed down narrow residential streets. Those car wrecking humps on Dovercourt? You'll only bottom out once and never do it again. They should all be like that.

Daniel Reynolds@akareynolds.bsky.social · last wk.

A continuous contradiction in traffic discourse. Residents will note "people cut through my neighbourhood and drive too fast" but if anything is done via design to actually make the street slower, that then becomes a complaint as well.

Reminds me of the Hallam residents who were SO angry about losing "their" street parking directly in front of their house (lots on the other side), despite having a driveway & double garage. They said it was too hard to turn their heads & reverse in/out of their driveway. You shouldn't be driving.

Shawn Micallef@shawnmicallef.bsky.social · last wk.

When bloor lanes were put in one woman said she had to look over her shoulder to see if a bike was coming. If you can't look over your shoulder (or equivalent safety check) you, sorry, shouldn't be driving.

Someone WILL win this RFP. We don't know how they'll decide, there is no fairness monitor. It will likely be the lowest bidder. Do we want a firm that is well regarded wrt cycling infra & will work with the city? Or do we want to scare everyone away? I'd much rather a known, good firm win it.

Spacing@spacing.bsky.social · 2w ago

EXCLUSIVE: Inside the contract to rip out Toronto’s bike lanes Spacing has obtained the RFP for the Ford government's bike lane removal, and it looks even worse than thought. spacing.ca/toronto/2026... #toronto #bikes #torontobike @cycletoronto.bsky.social

"What is certain, however, is that a vast sum of our money will be wasted, countless Torontonians will find themselves profoundly inconvenienced for extended periods, and, eventually, a cyclist will get struck by a car. But at least the congestion will be worse."

Spacing@spacing.bsky.social · 2w ago

EXCLUSIVE: Inside the contract to rip out Toronto’s bike lanes Spacing has obtained the RFP for the Ford government's bike lane removal, and it looks even worse than thought. spacing.ca/toronto/2026... #toronto #bikes #torontobike @cycletoronto.bsky.social

This was also my first nighttime ride on the MGT in many years. And it may be my last (at least on Bikeshare) unless the lighting is improved. It was so dangerous that I considered walking the bike. I barely reached 10km/h because any faster felt too unsafe Why isn't it better? >>>

Kanchan@kayehm.bsky.social · 2w ago

First time thru this #BikeTO 🚦on a bike since we installed it In 2018-19 we designed & installed 6 bike signals over 2y with a consultant, before we had the help of the Trans Division's signals unit. It was 🫠 Now 20+ new 🚦 & mods are installed each year. It was also the first use of this sign

First time thru this #BikeTO 🚦on a bike since we installed it In 2018-19 we designed & installed 6 bike signals over 2y with a consultant, before we had the help of the Trans Division's signals unit. It was 🫠 Now 20+ new 🚦 & mods are installed each year. It was also the first use of this sign

I met a resident who lives across the street from the Parkside camera (RIP) & saw it happen multiple times. Saw the people & vehicles used. Had recordings. They didn't say anything to police because they "didn't want to be a narc" 🫠 There are def doorbell cameras that had plenty of evidence.

Shawn Micallef@shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 2w ago

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.

The Parks division has always been a mystery. At last week's Fastpitch game at Bellwoods we celebrated that we'll soon no longer need a special rule to manage one of the new 🌲 planted in the outfield, in planters - because it is dying. Trees, in planters, in the outfield of a Fastpitch diamond 🤷🏽‍♀️

Alex Bozikovic@alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 3w ago

Toronto parks are a mess. And they offer a huge opportunity to create great places. My column: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

It's not common for Engineers to take a stand on anything (much to my frustration), that's why this statement from OSPE about Bill 212 and the recent court ruling is so important. ospe.on.ca/advocacy/osp...

OSPE Statement: Where Things Stand on Bill 212 and Toronto's Bike Lanes

Explore the OSPE Statement on Bill 212 and its impact on Toronto's bike lanes and transportation planning.

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Not just transit projects, but any publicly funded capital project over $5m Roads, buildings, railways, parks. Provincial and municipal. Apparently this is built into procurement processess, but it doesn't happen at a level that makes any positive difference.

@dobsonic.bsky.social · last mo.

I would rather have transparent in-process accountability for every transit project plus a transparent review at the end of every project by an independent third party built into the budget of every transit project. We have had nothing but studies and nothing gets better.

Jaywalking is a bullshit thing made up by the auto industry to blame pedestrians for traffic collisions. + other bullshit things. In Toronto, on any non-highway, as long as you are not causing delay & there's no crosswalk nearby, go for it. Ped islands would be illegal to use if it was an offence

Lanrick Bennett@lanrickbennett.bsky.social · last mo.

The invention of Jaywalking via Hannah Fry #WarOnWalking youtube.com/shorts/6W_s3...

Seriously, like everything else this government touches, it's a literal cuckoo bananas gong show. And you can't fight stuff like this with (only) facts and logic. Because that's not how we got here.

Evan Boyce@evanboyce.ca · last mo.

Unverified but if this is real, it’s a hilarious way to find out this information.

Don't give up hope, especially with all the information being leaked over the past 48h. I think it was a major miscalculation by many people & organizations to assume who rides a bike, and why. The negative economic impacts that make it look like a bad business decision is hitting where it matters

Shawn Micallef@shawnmicallef.bsky.social · last mo.

In @thestar.com I write about how to reimagine & continue Ford's very Trumpy, absurd & ridiculous bike lane war: don't feel lonely (there's more cyclists everyday); protests will grow (note to engineering firms & drivers); it's a culture war (facts, science & good faith don't matter). Let's go.

Doug Ford doesn’t know about or care about what works or doesn’t work in city-building. He’s fine with hurting the city (and by extension the provincial economy), killing people, wasting public money, and making congestion worse. It’s about ego, ideology & red meat wedge issues for suburban voters.

Toronto Star@thestar.com · last mo.

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the province walked away from compromises to restore traffic lanes while keeping bike lanes on major streets.

Yeah, baby. These are Generation 3 of the "Toronto barrier" 💅🏽 LA Atlanta Seattle Boulder (Plus lots of Canadian Cities) Speaking of recent Toronto flooding, those massive gaps underneath are for drainage. Gen 1 didn't have them (only found on Lake Shore) Gen 2 onwards has them.

Streetsblog L.A.@streetsblogla.bsky.social · last mo.

New #TorontoBarrier bike lane protection on Imperial Highway near LAX. These are the second TBs installed in LA - first ones outside DTLA. Thanks LADOT and more please.

As per my previous post ... How long have they known? Further implicating any engineering firm or engineer that gets involved in this provincial bike lane farce.

Cycle Toronto@cycletoronto.bsky.social · last mo.

Ford walked away from an offer to restore travel lanes and keep bike lanes. The RFP makes clear that the province is still targeting EVERY SINGLE METRE of Bloor, Yonge, and University. This wasn't just a ploy to remove bike lanes in Etobicoke. It's an attempt to gut Toronto's entire cycling network.

As someone who knows these design standards and this corridor quite well... Rob is almost entirely correct. The design guidelines are widely available. Wonder who else has known this.. and for how long? 🙄

Robert Zaichkowski@rzaichkowski.bsky.social · last mo.

Given today's news about the Ford government moving forward with restoring traffic lanes on Bloor, Yonge & University, I looked at how a traffic lane can be added on Bloor from Clissold to Montgomery while keeping the bike lanes. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2026/09/diss...

Lots of face kicking. The bike lanes won't be replaced with a car lane - they'll become parking. That "side street route" (that doesn't exist) will require the removal of on-street parking & traffic calming to slow down motor vehicle traffic. The entire province is paying for it, not Toronto.

Oh The Urbanity!@ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · last mo.

It kills me that he still talks about putting bike lanes on “secondary roads” when those secondary roads *do not exist* in Toronto’s street grid (for the most part), Nothing replaces Bloor, Yonge, etc. Feels like a brutish power move, like he’s saying “I’ll kick you in the face and lie about it”.

I feel bad for the motorists who had to wait while we rode along Danforth for Critical Mass tonight, but they could have just taken side streets.

Many lessons here. Design, accessibility, traffic design. Bike parking could provide delineation? Installing cane detectable unigranite beside a ramped curb within pavers is hilariously bad accessible design. It's like someone read a guideline without understanding it or talking to a cane user

Dylan Reid@dylanreid.bsky.social · last mo.

The new "shared" no-curb Markham Street in Mirvish Village is nice. Wide pedestrian area separated from narrow roadway by planters, street furniture, and a strip of cane-detectable rough stone. But one bit has no separation and inevitably cars park there. Needs bollards.