Even small increases in speed (like 10 mph) raise a driver's chance of hitting and killing a pedestrian.

Thanks @joshmatlow.bsky.social & @anotherglassbox.bsky.social for hosting tonight's Changing Lanes screening @ City Hall which was packed. Even though the film focused on NYC, there are many parallels found in Toronto too. We should have more of these screenings at city hall! #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli

Defending Your Victory Rally

The battle for our bike lanes continues this week, when Ford’s appeal goes to court! Stand with people who bike and tell Ford our lives are worth protecting!
🗓️: Tuesday at 5:30 pm
🗺️ : Pillars of Justice (361 University Avenue, Toronto)
www.cycleto.ca/defending_yo... #topoli #bikeTO #onpoli

Defending Your Victory rally poster

The Province is appealing the decision that protected Toronto’s bike lanes. On the eve of the Cycle Toronto v. Ontario appeal hearing, we’re coming together to defend our victory.

Tuesday, Jan 27 5:30 PM
Pillars of Justice (361 University Ave)

Be there.

www.cycleto.ca/defending_your_victory_rally

Bravo to Canadian Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social for that powerful speech at Davos yesterday. I think his cat Nico gave him some tips. ❤️🤍

One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.

“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”

“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath

Some costs aren’t costs.

Started today - would have yesterday but too much snow. Studded tires to the fore

True - I thought it was Tony Romo - great commentary and chapeau!

My new slogans/taglines
1. A bike in a bike lane is one less car in front of you
2. That bicyclist could be your neighbor. Be my neighbor. (I live in Pittsburgh, home of Mr. Rogers)
3. Want to be happier? Ride a bike!
4. Two wheels, fewer pills.

Got others?
#bikesky

I quite like that photo. Do you know the owner?

The black and white image shows two bicycles locked to a post, their wheels casting large overlapping shadows across the sunlit pavement.

Two bikes

#wienliebe #wienanalog

#BelieveInFilm #FilmIsNotDead
📷 Nikon F2 🎞 Agfa APX 100 🧪 Amaloco AM 74

Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star

Red Bull being Red Bull 😅

🇩🇪 Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe riders getting off the plane

🎥 Red Bull Media

Cyclist wearing a brown jacket and red backpack riding on a designated bike lane that is separated from the roadway by a concrete planter.

Cycling and Pedestrian Projects is hiring three temporary Transportation Engineers to work on capital projects that implement bikeways, road safety improvements and Complete Streets features. Apply by January 6. https://jobs.toronto.ca/jobsatcity/job/Toronto-TRANSPORTATION-ENGINEER-ON-M/597961817/

To be fair CityNews had it around 45 minutes - car around 30 so if the promised 10 minute reduction this Spring may be adequate...I could be wrong though!

Very sorry to hear.

Two people cycle in a dedicated bike lane that is separated from the roadway by green infrastructure. A person using a mobility aid waits to cross an intersection, standing behind a tactile walking surface indicator.

Cycling and Pedestrian Projects is now on Bluesky! Follow us on this account for all the latest news and updates about new bikeways and sidewalks projects in Toronto. #BikeTO #WalkTO

Words to live by

eating wiht our eyes is BS - it's all about he taste.

Agreed.

Toronto Life: The Influentials 2025 Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it 50 - Michael Longfield, Cycling activist "For being the David to Ford's Goliath"

So this is fun! Thank you @torontolifemag.bsky.social for giving recognition to this cause, and to everyone for helping fight back against provincial overreach to save our bike lanes:

torontolife.com/deep-dives/t...

Toronto is at a crossroads. For too long, we’ve oriented our infrastructure around private vehicles, roads, parking lots & highways. In doing so, we’ve accepted serious trade-offs: poorer health, weaker communities, reduced safety and mobility for many. It’s time to pivot from car-centred thinking.

Ottawa 🤝 Toronto protesting in solidarity tomorrow morning.

🚲 ride in Toronto
📣 city hall rally in Ottawa

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Bill 60: Cyclists, Bike & More Premier Ford has fired another shot in the war on bikes. Read about how Bill 60 will limit bike lanes and harm cyclists.

You've got 18ish days to comment on Bill 60, Ford's latest anti bike lane laws! Read our blog on taking action, the importance of identifying intersections w other communities affected & what your local cycling advocacy groups are doing to fight back!

www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/bill-60...

The most insanely frustrating thing about the #ClimateCrisis is how the breakthrough we so clearly need isn’t technological. It’s just a collective willingness, a determination even, to change in ways that would clearly be SO MUCH BETTER than the clear and obvious consequences of NOT changing.

Ontario’s plan to ban bike lanes is ripped from the business lobby’s wish list ⋆ The Breach Buried in a new omnibus bill, the latest salvo in Doug Ford’s war on bikes is more than a vendetta—it’s a gift to corporate lobbyists

“Ontario’s [actually Doug Ford’s] plan to ban bike lanes is ripped from the business lobby’s wish list. Buried in a new omnibus bill, the latest salvo in Doug Ford’s war on bikes is more than a vendetta—it’s a gift to corporate lobbyists.” Via @breachmedia.ca

Money over lives and better mobility.

New from me in @breachmedia.ca: It's easy to see Ford's war on bike lanes as a personal vendetta and an attempt to stir up a culture war. But more than that, it's part of a bigger pattern of Ford serving corporate interests – from real estate firms to Uber.

The gospel

Sign the Petition: Calling for a Public Inquiry into the Eglinton LRT www.joshmatlow.ca/publicinquiry