How do we know Doug Ford is clueless about urban design and transportation? This quote:
"A lot of people don't want to be driving up to Pearson ... give people an option."
There is an option: ~13,000 people take the UP Express train *per day*. #TOpoli #ONpoli
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I'm sorry WHAT
@markcarney must reject this war.
"What is clear is that school children + teachers were killed. The place that should be safe regardless of who carried out the strike" -Shiva Amelirad, Canada-based rep of Cooperative Council of Iranian Teachers Trade Assoc #iranconflict
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How much more evidence do we need? The ultra-rich and the governments supporting them will destroy everything for the sake of profit, power and pride. Nothing is precious to them - not human life, not the living world - except their own wealth and status. Our survival depends on resisting them.
"He later became premier...with lots of issues that could benefit from his attention, like health care + education. Yet Ford has still been perpetually preoccupied by a waterfront plan that has never needed his ideas & will be worse because of them" @graphicmatt.com
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It doesn’t matter whether the rate of global warming is increasing. It’ll never cease to amaze me that people don’t care that it’s happening at all. It should be the most alarming thing ever.
Worried about the high cost of living + rising fuel prices?
Ride a bike!
#biketo #onpoli
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Photo of a man riding a bicycle on a path through high grass on hills.
“Think of bicycles as rideable art that can just about save the world.”
-Grant Petersen, bicycle designer and author
A picture of PEW poll on global attitude survey, saying the % who rate the morality and ethics of people in their country as good vs bad, where the US has the worst rankings and Canada the best
Americans: we live in a fallen state—embroiled by sin, cheating, lying, and evil. You cannot trust anyone, not even those who claim to know you best
Canadians: I love my neighbors and my friends!
Hey @mark-carney.bsky.social : are you paying attention??
Experts Worldwide Agree: US-Israel Attack on Iran a Clear Violation of International Law www.commondreams.org/news/trump-i...
"I’d like to challenge the premier to issue a tender to reimagine — not demolish — the Science Centre, so Moriyama’s extraordinary bldg can enjoy a 2nd life as a community hub ...' - @johnlorinc.bsky.social
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Trump's list of low moments is long. Here's just one more:
"The government is holding many children at Dilley well beyond the 20-day limit set by a longstanding court order."
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One hundred years ago today:
That time when a pre-dawn streetcar was lost in Brooklyn.
A collaboration between TTC + Bike Share Toronto would offer a great option during subway closures on Bloor-Danforth. Instead, @ttcriders.bsky.social suffer the indignity of being crammed into shuttle buses stuck behind single-occupant cars. There must be a better way! #onpoli @mayoroliviachow.ca
Photo, taken on a foggy day, of a woman riding a bicycle while smoking a cigarette.
French actress Pascale Petit
#BicycleBirthday
Born February 27, 1938
"They look like political props, and if they’re being used as political props, you can’t fault people for questioning their placement in those places.” - Prof Taylor McKee, Brock U (intersection of sports-politics)
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Motorists should celebrate transit users -- without them, driving would become almost impossible. Yet, in Toronto, as elsewhere, avid motorists often oppose transit improvements such as busways.
“The more people ride in street cars the more space it leaves for me.”
Does Donald Trump write Doug Ford's script, or vice versa.
Ford called Toronto's city council "the most dysfunctional political arena in the entire country" when asked about the report and blamed "radical left" councillors for the city's problems.
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"it’s also evident in an extraordinary measure that Carney seems to be trying to sneak into law. The measure ...would give cabinet ministers sweeping powers to allow corporations to escape government regulations" - @lindamcquaig.bsky.social
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Do you #BikeTO in #ScarbTO? @toronto.ca will be hosting a drop in for the Sandhurst Circle Neighbourhood Connections on Saturday, February 28 (1-4 PM) at Albert Campbell Collegiate (1550 Sandhurst Circle). The deadline to fill the survey is Saturday, March 14. #TOpoli www.toronto.ca/community-pe...
To this point, the big snowfall was almost a month ago now, and many bike lanes are unusable with huge piles of snow in them. We're firmly into neglected infrastructure territory now. If Toronto really wants to be world class for sustainability and scalability, we need to do better. #BikeTO #TOpoli
"Bike lanes, like roads, sidewalks and mass transit, are integral elements of our transportation system. When these investments are buried under snow, Torontonians are shortchanged."
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#biketo #onpoli
T.O. residents shouldn’t worry about the slow pace of snow clearing. After all, the city appears to have adopted a sure-fire method to clear our clogged streets.
It’s called waiting for spring" - Ron Brown, Letters to Editor, today's Star
East bound bike lane covered in snow, east of Christie Pits. The photo shows a cyclist riding amidst cars because the blocked bike lane.
The section between Bathurst and Christie, save for the blocks that we cleared on Feb 14, is still impassable on Day 23 after the snow storm. Today's thaw is now likely to do the work.
Three week after the big snowstorm & there are still some bike lanes that were blocked including parts of Bloor in Koreatown! Today, I helped Albert & @bikewaysto.bsky.social clear the bike lane before doing errands in the area. #BikeTO #TOpoli #VikingBiking www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2026/02/tcbc...
Since I had some errands to do in the Annex anyway, I helped @bikewaysto.bsky.social clear the Bloor bike lane from Markham to Euclid. Hope the City gets the rest of the bike lane in Koreatown cleared ASAP! #BikeTO #TOpoli #VikingBiking
Casual pelotons will cycle across the City of Hamilton Friday morning to celebrate the joy of winter riding, and highlight the need for year-round road infrastructure maintenance.
Picture of a green cargo ship with the headline "China starts sea trials for largest electric powered containership"
You can't prove received wisdom wrong if you don't try... and you've got to give China credit for not being afraid to try. A step on the way to serious reduction of shipping emissions by 2050? Or an expensive experiment with niche coastal uses? Time will tell!
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Audience listens to presentations about e-bikes at Curbside Cycle. Bicycles and other cycling goods line walls of shop.
E-BIKES: Lively presentations + discussion at Curbside Cycle with Community Bikeways. Why we love e-bikes. Why we need them. And why reforms are needed to keep growing cycling in T.O. (Photo by Dani Griscti) #biketo
