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Jackie

@jygsawpuzzle

Torontonian, non-driver Likes plants 🌱 and places with shade 🌳 and no cars πŸšΆπŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸš² Currently expecting 🀰🏻 but still riding my 🚲 for as long as I can Thoughts and musings at www.jackieguan.ca

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Monkey Puppet meme where there's 2 photos of a monkey, the first is him look at a side angle, the 2nd is looking forward. Meme text says 'Me as a car free person when gas goes up another 6cents'.

Monkey Puppet meme where there's 2 photos of a monkey, the first is him look at a side angle, the 2nd is looking forward. Meme text says 'Me as a car free person when gas goes up another 6cents'.

Just mindin' my own business as a car free person... #biketo

06.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A checklist with 4 things to do about contacting different lvls of government about issues that matter to me. Text reads: Prov - OSAP cuts, Fed - TTC cuts, Municipal - appreciation for new elevator at Greenwood station, Prov - gambling ads and restrictions

A checklist with 4 things to do about contacting different lvls of government about issues that matter to me. Text reads: Prov - OSAP cuts, Fed - TTC cuts, Municipal - appreciation for new elevator at Greenwood station, Prov - gambling ads and restrictions

Beyond whining on social media, I'm trying to make a point of writing to my officials more often. Here's the list of ppl I wanna contact this week - a mix of fed/prov/municipal and not all negative things.
#onpoli

02.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Learning Curves with the Urban Arrow - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly It’s been a few weeks since we got the Urban Arrow and with the snow finallyΒ melting a bit and the bike lanes cleared, I got a chance to take it out for a spin. Man, it was a decently eventful ride so...

For the few days that the snow melted , I managed to do my first 'real' ride with the #UrbanArrow and wrote about my thoughts here www.jackieguan.ca/post/learnin... #biketo

23.02.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's that magical window where the snow has melted enough and it's not too cold that I'm excited to go out and do some bike errands around town today🀩🀩

16.02.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A half knitted white and teal striped yarn sweater

A half knitted white and teal striped yarn sweater

I'm going to be done the body of my sweater soon and the bike lanes are still a mess 🫠. Thank God it's warming up this week so the snow will finally be melting 🀞#wipwed

11.02.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Biking at 24 Weeks Pregnant This is a series I’m doing where I document how it feels to commute by bike during my pregnancy every few weeks. You can see the previous ones at 14 & 20 weeks.Or I guess NotΒ biking at 24 weeks pregna...

A short update this week - with so much snow, and poor removal, even though I want to bike and feel capable, it is too unsafe to do so www.jackieguan.ca/post/biking-... #biketo

06.02.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can also text him! He actually responds and it's very easy to find his phone # online

05.02.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
a white and teal striped sweater at the shoulder that is half way knitted

a white and teal striped sweater at the shoulder that is half way knitted

There's still so much snow on the ground so I've started #knitting to cope. I'm 2/3rd done the yoke on my first ever sweater! Proud to get this far 🀩

02.02.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s the big day! The appeal hearing @cycletoronto.bsky.social’s successful Bill 212 case is being heard at Ontario’s Court of Appeal. Time permitting I’ll try and live post the proceedings, like I did for the Ottawa convey injunctions back when #lawtwitter was a thing.

28.01.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6

With so much snow ❄️yesterday - I'm grateful that we don't own a car since there's *way* less areas to shovel for walkways compared to a path for a car. The other thing is that we have more areas to pile snow that is not as high so it's less strenuous on our bodies. #carfree

26.01.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Snow covered yard with pine tree

Snow covered yard with pine tree

If the snow keeps falling and we've already shovelled twice, and it makes no differenceπŸ€” did we really shovel at all?

25.01.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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First Impressions of the Urban Arrow After our fall test ride, and splurging on Boxing Day, the Urban Arrow was finally ready to be picked up today!!!To be honest, I felt a little bit nervous but also excited. The lastΒ time I had picked ...

www.jackieguan.ca/post/first-i... We picked up our brand new Urban Arrow last night from Curbside Cycles and I wrote up my first impressions here.

TLDR - this is a fun bike but it takes getting used to. I'm cautiously optimistic🀩 #biketo #urbanarrow

14.01.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A florescent yellow arm holding a bike handle and backpack on a wet street

A florescent yellow arm holding a bike handle and backpack on a wet street

A wet ride today but nothing my trusty poncho and water resistant backpack can't handleπŸ₯° #biketo

09.01.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Crazy lefties': Ford denounces Supreme Court challenge of law allowing Ontario Place redevelopment The Ontario government plans to redevelop Ontario Place to include an elaborate spa operated by a private company.

toronto.citynews.ca/2026/01/08/o... My first time hearing about this - I hope Ontario Place Protectors succeed #onpoli

09.01.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

it was much better in the afternoon and I genuinely enjoyed my ride home!

08.01.2026 00:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bless the 503 and the King priority corridor. More #transitlanes plsπŸ™

07.01.2026 13:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Holy moly the sidewalks are so icey today😨. This morning will be a TTC day πŸ₯² #walkto

07.01.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

All this time and money wasted on a pipe dream when #bikeshareto is once again posting 20% growth for a 5th yr in a row and bike lanes are outlawed. 😑

When will the Ford govt stop the gravy train and start working for Ontarians again??

02.01.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Bike share stats showing a 1.5 km ride

Bike share stats showing a 1.5 km ride

Got to do 1 last bit of biking to close the last mile on the last day of 2025. Gotta love #bikeshareto for making trips easy and efficient πŸ₯° #biketo

31.12.2025 21:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Got my Urban Arrow Cargo bike and πŸ‘Άcarseat adaptor for 25% off today at @curbsidecurb.bsky.social 's annual sale🀩

Only 22 weeks until the lil bean is here and we can use the bike to prep and nest in the mean time! #biketo

26.12.2025 21:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of fresh bread in a window

Picture of fresh bread in a window

A line out the door at my favourite new bakery Jupiter Bakehouse on the #eastend. Glad to see new businesses opening and thrivingπŸ₯°

24.12.2025 15:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Random side note but I wish Canadian cities would share more best practices with each other. Vancouver/Victoria/Kitchener-Waterloo/Montreal is doing some great things for urban cycle commuting but when you mention it locally, it seems like it's always dismissed for x reasons. πŸ™„

23.12.2025 21:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
That’ll Never Work Here - Great Plains Press Challenging the Myths Around Biking in a Winter City

greatplainspress.ca/books/thatll... Started reading this book by a #cycling advocate in #Winnipeg and it's *so* good 😍. I wish there were more books about urban cycle commuting from a woman's perspective #biketo

23.12.2025 21:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

the new lanes are a great upgrade. More of this pls - maybe Dundas St E???

23.12.2025 21:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Ford government is not responding to the affordability crisis: Stiles
Ford government is not responding to the affordability crisis: Stiles YouTube video by CP24

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU7p... So good to see Marit Stiles on mainstream media dragging Doug for all his faults. She's got momentum and I hope she keeps it up ✊ #ndp #onpoli

12.12.2025 23:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™„something something fiscal responsibility...

11.12.2025 19:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ford government planning to break until March 23 The Ontario government is planning to take more than three months off for winter break after they rise from the fall session at Queen’s Park Thursday. Government House Leader Steve Clark told reporter...

The only positive thing about this is at least Doug's not making anymore horrible laws while on break 😬#onpoli www.cp24.com/politics/que...

11.12.2025 19:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I like this idea but my problem with the #TTC as a middle class Torontonian is that it's too slow and too unreliable. 50 min for the brand new LRT is not acceptable. Waiting for a streetcar for it to never come, despite all the apps saying it will is not acceptable. #Transitpriority needs to happen!

08.12.2025 15:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Biked to work today and it was a slog but worth it! Made it in for 9AM and saw a tonne of people waiting for the streetcar at dundas and river, which is never fun to do in the cold. #biketo Thank you #bikesharetoronto

03.12.2025 15:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey #BikeTO! The deadline to send your submission to iec@toronto.ca in support of Kingston Road and other cycling projects listed in Motion IE26.6 is TODAY at 4:30 PM! #ScarbTO #TOpoli #VisionZero secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

03.12.2025 12:24 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0