"The provincial government has made it potentially illegal... to make public transit, and just mobility for everybody, really fast." — @shoshannasaxe.bsky.social (@civmin.bsky.social) on dedicated bus lanes, tonight at 8pm with @jeyantvo.bsky.social
Now Trump EPA head, Lee Zeldin, enters the scene with rank dishonesty & theatrical indignation to dispute the NY Times' correct, accurate reporting.
But I've read the EPA smoking gun document, I'm a 30+-year clean air lawyer, I understand its meaning better than Zeldin, & I have the receipts. 1/
Excelente comentario sobre las noticias recientes sobre Venezuela. Dos males no hacen un bien.
www.lasillavacia.com/opinion/el-r...
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
Abysmal statement from Canada on the illegal US action in Venezuela.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
Just ONE DAY left to submit a comment on Bill 60, which will block not only ALL new bike lanes in Ontario that take away car lanes, but also puts bus lanes, patios, and pedestrian streets at risk too. Submit your comment here before the end of November 22: ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-1...
This is not a reason to give up, it's a reason to double our efforts to end the fossil fuel era before it ends us.
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Check your inbox: it’s City Hall Watcher #350! And it’s FREE.
A milestone issue to launch something new: my new and improved COUNCIL SCORECARD, covering 15+ years of Council vote data and analysis.
Searchable, sortable and very, very nerdy.
toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/introducin...
Sounds like we need a camera chopping "enforcement blitz"
NEW: Looks like CycleToronto won in court. Justice Schabas finds Ontario's law (AND version 2) to remove bike lanes infringe S7 of the Charter and is not saved by S1, in large part because the govt had no evidence to back up its claims.
The EPA cited my paper in their argument against the endangerment finding today. However, their point is completely backwards: my paper actually supports the EPA's 2009 range of 1.8C to 4C warming by 2100. www.nature.com/artic...
Bike Share Toronto has massive room to grow: average trips per bike have increased by about 30% between 2019 & 2024, while total trips have more than doubled. This means the increase in trips is mostly due to system expansion. Build more and they will come!
schoolofcities.github.io/bike-share-t...
A person riding a bicycle.
#ICYMI: TorontoPolice has opened a Collision Reporting Centre at 350 Dovercourt Rd. dedicated to serving pedestrians & cyclists 🚲🚶➡️
Anyone involved in a collision should report the incident to the proper authorities.
Learn more: toronto.ca/CollisionRep...
#RoadSafety
Very cool work analyzing building permit data from Edmonton! I recently published a preprint on using a similar approach to get a picture of housing construction-related GHG emissions (dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...). @jacobdawang.com I'd be happy to run some numbers for Edmonton if you're interested!
Guess I need to re-up this article from last fall. Ford does not understand something essential about city roads: intersections are the bottleneck almost everywhere so bike lanes aren't hurting traffic.
toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/dont-blame...
Se va Pepe Mujica, un referente.
De los que supieron mirar a los ojos al pueblo y vivir con la misma dignidad con la que luchaban. Sin privilegios, sin adornos, sin renunciar jamás a la política como herramienta de transformación.
Nos deja su ejemplo.
Nos toca estar a la altura.
Yes, the value of infrastructure goes well beyond what we can describe through monetary means. That was the main theme of my Ph.D. thesis!
If you're curious, in this article I discuss different lenses through which we can think about infrastructure + value: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Toronto is consulting on transit priority on Bathurst. This is many many years in the considering (I was on panels nearly a decade ago where this we recommended this). Weigh in here www.toronto.ca/services-pay...
Join me and other academics, advocates, and industry professionals at City Hall on May 5 for a day-long deep dive into how cycling – especially e-bikes – can power Toronto’s path to Net Zero. The event is free and open to anyone whether you're dropping in for one session or staying all day!
#BikeTO
Happy Easter! Finally got around to writing about @cycletoronto.bsky.social's Charter challenge against Bill 212 which was held on Wednesday, April 16. Until a decision has been made, let's keep up the pressure, folks! #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2025/04/bill...
My @thestar.com column this week: climate change has mostly been relegated to the back burner as an issue during this federal election. But with weirder and wilder weather wreaking havoc on service, the TTC can’t ignore the crisis.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Very simply, cutting world-class #climate research because the results make you feel bad is like refusing to pay for critical medical tests because you're afraid of finding out you're sick.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/c...
The University Ave cycle tracks are state-of-the-art. Their glorious width is future-proof for our growing cycling city - safe passing space, e-bikes safely coexisting, room for everyone. Narrowing the most beautiful cycle tracks I've ever seen for an extra car lane we don't need is so sad.
Ford promised bike lane removals could happen today onward in TO (Bloor W, Yonge, & Uni). That means we’ve got to be vigilant & have our eyes open. If you see construction crews amassing to remove lanes, post/tag local cycling orgs & advocates. Send pictures. Be safe & don’t interfere.
Having car-free days (two per year) and Ciclovía (every Sunday) was amazing growing up in Bogotá! There was always some pushback (particularly for car free days), but by and large they are programs cherished by Bogotanos and one that I really hope I see in Toronto.
Our 2024 #BikeTO Cycling Year in Review is now available to download.
Learn about our bikeway installations and upgrades #BikeShare milestones, award-winning road safety campaign, winter cycling patterns and the results of the 2023 cycling public opinion survey.
www.toronto.ca/wp-content/u...
Great read—streetcars have great potential for improving transit in the city, even if they're not new and shiny: "if we just got the streetcars working really well, it would be like adding a whole new subway’s worth of capacity: something we can do without digging expensive tunnels!"
Took me a minute to get into Bluesky, but I'm excited to be here!
I'm Santiago, I live in Toronto, and I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at @uoft.bsky.social. I study #sustainability in the built environment, currently studying the #circulareconomy in construction and its GHG implications in #cities.
