David Carpenter

The City of Toronto's map of the proposed paths through Trinity Bellwoods Park with the thickest orange lines denoting primary routes.

The City of Toronto is hosting Phase 2 consultations for the Trinity Bellwoods Park Access and Circulation Study. Please complete the survey to learn more about the recommendations and suggest improvements by Thursday, March 5. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.toronto.ca/city-governm...

Toronto - along with dozens of other cities - will be hosting a solidarity ride for Alex Preeti TODAY! Meet 2 PM at Christie Pits for 2:30 PM departure and bundle up! 🚲🌨️ #BikeTO #BikeSky #TOpoli #VikingBiking #StopICE

I fought for safer Toronto streets after my friend was killed five years ago. Now Doug Ford is undoing that work Premier Doug Ford and Transportation Minister Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria are actively dismantling the very infrastructure that so many of us fought to put in place.

"Road safety should not be ideological. The data is clear. The solutions are known. And the cost of inaction is not abstract — it is measured in futures erased, in love with nowhere to go, and in grief that never resolves" - Vanessa Gentile #biketo #onpoli

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Brampton friends: please sign and share widely.

@cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca @cycletoronto.bsky.social @ausmalik.bsky.social
Once again, I am asking, can we please have some sort of upgraded protection on Strachan? This is one of the only major bike routes connecting to the Lake. Can we please make this safer??

Tough Year for Bikes but Optimism Lies Ahead - Spacing Toronto Last year was a tough year for cycling and road safety in Toronto. The Ford government secured a third straight majority in February and followed up on last year’s Bill 212 with Bill 60, which banned ...

Thanks @spacing.bsky.social for publishing my latest article on the state of cycling and road safety in Toronto for 2025, as well as what lies ahead for 2026. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

I’ve encountered this in the wild. Apparently, we shouldn’t have a RapidTO on Dufferin because of the potential for street racing! And this opinion came from a person running one of the community gardens at Dufferin Grove… the need for free parking outweighs the need to reduce emissions, I guess.

There’s so much room for bus lanes and bike lanes if you take street parking off arterials.

Study explores wellbeing impact of board games Researchers find games such as Dungeons and Dragons and Dixit can lead to a boost in confidence.

💚 board games 💚

"Dr Atherton said: "Our research has shown they [board games] can enhance wellbeing, foster inclusion, and support learning, with strong evidence that games improve engagement and social connection for neurodivergent individuals compared to other activities."

WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes" YouTube video by Phil Lewis

I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:

The War on Cars | Patreon Creating a podcast about the fight against car dominance

TORONTO! Save the date. We'll be coming to what is arguably the birthplace of the war on cars for a live show on February 5th, 2026. Patreoners will get first dibs on tickets. Stay tuned for more details! Doug Ford will not be our special guest.

www.patreon.com/c/thewaronca...

What Canada can learn from Spain about high-speed rail | CBC Creator Network YouTube video by CBC

Embedded YouTube link for Bluesky users ⤵️

"Canadians are closer than ever to having high-speed rail, but questions remain: Will it be accessible like Spain’s network, or will the cost of private financing price it out of reach for many?"

#alto #hsr

MAC BAUER on Instagram: "🏃‍♂️ Beat the Finch LRT by 18 min 📍 Toronto • Always running faster than transit 🚆 ✨ #TorontoRunner #RunTO #FinchWest #FinchWestLRT #TTC #TorontoTransit #RunnerLife #SprintL... In this video, a Toronto runner challenges the Finch LRT to a speed test and comes out on top. The runner shares their experience and provides insights into the city's public transit system, highlight...

The Finch light rail has officially been beaten by a runner

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Bill 60: More bad news for bike lanes — Stuckless Consulting Inc. On November 24, 2025, Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, passed Third Reading at Queen’s Park. It’s likely that by the time you read this, it has also received Royal Assent. Bill 60 was fa...

"At the end of the day, Bill 60 mostly just takes away the 'hope'...." A great summary of Bill 212 and what's changed under Bill 60 by Stuckless Consulting:

www.jamiestuckless.ca/blog/bill-60...

All of Toronto's speed cameras are gone. How did we get to this point? | CBC News Toronto's speed cameras may be gone, but this time there are no mysterious vandals wielding power tools, no blurry suspect photos and no police investigation.

Is there any more depressing story in urbanism than the fact that people kept cutting down speed cameras in Toronto, and then the premier just… agreed with them and banned speed cameras across the province?

It honestly makes me so mad.

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

Insane that grilled cheese would beat out a cheesesteak. Assuming the former is two pieces of sandwich bread on either side of a couple Kraft singles. No way that clears cheesesteak.

article headline: toronto proposes over 20 km km of new bike lanes, bypassing provincial veto

narrowing car lanes is a good way to force low-speed streets in addition to a way to provide bike lanes without getting caught in the province's stupid legislation.

bike on, toronto. the province can try, but this is a city that walks, bikes, and takes transit in huge numbers and that won't change.

Cutting the Dupont bike lane is a huge blow. There are so many new condos and even more stores that would benefit from it. As it is now, I hate being on Dupont, avoid it at all costs on my bike, and fear for the lives of other cyclists who brave the journey. Words cannot express my disappointment.

4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...

Car Size

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Screenshot from my open streets petition on Friday, November 14 at 8:40 AM EST showing 802 signatures. Link provided in the post body.

Over 800 people have now signed the petition calling on Mayor Olivia Chow and City Council to bring back open streets to Toronto by 2026! Let's keep the momentum going! #BikeTO #WalkTO #OpenStreetsTO #ActiveTO #TOpoli tinyurl.com/openstreetsp...

Mayor Olivia Chow & Toronto City Council: Bring back open streets programs by 2026 Please bring back open streets programs in Toronto by 2026 such as ActiveTO and OpenStreetsTO to provide spaces for walking, cycling, and physical activity! We call for a commitment to a regular event...

Over 700 people have signed the petition calling on Mayor Olivia Chow & City Council to bring back #OpenStreetsTO & #ActiveTO by 2026. Please sign (if you haven't already) and spread the word. If you can share on other socials, even better. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...

Matt Elliott: Without acknowledging hard truths, Toronto’s traffic czar isn’t likely to get very far It’s probably good that this new position will come with a handsome salary because this traffic czar will be given an impossible task. There’s no solving Toronto traffic, writes Matt Elliott.

The plain truth:

"There are too many cars + not enough roads. Absent a radical reform like a congestion charge similar to NYC — where a price on driving causes people to look to alternatives — there’s no way to reverse the trend." Right on @graphicmatt.com #onpoli

www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.

friends with large accounts, I'm not going to pester you personally but just generally speaking, I would sure appreciate a signal boost on this thing. We seem to have leveled out, and since this is a one-shot (won't be in bookstores) I'd like to get it out there as much as possible.

Protect democracy. Uphold the Charter. Defend your rights. Join us on the one-year anniversary of Ontario's shameful tabling of Bill 212. Tuesday, October 21 at 5:30 pm. Meet at University and Armoury. Ride to Queen's Park.

Hey #BikeTO! @cycletoronto.bsky.social will be hosting a rally on Tuesday, October 21 to mark the one-year anniversary of Bill 212! Meet 5:30 PM at University & Armoury followed by a short ride to Queen's Park. #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero

Complete Eglinton Now

This will cost more, snarl traffic twice, keep people unsafe, and risk provincial interference under Bill 212.

Eglinton has waited too long. We need to act now. Tell the City to stick to the plan and build the Eglinton bike lanes now:

www.cycleto.ca/complete_egl...

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ICYMI, a tale of two long weekends. My column on Ford’s plan to remove large parts of Wasaga Beach from the provincial park. Ontario desperately needs more public space not less. 16 million strong w parkland established for half that population.

Bike Lanes: 2 - Ford Nation: 0 - Spacing Toronto In an intriguing aside a third of the way into Justice Paul Schabas’ extraordinary decision (issued yesterday) in Toronto’s bike lane war with Premier Doug Ford, he reveals how, about a month ago, he ...

#topoli #onpoli New from me in @spacing: Some reflections on @cycletoronto.bsky.social’s huge legal victory in the bike lane war with Ford Nation. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

A new park => new skyline views. The new Biidaasige Park on the Toronto waterfront.

Toronto: Let's get moving on public transit improvements! Are you tired of traffic and slow, unreliable travel times? Show your support for priority bus and streetcar lanes as a win for reliable transit, cost of living, and the environment!

Thanks @environmentaldefence.ca for launching this campaign calling on Toronto City Council to support priority bus & streetcar lanes ahead of the July 16 Executive Committee meeting. We can't afford to let our carbrain opponents win! #TTC #TOpoli #RapidTO act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/174280/...