It’s an uphill slog and without the #PoliticalWill in the rest of #TorontoDanforth, its going to take some tactical maneuvering & maybe shaming some elected representatives with data they can’t refute. Ookwemin Minising is worth fighting a good fight for. #FutureGenerations
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Truly not posting to finger point. I have to remind myself that there is a whole other section of vulnerable road users that don’t move throughout the city like I can. Want to do my best to have all the voices at the table to speak to equitable movement in this portion of the city.
I’m surprised at how much fog is still lingering into the afternoon. #YouHadToBeThere 😏
Also of importance “The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) is specifically highlighting its disappointment with city efforts to clear "tactile pavers" — dimpled pads that allow partially-sighted individuals to distinguish between a sidewalk and a roadway.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
March 10 at the Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre. I'll be there in a professional capacity -- come by!
Signage that gives information to vulnerable Road Users of upcoming construction
We have a once in generation opportunity to prioritize the safety of Vulnerable Road Users over the perceived convenience of drivers.
My ask to the @toronto.ca next week will be to Make It 30! From Lake Shore Blvd to The Don Roadway to anything on Cherry St.
h/t @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
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In #TorontoDanforth constituents have in-depth knowledge of the vulnerable road users that have been killed or seriously injured on our public streets. We have over a dozen school zones in our ward that have yet to have their speeds reduced from 40kmh to 30kmh. bsky.app/profile/bren...
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Street signs indicating the 40km speed limit
March 2026 Venue Change Notice - Port Lands Open House Please note an important venue change for the Port Lands Open House: From Plan to Place, taking place Tuesday, March 10, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Due to the high level of interest, the event has moved to a larger venue: • Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre - Gymnasium • 870 Queen Street East, Toronto
Will be chatting with the wonderful folks at @waterfrontoronto.bsky.social and #TorontoDanforth constituents next week regarding the future the Port Lands.
New Name Ookwemin Minising ✅
New Park Biidaasige Park ✅
Planned Flood Mitigation ✅
Why is this NEW neighbourhood not planned for 30kmh?
sabcbennett I'm thrilled to share that I'm participating in the @pmcfride for the 11th time! I'll be cycling 200km from Toronto to Niagara Falls to support a cause that means the world to me. As captain of @the_heme_team, I'm honored to lead an incredible group of riders. Cancer treatment has made tremendous progress, but our work isn't done yet. Please consider donating to my ride via the link in my bio! And, as it's my birthday month, what better gift than a lifesaving donation??!! Thank you for your support!
Images of people in fron to the Ride Hall of Fame 2026 poster
Image of people in front of the I Conquered it poster outside
Sabrina is holding a sign in front of her bike that reads Let's Go Heme Team
Hey @bikesky.social , crossing the streams and giving some stage to my wife Sabrina, Clinical Director - Emergency, General Medicine and Family Health Team at @uhn.ca for The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation Ride!
Llink below: supportthepmcf.ca/ui/Ride26/p/...
h/t @uhnresearch.ca #BikeTO #IWD
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Mayor Chow, Councillor Bravo, and Chief Planner Thorne came by to give Finch their business license. Surreal, delightful, lovely.
Yup!
Planning to do these quarterly :)
#ICYMI
Toronto–Danforth: What Happened This Year (2025)
"Logan & Carlaw Bike Projects Paused
Despite overall support in consultation, bike lane projects on Logan & Carlaw were paused after opposition related to parking impacts."
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Several years from now, a thoughtful scholar will write a book called “Trump’s Willing Executioners” about how a nation of 340 million descended into abject depravity.
#IdeasAtWork in #TorontoDanforth + Change of Venue
Ookwemin Minising + Biidaasige Park + McCleary District + #BikeTO + #WalkTO + #HousingNow + #ShopLocal + #xoTO x #PoliticalWill = The Future
h/t @jasonthorne.bsky.social @waterfrontoronto.bsky.social
@toronto.ca
Cc:
@uoftcities.bsky.social
‘Many have quickly embraced a term for the devices that’s presumably sending Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg into paroxysms of fury: “pervert glasses.”’ @vtanger.bsky.social
When I explain to people how I rode with multiple Consulate Generals across Toronto on bikes, showed off all of our cycling infrastructure, but it was Shaw Street that they were most impressed with.
They asked, Why we don’t have streets like this ALL OVER TORONTO?
My Answer: Lack of #PoliticalWill
#TrainNerds
From @jamaps.bsky.social “Little saturday experiment --- trying to parse out travel times and speeds from gtfs schedule data to style a route diagram for the new Eglinton Line 5”
higher-res here:
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Cc: @chanface.bsky.social @chrisjamesdrew.bsky.social
Can I just say…I would have voted for you. Now what are left with? Seriously we’re kind of screwed right?
Someone…
Anyone…
Make it make sense!
!
Blood Boiling
‘Report on Mayor John Tory, the Toronto Blue Jays and ActiveTO
Jonathan Batty
Integrity Commissioner
December 20, 2022’
www.toronto.ca/wp-content/u...
Bad people do bad things.
#IdeasAtWork
Big shoutout to @tomflood.bsky.social @brenttoderian.bsky.social and @grantennis.bsky.social with the new Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social .
Cities deserve facts, not fear. Time to call out the myths from bad actors and tell better stories about how cities actually work.
A map of Toronto with multiple boxes of text and red dots indicating school zones that should 30kmh but aren't
Jones Av is one of the most densely populated active transportation corridors in the city
8 Schools less than 150m from Jones
JK to Grade Twelve
5 elementary w/ 1 French; 1 high school & 1 Indigenous School from Jk-12
5000+ students
Did I mention NO 30kmh school zones?
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I put forward a petition and we won!
Then we lost!
The sad part is this was part of a street resurfacing project on Jones Av:
Queen to Dundas phase 1
Dundas to Gerrard phase 2
Continue to Danforth Av. 2.2km total
We'll have a chance to do this again. In 25 years! beachmetro.com/2025/06/05/i...
That would be #TorontoDanforth
Officially a floating head and of course keeping it black and white in a world of colour.
Some info on our new @urbantruth.bsky.social project.
