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Author, Wheeling Through Toronto, A History of the Bicycle and Its Riders (UofT Press); enviro lawyer; road safety advocate, community organizer. Posts @bikewaysto.bsky.social + @crashcoaltion.bsky.social

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Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

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.

07.03.2026 10:34 👍 3978 🔁 1535 💬 66 📌 113
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Worried about the high cost of living + rising fuel prices?

Ride a bike!

#biketo #onpoli

www.thestar.com/business/you...

07.03.2026 13:31 👍 18 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Photo of a man riding a bicycle on a path through high grass on hills.

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

05.03.2026 19:01 👍 79 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 0
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

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!

05.03.2026 16:09 👍 5947 🔁 1555 💬 285 📌 532
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Experts Worldwide Agree: US-Israel Attack on Iran a Clear Violation of International Law | Common Dreams Experts worldwide agree: the US-Israeli attack on Iran is an illegal violation of the UN Charter.

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...

05.03.2026 22:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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John Lorinc: Underneath the shiny renderings of Doug Ford’s Ontario Place is an idea worth taking seriously The Science Centre project represents something that has long been missing in almost three decades of waterfront revitalization: a signature cultural or social institution on the lake shore.

"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

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

04.03.2026 12:06 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Takeaways from AP’s report on the ICE detention center holding children and parents Many Americans were alarmed recently when immigration officers in Minneapolis took custody of a 5-year-old boy and sent him and his father to a Texas detention center. But he was

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."

www.thestar.com/news/world/u...

28.02.2026 16:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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One hundred years ago today:

That time when a pre-dawn streetcar was lost in Brooklyn.

28.02.2026 14:27 👍 15 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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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

27.02.2026 22:32 👍 18 🔁 4 💬 3 📌 1
Photo, taken on a foggy day, of a woman riding a bicycle while smoking a cigarette.

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

27.02.2026 10:43 👍 41 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Donald Trump, Auston Matthews and the White House: Who wins when sports collides with politics? Matthews and most of the U.S. men’s hockey team visited the White House on Tuesday. Trump said the team is proof “our country is winning again.”

"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)

www.thestar.com/sports/hocke...

27.02.2026 13:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

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.

27.02.2026 13:23 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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“The more people ride in street cars the more space it leaves for me.”

27.02.2026 12:23 👍 45 🔁 17 💬 1 📌 2
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Doug Ford takes issue with Toronto's 13-year timeline to build road safety measures Prmeier Doug Ford says Toronto City Hall is dysfunctional and if he were in charge, he could get the work done in months

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.

www.torontotoday.ca/local/politi...

26.02.2026 23:04 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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Linda McQuaig: While we focus on Trump, Carney is quietly consolidating corporate power in Canada Hidden deep inside the mammoth omnibus Bill C-15 currently before Parliament is a measure that would give cabinet ministers sweeping powers to allow corporations to escape government regulations.

"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

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

21.02.2026 13:24 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Sandhurst Circle Neighbourhood Connections Attend the public drop-in event on Saturday, February 28 and complete the survey by March 14. View meeting materials in the Public Consultation tab below.   The City of Toronto is inviting residents t...

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...

19.02.2026 13:45 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

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

19.02.2026 12:52 👍 14 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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This essential infrastructure needs to be part of the city’s snow‑removal plan Some bike lanes are used less than others. City hall needs to identify the busiest routes and to prioritize them for snow-clearing. That should be easy, given there are only

"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."

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

#biketo #onpoli

19.02.2026 12:32 👍 34 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 3
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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

18.02.2026 12:32 👍 12 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
East bound bike lane covered in snow, east of Christie Pits. The photo shows a cyclist riding amidst cars because the blocked bike lane.

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.

17.02.2026 15:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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TCBC Clears the Bloor Bike Lane! A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)

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...

14.02.2026 19:20 👍 35 🔁 5 💬 5 📌 4
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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

14.02.2026 15:55 👍 41 🔁 3 💬 4 📌 3
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Cyclists across Hamilton weave through the city for Winter Bike Day Casual pelotons will cycle through the City of Hamilton Friday morning to celebrate the joy of winter riding, and highlight the need for year-round road infrastructure maintenance.

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.

13.02.2026 11:42 👍 350 🔁 48 💬 13 📌 0
Picture of a green cargo ship with the headline "China starts sea trials for largest electric powered containership"

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!

maritime-executive.com/article/chin...

12.02.2026 15:40 👍 5231 🔁 1029 💬 297 📌 110
Audience listens to presentations about e-bikes at Curbside Cycle. Bicycles and other cycling goods line walls of shop.

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

12.02.2026 17:35 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Matt Gurney: Being more ‘positive’ won’t help us avoid future transit bungles, Premier Ford. We need an Eglinton Crosstown inquiry It’s ridiculous that public inquiries are often necessary to get answers in this country, but that's the way things are.

Agreed! The Eglinton LRT is a fabulous addition to Toronto's transit system, but let's figure out what went wrong so we can do better next time. #onpoli @mattgurney.bsky.social

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

11.02.2026 13:49 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

10.02.2026 21:08 👍 179 🔁 48 💬 16 📌 8
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Stoewer's Greif Fahrräder Stettin c1900
#bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #自転車 #illustration #art #design #streetstyle #fun #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle #vélo 🚲🚴

10.02.2026 11:18 👍 24 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Star Editorial Board: It’s a pivotal moment for one of Canada’s critical industries. Mark Carney is meeting it Henry Seth Taylor.

The new auto strategy looks a lot like the old auto strategy. Auto industry holds out its hand. Government puts money in it. #onpoli

www.thestar.com/opinion/edit...

10.02.2026 14:02 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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- The eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) is a small North American migratory thrush.
- Photo courtesy of Susan Candelario on Fine Art America

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