Bells On Bloor

Bike Lanes on Bloor (15km down, 3.5km to go). Bicycles for transport, climate, community + smiles (est 2007). Founding member - @bikewaysTO

[Bells On Bloor @BellsOnBloor]

Great news for @fordnation: The 1.2% cycling figure for TO is actually correct!

Bad news for @fordnation ... It's no longer 1991.

#onpoli

("Review of Bicycle Facilities in Metro [now City of] Toronto," 1993)

[Jack Hauen @jackhauen]

If you heard Doug Ford say only 1.2% of Torontonians bike to work and thought, "That can't be true" — you're right.

The real number is around 10%.

Add in errands & socializing: 44%.

Add in all cycling: 70%.

And growing.

🔓 No paywall

#onpoli

https://t.co/ygYpxLE2FA

[Jack Hauen @jackhauen]

New: The Ford government's appeal of an injunction halting Toronto bike lane removals has failed.

#onpoli #topoli

https://t.co/GCIleS8LIA

[TTCriders @ttcriders]

(5/7) We’re calling on City Council to do what’s right: approve and accelerate not only the Bathurst and Dufferin lanes as designed, but also RapidTO on Jane , Finch East, Steeles, Lawrence East, and the full lengths of Bathurst to Eglinton and Dufferin to Wilson.

[TTCriders @ttcriders]

(4/7) We welcome the progress being made south of Bloor, but let’s be clear: we should not still be fighting for something that was promised in 2019. Mayor Chow and nearly every member of her Exec signed a pledge to deliver 10 corridors this term. That commitment must be honoured

[TTCriders @ttcriders]

(3/7) Dedicated transit lanes aren’t just paint on the road, they’re a proven tool to make transit faster, more reliable, and more attractive. If we’re serious about restoring confidence in the TTC and growing ridership, this is the bare minimum.

[Bells On Bloor @BellsOnBloor]

Motor traffic backed up. Bike traffic moving smoothly. Bloor Street morning rush hour report. #biketo

[Toronto Cycling and Pedestrian Projects @TO_Cycling_Ped]

The West Toronto Railpath has reopened between Wallace Avenue and Ernest Avenue, which was closed during @GOExpansion track work on the Kitchener GO line. The Railpath will be temporarily closed later this summer for additional planting work. https://t.co/a7oL2RfUIT 📸Metrolinx

[Bells On Bloor @BellsOnBloor]

Thanks to ⁦@BloorAnnexBIA⁩ we have beautiful trees. A godsend on scorching hot days. #biketo

[Norm Di Pasquale 🇨🇦 @normsworld]

So thanks to Trump’s cuts, we have worse weather forecasting and thanks to Ford’s cuts, we have worse wildfire response. Very bad combination! Firefighter understaffing in Ontario is worse than previously understood, these numbers show https://t.co/DwfQeFiun4 #onpoli

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

Firefighter understaffing in Ontario is worse than previously understood, these numbers show https://t.co/KPTnTUMT9y

[Bicycles and Beyond™ @bicyclesbeyond]

#MondayMotivation 🚲

"#Cycling is open to the whole #world." - Bernard Hinault 🌐

Have a great week further #BikeFriends 💚🚴🏼💛🚴🏼‍♀️🧡🚴🏼‍♂️ 🫶🏽

[Bicycles and Beyond™ @bicyclesbeyond]

"A #bicycle is the garden gate that leads to the open road." - Paul Kimmage 🚲

#HappyFriday dear #BikeFriends
💚🚴🏼💛🚴🏼‍♀️🧡🚴🏼‍♂️ 🫶🏽

[Matt Elliott @GraphicMatt]

My @TorontoStar column: Data suggests 25% of license plates snapped by Toronto’s speed cameras are obstructed.

Forget silly driver gripes about the cameras. The real scourge is scofflaws with illegal plate covers. Time for a crackdown on “ghost cars.” https://t.co/DCzrHUqMbO

[Bells On Bloor @BellsOnBloor]

Toronto’s latest bike lane plan doesn’t propose new lanes for the first time in years https://t.co/XGK2a0WdUi via @TorontoTodayca

[Bells On Bloor @BellsOnBloor]

TODAY! Sunday, June 29, 10-11am. RV Burgess Park. If you cannot attend this great event by @WCN_GTA_tweets, please donate to the autism program summer camp.
https://t.co/4OfLq7eToE
#biketo

[Mike Schreiner @MikeSchreiner]

Doug Ford is taking us backwards on climate.

Just months into his term, his government already expects to blow past its own pollution targets. The plan was never enough and they knew it.

As wildfires rage, Ford’s pouring fuel on the flames. Ontarians are paying the price.

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

🚦 One year after Amsterdam reduced speed limits to 30 km/h on 500 streets.
🤕 injury-related crashes dropped 11%,
🚗 single-vehicle accidents fell 18%.
📈 support rose to more than 60%

Let's unpack:
#Amsterdam #30kmh #TrafficSafety

[Bells On Bloor @BellsOnBloor]

https://t.co/iNhaQykief

[Mike Schreiner @MikeSchreiner]

The Ford government tried to hide the truth from people when he decided to open the Greenbelt for development so a few wealthy, well-connected insiders could cash in $8.3 billion.

How can we trust them not to act the same way and enrich wealthy insiders with the special economic zones that Bill 5 will let them create?

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

Here we see an affordable, efficient and sustainable mode of transport that offers access to all citizens and supports high density cities.

We also see cars.
—Jakarta, Indonesia🇮🇩

[Bells On Bloor @BellsOnBloor]

"You know who might not be impressed by Premier Doug Ford’s plan to rip up bike lanes in Toronto? None other than the Terminator himself." #biketo
https://t.co/aoxHe0eN1t via @torontostar