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Combien d'enfants dans la photo? ;-)

Température ressentie : -15C

#velomtl

Tetris Effect was one of the best VR experiences I’ve had. The flow state was unreal.

This video is for Doug Ford, and all those in my replies saying bike lanes "stop emergency vehicles from getting to their destination". They *allow* emergency vehicles to get to their destination, as seen here on Adelaide. They were designed with emergency services in mind.

"Winter" cycling in Toronto
December 4, 2024.

#BikeTO

What does it look like when not illuminated?

Opinion: The bike lane debate isn’t a war on cycling – it’s a war on data Ripping up bike lanes based on misplaced frustration is bad policy

Writing in today's Globe @mbonsma.bsky.social and Sarah Elton reflect on the gap between Bill 212 and facts (about congestion, business success, safety and more) and the broader implications for governance.

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Would change my car use from infrequent to almost never

Love enjoying the sunrise on my way to work every day.

THE GLOBE AND MAIL" Included in News+ CULTURE Doctors warn Doug Ford that ripping out bike lanes will lead to more 'brutal' injuries MATT BUBBERS Special to The Globe and Mail Published November 26 2024, 5:00AM Updated November 26 2024, 11:58AM A cyclist in a bike lane on Bloor Street West, in Toronto, on Nov. 12. GALIT RODAN/THE GLOBE AND MAIL

“It is so much easier to prevent road trauma than it is to treat it,” Christopher Yarnell @uoft.bsky.social’s Dept of Medicine

When it comes to prevention, the research is clear: Bike lanes reduce collisions between vehicles & bicycles.

- @mattbubbers.bsky.social apple.news/ApMQ6qyg_ThK...

Four ebike batteries

Remember: if you’re cold, they’re cold. Bring your babies in.

Aerial view of two crosswalks. On the bottom, a new design where the crosswalk is elevated and has a much shorter crossing distance. On the top, the old design where the sidewalk disappears into the road and has a longer crossing distance.

On the bottom: a raised crosswalk with daylighting, where the intersection narrows for better visibility and shorter crossing distance.

On the top: a traditional crosswalk where the sidewalk essentially disappears into the road for crossing.

Rue Louis-Hémon at Bélanger

A picture of an e-bike locked up by a road with grocery bags supported by two painters on the back wheel and a basket on the front.

Groceries #ByBike

Don’t remember being this disillusioned with politics before. Governments on every level seem completely ineffectual and some are just simply malicious as well. Hard to see a way out from all of this.

I think it’s more an impact of legislation. The AODA in Ontario legislated that all facilities should be fully accessible by 2025, so that have been working towards that for the last 20 years.

I tried doing this with Felt but I couldn’t get enough uptake to make it useful.

Maybe unpopular opinion but I definitely think driver behaviour around cyclists has improved over the years. I can tell the difference when I’m in the suburbs it feels like what it used to be downtown.

In summary, Ford's bike lane removals will, according to a new City Hall report:

- Cost $75 million in direct costs and sunk costs.
- Make traffic much, much worse for at least nine months during construction to remove lanes
- Have minimal long-term impact on car travel times.

And here are new and updated ridership numbers for Bloor, University and Yonge bike lanes. Increases as high as 656%.

The report also says travel times would get WORSE for drivers during the construction work necessary to remove the bike lanes. Long-term, staff project "likely minimal improvements in travel time" for drivers once lanes are removed.

The supplementary report on Doug Ford's bike lane ban bill is now available. City staff say it could cost $48 million in provincial tax money to remove bike lanes. And city would lose out on $27 million invested to install the infrastructure. www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis... (PDF)

kids seek independence and freedom, not an unwalkable, unsafe world where it's hard to get around on your own.

i moved back to toronto proper just over a year ago. it's quite far from downtown - but having 24/7 frequent transit, shops, events, friends, and libraries in walking distance is amazing.

Wat!?

The extreme othering of individuals who don’t drive a car is exemplified by the way bike couriers and food delivery personnel are treated.

There’s no rational explanation for this, except that it’s simply not how people “like me” get around.

I once had a job as an inspector, having to follow these guys around all day in a city truck through suburban neighbourhoods, making sure they were doing their jobs. It was the most miserable job ever. It was just a constant stream of people complaining all day (and the contractors hated me too).

Driving at a slower speed is not congestion or grid lock.

There seems to be a lot of confusion around this.

What is induced demand?

On the other end, I have seen a Toronto councillor get reprimanded for criticizing staff so it really begs the question of who is actually responsible for public servants in Canada?

This disassociation has some pretty odd results. I think that it can sometimes help politicians avoid accountability. I have seen elected officials complain about issues or inefficiencies in their jurisdiction as if it’s not their responsibility to solve.

I am going to try and get to some update videos in the coming weeks if I have time.

Absolutely there are a lot of people who just haven’t thought about it much. But I also think there are other people (smaller but more vocal group) who have and have come to many unsupported conclusions to justify their opposition to change. It’s scary when the latter informs the former.