Dorota Rajewska

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Cycling to Toronto Flower Market along the Waterfront and up Strachan Avenue wasn’t so bad on this nice day, but the path is so incredibly bumpy. I bough apples at the farmers market along the way and they came home all bruised. Such are joys of Toronto. We take what we can.

Cycling in Europe.

The Junction Triangle Parade - Spacing Toronto Two dedicated community organizations, Friends of West Toronto Rail Path and Angry Locals, are coming together to host a vibrant and meaningful parade on May 29th, 2025 in Toronto’s Junction Triangle ...

As part of their plan to build the elevated GO line in Davenport, Metrolinx promised to build a a multi-use trail running under the tracks. But they haven't. Local organizations are hosting a fun parade on May 29 to bring attention to the issue. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

YouTube video by Global Cycling Network Everything You Thought You Knew About Roads Is A Lie

As annoyed as I am when self-identified "avid cyclists" fight against bikes lanes, I love that the team at Global Cycling Network (which has 3.5M Youtube subscribers) is fully on team @thewaroncars.bsky.social.

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Why the Best Bike Lanes Always Get Blamed A standoff over cycling infrastructure and traffic congestion in Toronto shows why building protected bike lanes on essential corridors draws controversy along with riders.

According to city figures, bike counts at many Bloor intersections more than doubled after the city installed safe infrastructure during the last few years.

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Study shows cyclists are more concerned about the common good than drivers Researchers have shed light on a remarkable finding: cyclists exhibit a greater commitment to the common good compared to drivers

Cycling is not merely an environmentally friendly alternative to driving; it is a force that promotes social cohesion and a commitment to the well-being of the community.
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Soon to be published.

Roadkill: Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars by Henrietta L. Moore and Arthur Kay dives deep into the pressing environmental and social challenges posed by our dependency on automobiles. The book critiques the common myths surrounding car culture.

I wish I could be there. There is a lot to celebrate.

Why the Best Bike Lanes Always Get Blamed A standoff over cycling infrastructure and traffic congestion in Toronto shows why building protected bike lanes on essential corridors draws controversy along with riders.

“Cyclists aren’t unique species; they’re people who decide to bike instead of [drive]. Estimating the demand for an unbuilt bike lane by counting the riders on dangerous roadways is like planning a bridge by estimating the people swimming across a river”

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YouTube video by Make My Money Matter Oblivian starring Olivia Colman

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I took this new Brompton G line for a ride today. It felt great. I am wondering if I should get it. I also test ridden C Line and since it was my first ride on a Brompton it felt a bit like a kid bike at least initially. I do want a foldable and a solid option. Should I join the lively cult?

YouTube video by The Canadian Press ‘Severance’ star Britt Lower becomes a Toronto librarian in ‘Darkest Miriam’

Britt Lower admires the toughness one needs in order to commute by bicycle in Toronto.

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DARKEST MIRIAM

Want to see Britt Lower, playing the main character riding the bicycle around Toronto throughout the whole movie? Few more days The Darkest Miriam is on at the Revue.
+ Bicycle friendly neighbourhood.

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Tickets Alert: Tweed Run is back for genteel cycling around London Fancy a charming jaunt around the sights of London in a decorous style becoming of the Edwardian upper middle classes?

In the meantime in London. Oh how I wish..

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6 Reasons E-Bikes (NOT Electric Cars) Are The Future The future might belong to two wheels instead of four.

Bicycles are the future for cities. Why is it so hard to understand? Consider: space, environmental impact, health benefits, social benefits and ease of use. All we need is Safe Infrastructure.

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Poster with cyclist gathering in the background and "Stop Bill 212 - Critical Mass" on all four sides. PEDAL PROTEST If Ford takes our lanes, we'll take yours Friday, March 28 BLOOR & Spadina 6 PM Ride out 6:30 PM

Hey #BikeTO! #CriticalMass is happening next Friday! Meet 6 PM at Bloor and Spadina for 6:30 PM departure and spread the word! #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero facebook.com/events/s/ped...

What if the 'Tesla Takedown' Is Only the Beginning? — Streetsblog USA Tesla's cars have become symbols of Elon Musk's controversial role in U.S. politics — but they're also instruments of a violent system that long predates his time in the White House.

„..widening highways and building hyperloops have never accomplished their ostensible goals of cutting congestion for average commuters and cars long-term. But those strategies do enrich a raft of automakers, sprawl-focused developers, and highway builders”

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50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.

“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath

50 reasons to want more walkable streets.

Toronto neighbourhood shaming businesses suing over bike lanes Bike lanes have proven to be an extremely divisive topic in Ontario, especially in Toronto, where Premier Doug Ford is going as far as removing selec…

These merchants on Bloor Street. I am no longer spending any money with you.

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David Crombie Park redesign revealed for downtown Toronto World Landscape Architecture is the leading landscape architecture industry website for landscape architects and design professionals

We need more bikeable walkable neighbourhoods not less. Etobicoke Bloor could be such a beautiful space Let’s not let the outsiders driving through the neighbourhood dictate what we want. Spend some time in bike friendly neighbourhoods to learn.

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Jane's Walk Toronto | community building

Stopped at St. Lawrence Market yesterday. What a great urban planning in this whole area. I also remembered that Jane’ Walk is coming soon. I encourage Etobicoke residents so opposed to urban progress to enlighten themselves about walkable city many of us desire.

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Spent some time in walkable, bikeable neighbourhood of David’s Crombie Park on my way to and from SoulPepper’s Kim’s Convenience. A play that’s very symbolic to immigrant experience in Toronto. Why can’t we have more neighbourhoods like it?

Yes to delicious Machino Donuts. Yes to bike friendly community way east of Royal York. High Park Bloor you’re so much more friendly to cyclists. From now on I am going to make sure I shop there rather than in my bike hating neighbourhood of Etobicoke.

You don’t support walkable bikeable community. Moreover you see nothing wrong in endangering cyclists forced to merge with intolerant, antagonistic drivers on the road. And no, there are NO VIABLE parallel side roads available to us cyclists to get from point A to B in timely safe, manner.

Last year I was ecstatic I could cycle SAFELY on the road. To everywhere! I especially loved hoping on the Bike Share bicycles on which I clocked nearly 400 km just in the summer/fall of 2024. Well, no more of my money goes to any of you merchants on Bloor/Royal York.

I know I know I am a small potato but over the years I would spend money at many establishments such as Green Mango or the Greek Tavern (our book club would go there), the cafes, the small grocers, the Momiji etc. I am sure it added up.