Joe Adelaars

like they’ve never heard of duty of care

Free Buses Would Mean 12% Faster Rides And 20% More Riders: Study - Streetsblog New York City Want faster buses? Make them free. The benefits will end up paying for themselves, says Charles Komanoff.

Read the study by leading transit analyst Charlie Komanoff.

Returning urban space to human habitat seems like a no-brainer but most mayors still think cars vote.

Photo of Caversham Bookseller's shop window, with a sign saying "We are moving!", a map showing our new location at 262 Geary Avenue, and a bunch of books about moving, change, and transformation

Hey, have you heard our big news? After 36 years at our Harbord Street location, we'll be moving over the summer to a bright new space on up-and-coming Geary Avenue! We'll see you there in September!

‘There is no safe way to do it’: the rapid rise and horrifying risks of choking during sex Now thought to be the second most common cause of stroke in women under 40, it can also lead to difficulty swallowing, incontinence, seizures, memory problems, depression, anxiety and miscarriage. How...

I have so many thoughts and feelings about this article and even more about the issue at hand.

Here's a messy 🧵on my thoughts :

When will the Canadian government issue a travel warning to Canadians about the threats they might face from the United States government?
This is a nation that has no respect for individual rights or the rule of law.
We have 55 plus Canadians kidnapped and in detention.

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

Trump fascist death cult regime

This really is a stellar piece of writing

Since a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020, the number of people killed by the police each year has continued to rise — and Black Americans are still killed in disproportionate numbers. Our data reporter explains his findings. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...

Sebastião Salgado, Acclaimed Brazilian Photographer, Is Dead at 81

Sebastião Salgado, a celebrated Brazilian photographer whose striking images of humanity and nature in the Amazon rainforest and beyond won him some of the world’s top honors and made him a household name, has died at 81.

Graphic from 1927 showing that one electric street car moves as many people as 28 automobiles, assuming two people per automobile.

In case you were wondering how long we’ve known that mobility in cities is fundamentally a space problem, this was from Wichita Falls, Texas in 1927.

The streetcar was electric.

And they would need more cars today because of fewer average people in each car.

HT Peter Norton

So: the “Protect Bathurst / Dufferin” astroturf campaign run by Summerhill Market had videos of a guy talking about the neighborhood & RapidTO proposal. Real grassroots feel. Took a screenshot & put it into google image search. Guess what?

May 5 is Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Today is dedicated to honouring the thousands of lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people.

Sign the Petition Stop the Proposed Cuts to Music Education at Toronto District School Board

Proposed cuts by the TDSB will decimate music education in Toronto.

A petition has been launched to save music education in the city, we urge you sign it.

www.change.org/p/stop-the-p...

Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed

“A huge 89% majority of the world’s people [56% even in the United States] want stronger action to fight the climate crisis, but feel they are trapped in a self-fulfilling “spiral of silence” because they mistakenly believe they are in a minority, research suggests.”

Most of us want #ClimateAction.

Canadian Independent Bookstore Day, April 26, 2025. Illustration of a girl walking a dachshund and pulling a wagon full of books. Promo image provided by Canadian Independent Bookstore Association, drawn by artist and illustrator Josée Bisaillon

Canadian Independent Bookstore Day is coming up, and we're planning a couple of in-store special promotions to celebrate!
For one day only, on April 26:
• Buy any new book, and choose a second-hand/clearance book from our famous Super Sale Cart for free!
#cibd2025
#canadianindiebookstoresday
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In 1862, a Union soldier found cigars wrapped in a piece of paper in a field of clover. The paper was a copy of Confederate Gen. Lee's invasion orders. The Southern sloppiness helped the Union stop Lee at Antietam.
It's unknown who lost the orders in the field, or if he was related to Pete Hegseth.

Toronto shopping street

Half of business owners on this Toronto street estimated that more than 25% of their customers arrived by car.

In fact, it was 4%.

And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%.

Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

Separated bike-lane in downtown Vancouver filled with people on bikes.

It’s REALLY important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against downtown bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of the evidence that they are better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.

Bike-lanes mean business.

Rough Magic by Miranda Newman | Penguin Random House Canada INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER. A GLOBE AND MAIL READER'S FAVOURITE. A harrowing but ultimately uplifting memoir about living with borderline personality disorder—the most stigmatized diagnosis in mental...

Excited to discuss this book with @mirandanewman.bsky.social at our book club next week! Tuesday, March 4, 7 pm, in store and online. If you're not on our book club email list yet -- why not? Just email us at info [at] cavershambooksellers.com and we'll get you set up!

Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.

ALL ROAD USERS.

And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.

Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

Knowledge is power…

February Howl Open Mic on CIUT 89.5 FM TWO WEEKS LEFT TO SUBMIT!!! Do The Write Thing! Submission guidelines here: www.instagram.com/p/DFtb2GsyDp...

You know what EVs have, just like conventional cars?

Work to be done here. You are invited to sign: "Tell Stantec to rip up this agreement with the province before they rip out our bike lanes"

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

New research shows a scientific approach can optimize bike lane planning. www.rotman.utoronto.ca/news-events-...

CMA alarmed by Alberta pandemic task force report The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) endorses the Alberta Medical Association’s concerns about the report from the Alberta COVID-19 Pandemic Data Review Task Force. This report promotes misinformati...

The CMA endorses the Alberta Medical Association's concerns about the Alberta COVID-19 Pandemic Data Review Task Force report. This report promotes misinformation and risks undermining trust in medical and scientific communities.
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