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Robert Zaichkowski

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Accounting Manager at Grafton Apparel, Road Safety Advocate with Community Bikeways & Bike Blogger. Views are my own. #BikeTO #BikeSky #TOpoli #VisionZero Blog = www.twowheeledpolitics.ca Toronto, Canada

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Canada MP DESTROYS Trump in MAJOR SPEECH in MEXICO!!!
YouTube video by MeidasTouch Canada MP DESTROYS Trump in MAJOR SPEECH in MEXICO!!!

I met with legislators from across Latin America about standing up to Washington fascism by extending the Canadian boycott internationally.
Check this out.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2SC...

06.08.2025 23:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 413    ๐Ÿ” 122    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

Murtaza Haider has been making boneheaded arguments against cycling (and urbanism in general) for a long time! He doesn't realize that on Bloor Street, a recent count done by fellow @bikewaysto.bsky.social volunteers showed there were more bikes than cars during the afternoon rush hour!

07.08.2025 00:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ford slams Ontario court bike lane ruling, vows to continue Hwy. 401 tunnel plan | CBC News Premier Doug Ford slammed an Ontario judgeโ€™s bike lane decision Wednesday, while vowing to push ahead with his plan to build a tunnel under Highway 401.

Doug Ford is gaslighting Ontarians when he claims Justice Schabas' bike lane ruling is the "worst case of trampling on people's rights that he's ever seen". It's his government who trampled on the rights of cyclists FFS! #shame #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

06.08.2025 16:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

As if selling out a key part of Ontario Place to a foreign spa wasn't enough, now Doug Ford's #PCPO goernment want to sell off parts of the highly popular Wasaga Beach? Ontario Place 4 All and Wasaga Beach supporters need to team up to stop this madness! #ONpoli #TOpoli #ONDP #OLP #GPO

06.08.2025 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why are cities like TO using so many big pickups for small tasks? In assessment by @graphicmatt.com 77% of heavy duty trucks doing light duty. Here's one of them ... Our report recommends a procurement policy review. toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/chw277 #onpoli

06.08.2025 13:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

The passivity of the Ontario voter is quite incredible.

06.08.2025 13:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 109    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Can't disagree on this one. A lot of roads in #ScarbTO, #Etobicoke & #NorthYork could use the MUP treatment in light of Doug Ford's Bill 212. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero

06.08.2025 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

May as well throw in underground bike lanes while you're at it, Laura! ๐Ÿคฃ Kidding aside, it's still an over $100 billion boondoggle we don't need.

06.08.2025 15:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Argh!! Fordโ€™s โ€œideaโ€ is a plan a developer pal gave him to spend billions of our tax dollars on a tunnel nobody needs or asked for? Like he did on the parking garage at Ontario Place? Ford does nothing to protect Ontario and everything to profit his private sector pals #Onpoli

06.08.2025 15:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
LinkedIn post from Jon Love C.M. (Executive Chair and Founder KingSett Capital) posted 5 days ago

Induced congestion. Here is another example of taking out a lane so you can park 3 cars when there are thousands of underground parking spaces immediately adjacent. So a previously smooth moving 3 lane street (Torontoโ€™s York St NB), is now 1 lane and lined up in the middle of the day. 

One can only assume this is intentional. I would leave the bike lane and get rid of the unnecessary parking. Time to start yelling.

Olivia Chow Brad Bradford

LinkedIn post from Jon Love C.M. (Executive Chair and Founder KingSett Capital) posted 5 days ago Induced congestion. Here is another example of taking out a lane so you can park 3 cars when there are thousands of underground parking spaces immediately adjacent. So a previously smooth moving 3 lane street (Torontoโ€™s York St NB), is now 1 lane and lined up in the middle of the day. One can only assume this is intentional. I would leave the bike lane and get rid of the unnecessary parking. Time to start yelling. Olivia Chow Brad Bradford

Hell must have frozen over given Jon Love of KingSett Capital - whom a lot of us #BikeTO folks often disagree with - actually posted something we can agree on in which he wants to leave the bike lanes on Adelaide but remove parking! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿšฒ #BikeSky #TOpoli #VisionZero www.linkedin.com/posts/jonlov...

06.08.2025 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This latest cartoon from @theomoudakis.bsky.social looks like a current day adaptation of this classic #VisionZero meme @tomflood.bsky.social created a while back. ๐Ÿ˜‰ #BikeTO #BikeSky #TOpoli #ONpoli

06.08.2025 13:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The UCP Declares War on Bike Lanes and City Councils | The Tyee With troubles mounting, Albertaโ€™s government tries yet another distraction.

โ€œI mean, seriously, what could be more woke than bike lanes? MAGAnificent!โ€ ๐Ÿšฒ #abpoli

05.08.2025 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 95    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Israel's Netanyahu expected to push for plan to 'occupy' Gaza There has been growing global alarm over Israelโ€™s actions in the Palestinian enclave and strict restrictions on the entry of aid, marked by a rise in deaths from starvation.

While I am pleased that Canada joined France and the UK to recognize Palestine, they need to back that up by imposing sanctions against Israel given Benjamin Netanyahu's recent call to occupy all of Gaza. #CeasefireNow #SanctionsNow #FreePalestine #Gaza #cdnpoli www.nbcnews.com/world/gaza/i...

05.08.2025 17:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bike Lanes: 2 - Ford Nation: 0 - Spacing Toronto In an intriguing aside a third of the way into Justice Paul Schabasโ€™ extraordinary decision (issued yesterday) in Torontoโ€™s bike lane war with Premier Doug Ford, he reveals how, about a month ago, he ...

Great article @johnlorinc.bsky.social Ford's attempt mid-case to change wording of HTA -- from "shall remove" to "shall reconfigure" bike lanes failed

Schabas: โ€œA distinction without a difference. Using its regulatory powers, the govt โ€œcan still โ€˜removeโ€™ the bikelanesโ€

spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

01.08.2025 12:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Majority of letters sent to Andy Fillmore, Halifax councillors in support of bike lanes - Halifax Examiner Only 27 letters sent to offices of mayor, council, and municipal clerk supported motion to pause construction of bike lanes.

Here is a big sample of some of the letters sent to Mayor Andy Fillmore, Halifax councillors, and the clerk's office.

I went through 658 pages of correspondence. Only 27 letters were in support of Fillmore's bike lane motion.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-...

05.08.2025 11:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 109    ๐Ÿ” 37    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14

So needed in Toronto!

05.08.2025 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks @arieltroster.com for calling for no right turns on red in Ottawa's downtown. Something Toronto needs to pursue as well. #ottbike #ottwalk #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli #VisionZero

05.08.2025 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Matt Elliott: The TTC is still short millions of riders. Fare capping could help bring them back A TTC report shows a simple fare capping system could add more than half of the pandemic ridership lost, bringing back 51.6 million rides annually.

Glad @ttcriders.bsky.social's call for much needed fare capping on the #TTC is getting the attention it deserves. It was featured in today's @thestar.com column by @graphicmatt.com! #TOpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

05.08.2025 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Do you wish something like NYC's Summer Streets could be brought back to Toronto? Then please sign and share the petition urging @mayoroliviachow.ca & City Council to do so by 2026 as over 600 people have done! #BikeTO #WalkTO #ActiveTO #OpenStreetsTO #TOpoli tinyurl.com/openstreetsp...

05.08.2025 12:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sucks how provincial governments in three Canadian provinces (Ontario, Alberta, and Nova Scotia) are trying to strong arm municipalities into getting rid of bike lanes.

03.08.2025 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 324    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Why we donโ€™t bike like the Dutch โ€” yet | Great Lakes Now From the greenways of Detroit to recent court battles in Toronto, cities across North America are trying to become more bike-friendly. What will it take to catch up to Amsterdam?

As an editor, I loved this pitch on bike infrastructure in Great Lakes cities, long built for cars:

From Detroit greenways to Toronto court battles, North American cities are racing to be more bike-friendly. But what will it take to catch up to Amsterdam?

www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/07/why-...

04.08.2025 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sorry I had to miss this while camping near Sudbury for the past few days - got back yesterday - but glad there was a large turnout for this victory ride. โœŠ๐Ÿšฒ

05.08.2025 11:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We won ๐Ÿšฒ

www.cycleto.ca/cycle_toront...

30.07.2025 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 994    ๐Ÿ” 297    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 62    ๐Ÿ“Œ 116

Don't forget Saxe who watered down RapidTO to appease the car-brains between Bloor and Dupont.

30.07.2025 10:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here's a good news story for #BikeTO! Bike Share Toronto sent an e-blast earlier today saying July was the first month ever where more than one million rides were taken! A long way from 2015 which only saw 700,000 rides for the full year. ๐Ÿšฒ๐Ÿฅณ #TOpoli

30.07.2025 00:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A screenshot of Councillor Chris Moiseโ€™s silly post about putting โ€œwalk your bikeโ€ decals on the sidewalk adjacent to an extremely dangerous stretch of Parliament St that features no infrastructure.

A screenshot of Councillor Chris Moiseโ€™s silly post about putting โ€œwalk your bikeโ€ decals on the sidewalk adjacent to an extremely dangerous stretch of Parliament St that features no infrastructure.

@chrismoise.ca is listening #BikeTO

29.07.2025 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Instagram post from chrismoiseto
Liked by torontohealthsave and 39 others
21 hours ago

My team and I are installing Walk Your Bike or Scooter decals across Ward 13 to make our sidewalks safer and more accessible for all residents. These decals are an important reminder to prioritize pedestrian safety, especially in high-traffic areas. Iโ€™d like to thank the community for sharing their input on where to install these decals, helping us identify key hotspots.

Installation is underway and will continue through the next two weeks, from now until August 10. Letโ€™s prioritize safety and build a more considerate community!

This reel has 6 comments from Facebook.

Comments on this post have been limited.

Instagram post from chrismoiseto Liked by torontohealthsave and 39 others 21 hours ago My team and I are installing Walk Your Bike or Scooter decals across Ward 13 to make our sidewalks safer and more accessible for all residents. These decals are an important reminder to prioritize pedestrian safety, especially in high-traffic areas. Iโ€™d like to thank the community for sharing their input on where to install these decals, helping us identify key hotspots. Installation is underway and will continue through the next two weeks, from now until August 10. Letโ€™s prioritize safety and build a more considerate community! This reel has 6 comments from Facebook. Comments on this post have been limited.

He also disabled comments on Instagram.

29.07.2025 20:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also needed in my University-Rosedale riding. Dianne Saxe has been awful as of late.

29.07.2025 19:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, it's ridiculous. Just did a quote tweet myself since nobody called out his recent push to downgrade the Ontario contraflow from a cycle track to a bike lane.

29.07.2025 19:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The recent move by @chrismoise.ca to place those boneheaded "Walk Your Bike or Scooter" decals (along with disabling replies) is not the only recent anti #BikeTO thing he has done. He also had a short contraflow on Ontario Street downgraded from a cycle track to bike lane. #shame #TOpoli #VisionZero

29.07.2025 19:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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