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Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social · Jul 30
We won 🚲

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ffsafestreets.bsky.social
Join us Sun Nov 16 4:30pm at Queen's Park (South Lawn) for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. We are holding it at QP for the second year in a row because our govt continues to wage war on road safety, guaranteeing more violent death and devastation from car crashes.
November 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
cycletoronto.bsky.social
Bike lanes are a proven traffic calming measure. Yet the province wants to ban municipalities from installing new ones under Bill 60. Is it possible none of this is about solving traffic congestion or making roads safer but purely just a bad faith culture war??
davidcoletto.bsky.social David Coletto @davidcoletto.bsky.social · 5d
Abacus Data’s new survey shows Ontarians see traffic calming features as a more effective safety tool than automated speed cameras.

Younger adults, parents and PC voters are especially supportive.

Full results: abacusdata.ca/ontarians-o...
November 14, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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graphicmatt.com
Bravo's motion to oppose the part of Bill 60 further restricting Toronto's ability to redesign roads CARRIES 14-1.
November 14, 2025 at 12:52 AM
cycletoronto.bsky.social
"People are frustrated being stuck in traffic. I get it. But, picking fights with cyclists and other vulnerable road users isn't part of the solution.”

cc: @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @ffsafestreets.bsky.social

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Toronto cyclists pedal to Queen’s Park to protest limits to new bike lanes in Ford government's Bill 60 | CBC News
The omnibus bill has already drawn criticism from Toronto city councillors, housing advocates and environmentalists. Now, a group of cyclists is protesting part of the bill that would stop municipalit...
www.cbc.ca
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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arieltroster.com
Bill 60 will make our roads more dangerous for everyone.

Thank you to Bike Ottawa for inviting me to speak at your rally this morning — keep the pressure on the provincial government and tell them to stop interfering in the work cities are doing to make life better and safer for people.
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
cycletoronto.bsky.social
"For being the David to Ford’s Goliath" Cycle Toronto's executive director Michael Longfield named on @torontolifemag.bsky.social 's 50 Most Influential List as a symbol of our collective fight to save our bike lanes:

torontolife.com/deep-dives/t...
The 50 most influential Torontonians of 2025 - Toronto Life
Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it
torontolife.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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devanmarr.bsky.social
Another day, another rally. Protesting Bill 60, which will removes tenant rights, prevents traffic safety improvements, and generally thinks the Province knows
better than your local elected officials. Thanks to @cycletoronto.bsky.social, @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social and the folks who showed up.
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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rzaichkowski.bsky.social
Thanks to the 30 to 40 people who joined us for today's Bill 60 protest ride from Bloor and Spadina to the MTO office on Bay Street. Some people tried to go up to deliver Sarkaria's own report but security wouldn't let them in. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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bikeottawa.bsky.social
Ottawa 🤝 Toronto protesting in solidarity tomorrow morning.

🚲 ride in Toronto
📣 city hall rally in Ottawa

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thebikinglawyer.bsky.social The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 9d
Thurs we ride against Ford's attack on bike lanes, bus lanes, pedestrian safety, tenants rights & more! Omnibus bills that aim to distract & divide communities w many intersecting interests we need to all fight against!
[https://www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_protest_ride](www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_prot...)
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
cycletoronto.bsky.social
Fantastic new member motion from Councillors Bravo & Saxe opposing the province's attempt to undermine municipality authority over its roads (including banning bike lanes) in Bill 60!

Yes, you can comment!

secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
MM34.14 - Respecting Local Authority Over Road Design - by Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Dianne Saxe Motion without Notice Consideration Type: ACTION Wards: All Attention * This Motion has been deemed urgent by the Chair. * This Motion is not subject to a vote to waive referral. This Motion has been added to the agenda and is before Council for debate. Recommendations Councillor Alejandra Bravo, seconded by Dianne Saxe, recommends that: 1. City Council express its opposition to Part 195.3(1) of Bill 60, and proposed amendments to the Highway Traffic Act contained in Bil 60, and request the Province of Ontario to clarify that municipalities have the authority to determine road design under authorities granted by the City of Toronto Act, 2006, allowing the City to determine what is in the public interest. 2. City Council request the Province to work collaboratively with cities to address congestion and road safety.
November 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
cycletoronto.bsky.social
THURSDAY!
thebikinglawyer.bsky.social The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 9d
Thurs we ride against Ford's attack on bike lanes, bus lanes, pedestrian safety, tenants rights & more! Omnibus bills that aim to distract & divide communities w many intersecting interests we need to all fight against!
[https://www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_protest_ride](www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_prot...)
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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bikeottawa.bsky.social
Happy to join @cycletoronto.bsky.social in this fight. It’s not just a Toronto problem. This will have massive repercussions for all municipalities in Ontario. And on all of us who bike or would like to bike if it was safer.
November 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
cycletoronto.bsky.social
Toronto 🤝 Ottawa
= Fighting back against Bill 60!
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Thurs we ride against Ford's attack on bike lanes, bus lanes, pedestrian safety, tenants rights & more! Omnibus bills that aim to distract & divide communities w many intersecting interests we need to all fight against!
[https://www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_protest_ride](www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_prot...)
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
cycletoronto.bsky.social
It isn't.

Please send $9M to cycleto.ca/donate
oliver-moore.bsky.social Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 12d
Yesterday: Ontario huffy that federal budget didn’t include commitment to idea of tunnel under Hwy 401
Today: Ontario announces award of $9M contract to see if the idea of this 60km dig is even feasible
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Taxpayers on the hook for $9M to study Doug Ford's Highway 401 tunnel idea | CBC News
Ontario taxpayers are set to spend $9.1 million to learn if or how it is feasible to build a tunnel under Highway 401
www.cbc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
cycletoronto.bsky.social
Make no mistake. The bike lane provisions in Bill 60 are bad for Toronto. But they're WORSE for the rest of the province which to-date has been largely unscathed in Bill 212's aftermath. Kudos to @bikeottawa.bsky.social and advocates fighting back across Ontario.

ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-...
Ottawa cyclists, councillors frustrated as Ontario bill targets bike lanes
Bill 60 could prove to be a major roadblock as Ottawa attempts to expand its bike lane infrastructure.
ottawacitizen.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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carpediemtor.bsky.social
Here's the link to jump straight to the petition. www.horizonottawa.ca/back_off_ford
Tell Ford to Back Off Our Bike and Bus Lanes!
www.horizonottawa.ca
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
cycletoronto.bsky.social
Bill 212 at least pretended it would set criteria for new bike lanes. Bill 60 drops the pretense. Cycle Toronto deputed at Executive Committee to warn about the poison pill that would take power away from people and their communities and give it to cars.

www.youtube.com/live/Gult3x5...
Tryptic of screenshots from IEC of Cycle Toronto answering questions from Mayor Chow, and Councillors Bravo and Perks about Bill 60.
November 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
cycletoronto.bsky.social
Remember last year when the Ontario government promised they would "unveil a plan to work with our municipal partners around the province" to develop a "common sense, evidence-based bike lane policy"?

Here's their plan: roads are for cars.
Opinion | Ontario’s transport minister: We should only be putting bike lanes in places that make sense Oct. 13, 2024 In short, what we need is a common sense, evidence-based bike lane policy — one that takes all the very real concerns about bike lanes on main streets into account. That’s why, in the next few days, our government will unveil our plan to work with our municipal partners around the province to ensure bike lanes are introduced in a way that reflects the need of the entire community: Cyclists, drivers, transit user and local businesses. Bike lanes are part of the solution when it comes to getting people moving. But here in Ontario — a place where most commuters still drive and where cold winters make cycling impractical for much of the year — we need to be realistic about where they should go. That’s what we’re going to do. Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 Prohibition re reduction of lanes 195.3 (1) Except as permitted by the regulations, a municipality shall not, by by-law or otherwise, reduce or permit a reduction in the number of marked lanes available for travel by motor vehicles on a highway or a portion of a highway under the municipality’s jurisdiction and control for any of the following purposes: 1. A bicycle lane. 2. Any other prescribed purpose.
November 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
cycletoronto.bsky.social
We'll be at Executive Committee today highlighting how Bill 60 would also expand and escalate Bill 212. Controlling how municipalities plan and build their cycling networks wasn’t enough; now Queen’s Park is making explicit to Ontarians that roads are for cars.

www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis...
www.toronto.ca
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
cycletoronto.bsky.social
Cycling advocates upset over changes to bike lanes Cycling advocates are also raising concerns about the bill, saying this is the fourth time the Ford government has attempted to micromanage the placement of bike lanes under municipal control. Bill 60 would essentially act as a ban on new bike lanes across the province if they remove a lane of vehicle traffic, said Cycle Toronto executive director Michael Longfield. “It's effectively blocking municipalities from making any progress with cycling network plans,” Longfield said. “And that's not just Toronto — it's across the whole province.”
November 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
cycletoronto.bsky.social
The omnibus Bill 60 is (almost) impressive how many terrible proposals it's bundling together that will make life worse for Ontarians. And still hurting from their court defeat, Ford believes packaging it as more bikes v cars culture war is a 905 political winner.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Ontario renters, cyclists, environmentalists concerned about Ford omnibus bill | CBC News
Renters, cyclists and environmentalists are expressing frustration with the Ontario government’s latest omnibus bill, legislation to speed up new home construction that also introduces potential chang...
www.cbc.ca
November 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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breachmedia.ca
Doug Ford’s new omnibus bill hides a major gift to corporate lobbyists: a ban on turning car lanes into bike lanes.

@desaima.bsky.social notes that the move mirrors demands from the Toronto Region Board of Trade. It won’t fix traffic—but it will keep oil companies and Uber happy.
Ontario’s plan to ban bike lanes is ripped from the business lobby’s wish list ⋆ The Breach
Buried in a new omnibus bill, the latest salvo in Doug Ford’s war on bikes is more than a vendetta—it’s a gift to corporate lobbyists
breachmedia.ca
October 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
cycletoronto.bsky.social
@breachmedia.ca on Ontario banning bike lanes "...more cyclists and pedestrians will be killed by cars, and more carbon emitted on our roads will intensify climate change. And traffic won’t even get better" breachmedia.ca/ontarios-plan-to-ban-bike-lanes-is-ripped-from-the-business-lobbys-wish-list/
Ontario’s plan to ban bike lanes is ripped from the business lobby’s wish list ⋆ The Breach
Buried in a new omnibus bill, the latest salvo in Doug Ford’s war on bikes is more than a vendetta—it’s a gift to corporate lobbyists
breachmedia.ca
October 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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strategic-cities.com
“In plain English, Ford’s government is once again trying to handcuff cities and erase years of progress on making roads safer and more livable.”
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Say it louder for the people in the provinces, please @cycletoronto.bsky.social
For folks frustrated driving in our cities, Doug Ford knows you’re not stuck in traffic because of bike lanes. Where is the same focus and intensity from the province on real solutions like opening the endlessly delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT?” In plain English, Ford’s government is once again trying to handcuff cities and erase years of progress on making roads safer and more livable.
October 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM