kanchan m
@kayehm.bsky.social
Sr Engineer on City of Toronto Cycling/Ped Team, Posts/Likes are my own.
Please email cycling@toronto.ca for official answers to infra/project questions.
I'm not 311 🙏🏽
https://linktr.ee/kayehm
Please email cycling@toronto.ca for official answers to infra/project questions.
I'm not 311 🙏🏽
https://linktr.ee/kayehm
The @torontoarchives.cityof.toronto.ca is such a great resource
The design of the corner of Barton & Manning resulted in several drivers flipping their vehicles in Oct 1929.
There are curb bumpouts & bollards here now, with street direction changes.
Live & learn.
www.instagram.com/p/DPoS9rTjNc...
The design of the corner of Barton & Manning resulted in several drivers flipping their vehicles in Oct 1929.
There are curb bumpouts & bollards here now, with street direction changes.
Live & learn.
www.instagram.com/p/DPoS9rTjNc...
February 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The @torontoarchives.cityof.toronto.ca is such a great resource
The design of the corner of Barton & Manning resulted in several drivers flipping their vehicles in Oct 1929.
There are curb bumpouts & bollards here now, with street direction changes.
Live & learn.
www.instagram.com/p/DPoS9rTjNc...
The design of the corner of Barton & Manning resulted in several drivers flipping their vehicles in Oct 1929.
There are curb bumpouts & bollards here now, with street direction changes.
Live & learn.
www.instagram.com/p/DPoS9rTjNc...
100yr old View from the infamous Dundas Dupont Traffic Island / park. If you enjoy watching traffic, this and the "Bermuda Triangle" at Dundas College are your happy places.
There are lots of ideas to improve this, including some to make it worse.
www.brownandstorey.com/project/dupo...
There are lots of ideas to improve this, including some to make it worse.
www.brownandstorey.com/project/dupo...
February 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
100yr old View from the infamous Dundas Dupont Traffic Island / park. If you enjoy watching traffic, this and the "Bermuda Triangle" at Dundas College are your happy places.
There are lots of ideas to improve this, including some to make it worse.
www.brownandstorey.com/project/dupo...
There are lots of ideas to improve this, including some to make it worse.
www.brownandstorey.com/project/dupo...
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Fantastic how many (former and current) city staffers came out to the @thewaroncars.bsky.social show! (It's easy to be cynical, but Toronto is fortunate to have so many smart and dedicated true believers working behind the scenes.)
Did anyone happen to spot any elected officials though?
Did anyone happen to spot any elected officials though?
Who knew I'd learn about the radicalization of Superman at an event about active transportation.
Thanks to @thewaroncars.bsky.social @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @cycletoronto.bsky.social for facilitating a great discussion of #Bill212 and our current struggles living in #BikeTO
Thanks to @thewaroncars.bsky.social @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @cycletoronto.bsky.social for facilitating a great discussion of #Bill212 and our current struggles living in #BikeTO
February 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Fantastic how many (former and current) city staffers came out to the @thewaroncars.bsky.social show! (It's easy to be cynical, but Toronto is fortunate to have so many smart and dedicated true believers working behind the scenes.)
Did anyone happen to spot any elected officials though?
Did anyone happen to spot any elected officials though?
Who knew I'd learn about the radicalization of Superman at an event about active transportation.
Thanks to @thewaroncars.bsky.social @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @cycletoronto.bsky.social for facilitating a great discussion of #Bill212 and our current struggles living in #BikeTO
Thanks to @thewaroncars.bsky.social @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @cycletoronto.bsky.social for facilitating a great discussion of #Bill212 and our current struggles living in #BikeTO
February 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Who knew I'd learn about the radicalization of Superman at an event about active transportation.
Thanks to @thewaroncars.bsky.social @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @cycletoronto.bsky.social for facilitating a great discussion of #Bill212 and our current struggles living in #BikeTO
Thanks to @thewaroncars.bsky.social @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @cycletoronto.bsky.social for facilitating a great discussion of #Bill212 and our current struggles living in #BikeTO
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Yesterday there were approximately 3,152 Toronto Bikeshare bikeshare trips
Most used station: Temperance St Station and 1 other (57 trips)
Least used station: Brimorton Dr / Orton Park Rd and 470 others (0 trips)
Active stations: 1007
#bikeTO
Most used station: Temperance St Station and 1 other (57 trips)
Least used station: Brimorton Dr / Orton Park Rd and 470 others (0 trips)
Active stations: 1007
#bikeTO
February 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Yesterday there were approximately 3,152 Toronto Bikeshare bikeshare trips
Most used station: Temperance St Station and 1 other (57 trips)
Least used station: Brimorton Dr / Orton Park Rd and 470 others (0 trips)
Active stations: 1007
#bikeTO
Most used station: Temperance St Station and 1 other (57 trips)
Least used station: Brimorton Dr / Orton Park Rd and 470 others (0 trips)
Active stations: 1007
#bikeTO
Friday is a light day - come back between Tuesday to Thursday and witness the rivers and oceans of humanity
... and shit poor wayfinding.
I try to help at least one lost person every time I go in that building.
... and shit poor wayfinding.
I try to help at least one lost person every time I go in that building.
I’m in Union Station & just amazed at the endless humanity. It’s like Koyaanisqatsi level.
January 30, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Friday is a light day - come back between Tuesday to Thursday and witness the rivers and oceans of humanity
... and shit poor wayfinding.
I try to help at least one lost person every time I go in that building.
... and shit poor wayfinding.
I try to help at least one lost person every time I go in that building.
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Delivery workers are less likely to run red lights, ride on sidewalks and ride without helmets than their recreational counterparts — defying claims that they sow street chaos, according to a new observational study of more than 1,700 cyclists.
Delivery Workers Are the Safest Cyclists On the Road, Study Finds - Streetsblog New York City
A new study from sociology researchers at Hunter University found that Delivery Workers are the safest cyclists on the road.
buff.ly
January 29, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Delivery workers are less likely to run red lights, ride on sidewalks and ride without helmets than their recreational counterparts — defying claims that they sow street chaos, according to a new observational study of more than 1,700 cyclists.
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
This posting closes at midnight on Tuesday.
There are three temporary engineer openings on our @cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca team.
Please reach out with any questions.
There are three temporary engineer openings on our @cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca team.
Please reach out with any questions.
We are looking for 3 licensed, experienced engineers to join our #BikeTO team.
Help us design and build a more equitable city.
Please reach out with any questions.
Help us design and build a more equitable city.
Please reach out with any questions.
Cycling and Pedestrian Projects is hiring three temporary Transportation Engineers to work on capital projects that implement bikeways, road safety improvements and Complete Streets features. Apply by January 6. https://jobs.toronto.ca/jobsatcity/job/Toronto-TRANSPORTATION-ENGINEER-ON-M/597961817/
December 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This posting closes at midnight on Tuesday.
There are three temporary engineer openings on our @cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca team.
Please reach out with any questions.
There are three temporary engineer openings on our @cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca team.
Please reach out with any questions.
We are looking for 3 licensed, experienced engineers to join our #BikeTO team.
Help us design and build a more equitable city.
Please reach out with any questions.
Help us design and build a more equitable city.
Please reach out with any questions.
Cycling and Pedestrian Projects is hiring three temporary Transportation Engineers to work on capital projects that implement bikeways, road safety improvements and Complete Streets features. Apply by January 6. https://jobs.toronto.ca/jobsatcity/job/Toronto-TRANSPORTATION-ENGINEER-ON-M/597961817/
December 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
We are looking for 3 licensed, experienced engineers to join our #BikeTO team.
Help us design and build a more equitable city.
Please reach out with any questions.
Help us design and build a more equitable city.
Please reach out with any questions.
Dec 6, 1989 I was starting exams for my 1st term of engineering school at @uwaterloo.ca
We heard about the murders on radio/TV, exams were postponed.
There was debate about what really happened & we didn't know he targeted only women, or why.
There is no debate now.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We heard about the murders on radio/TV, exams were postponed.
There was debate about what really happened & we didn't know he targeted only women, or why.
There is no debate now.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
December 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Dec 6, 1989 I was starting exams for my 1st term of engineering school at @uwaterloo.ca
We heard about the murders on radio/TV, exams were postponed.
There was debate about what really happened & we didn't know he targeted only women, or why.
There is no debate now.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We heard about the murders on radio/TV, exams were postponed.
There was debate about what really happened & we didn't know he targeted only women, or why.
There is no debate now.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Hey transportation nerds, our latest City of a Toronto Lane width guidelines, first released in 2014, were released a few weeks ago, fill yer boots:
www.toronto.ca/wp-content/u...
www.toronto.ca/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Hey transportation nerds, our latest City of a Toronto Lane width guidelines, first released in 2014, were released a few weeks ago, fill yer boots:
www.toronto.ca/wp-content/u...
www.toronto.ca/wp-content/u...
December 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving
Never forget, the term #Jaywalking is a made up thing and blaming pedestrians for being hit by drivers the result of a marketing campaign.
So is that 10,000 steps things.
Learn more on this 2023 podcast from CBCs Under The Influence
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
So is that 10,000 steps things.
Learn more on this 2023 podcast from CBCs Under The Influence
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Never forget, the term #Jaywalking is a made up thing and blaming pedestrians for being hit by drivers the result of a marketing campaign.
So is that 10,000 steps things.
Learn more on this 2023 podcast from CBCs Under The Influence
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
So is that 10,000 steps things.
Learn more on this 2023 podcast from CBCs Under The Influence
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
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Blasting past rush hour traffic on the completed portion of Dufferin RapidTO (up to Dundas)
November 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Blasting past rush hour traffic on the completed portion of Dufferin RapidTO (up to Dundas)
Visited the #BikeAtO Hoskin side this morning.
The new bike signals are in at St George with Leading Bike and Leading Pedestrian intervals in all directions.
New transit platforms, planters, bike boxes and curbs are all in.
A bit more line marking still to go.
The new bike signals are in at St George with Leading Bike and Leading Pedestrian intervals in all directions.
New transit platforms, planters, bike boxes and curbs are all in.
A bit more line marking still to go.
November 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Visited the #BikeAtO Hoskin side this morning.
The new bike signals are in at St George with Leading Bike and Leading Pedestrian intervals in all directions.
New transit platforms, planters, bike boxes and curbs are all in.
A bit more line marking still to go.
The new bike signals are in at St George with Leading Bike and Leading Pedestrian intervals in all directions.
New transit platforms, planters, bike boxes and curbs are all in.
A bit more line marking still to go.
Our last batch of #BikeTO modular Zicla accessible platforms was installed over the past week.
We've installed over 40 of these platforms over the past 8y
Many lessons have been learned, a lot of innovation made & some very strong partnerships forged.
Toronto is a winter city leader in this stuff.
We've installed over 40 of these platforms over the past 8y
Many lessons have been learned, a lot of innovation made & some very strong partnerships forged.
Toronto is a winter city leader in this stuff.
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Our last batch of #BikeTO modular Zicla accessible platforms was installed over the past week.
We've installed over 40 of these platforms over the past 8y
Many lessons have been learned, a lot of innovation made & some very strong partnerships forged.
Toronto is a winter city leader in this stuff.
We've installed over 40 of these platforms over the past 8y
Many lessons have been learned, a lot of innovation made & some very strong partnerships forged.
Toronto is a winter city leader in this stuff.
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If you live in Ontario and rent your home, own your home, bike, take transit, care about the environment, value democracy, don't want water to be privatized, are opposed to surveillance infrastructure... you are going to want to email your MPP about #Bill60: win.newmode.net/fightbill60
New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore
win.newmode.net
November 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If you live in Ontario and rent your home, own your home, bike, take transit, care about the environment, value democracy, don't want water to be privatized, are opposed to surveillance infrastructure... you are going to want to email your MPP about #Bill60: win.newmode.net/fightbill60
One of our biggest struggles when designing bikeways is parking demand vs removal vs safety.
We collect extensive data prior to design to ensure there is adequate parking based on actual usage.
We do counts on weekends, overnight, holidays.
There almost always is.
Links below to data and studies
We collect extensive data prior to design to ensure there is adequate parking based on actual usage.
We do counts on weekends, overnight, holidays.
There almost always is.
Links below to data and studies
Parking! In the wknd Toronto Star I write about what to do with our underused parking lots & garages. New data shows lots profound emptiness. There’s more efficient & useful possibilities. City is already building some housing, but NIMBYs are protesting just as the sun rises. Ignore em & go harder.
Shawn Micallef: Let’s fix it: Toronto has more underused parking lots than you’d think. Here’s how to use them better
The subject of parking still seems to drive a lot of what happens in Toronto politics, but the underused lots around the city could be put to better use.
www.thestar.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
One of our biggest struggles when designing bikeways is parking demand vs removal vs safety.
We collect extensive data prior to design to ensure there is adequate parking based on actual usage.
We do counts on weekends, overnight, holidays.
There almost always is.
Links below to data and studies
We collect extensive data prior to design to ensure there is adequate parking based on actual usage.
We do counts on weekends, overnight, holidays.
There almost always is.
Links below to data and studies
We need to wait for road reconstructions in order to remove slip lanes. They tend to hold utilities & are usually attached to the road base
But we can do interim measures to make safety improvements while we wait for the larger opportunities
More pink last night.
🩷
www.toronto.ca/services-pay...
But we can do interim measures to make safety improvements while we wait for the larger opportunities
More pink last night.
🩷
www.toronto.ca/services-pay...
November 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
We need to wait for road reconstructions in order to remove slip lanes. They tend to hold utilities & are usually attached to the road base
But we can do interim measures to make safety improvements while we wait for the larger opportunities
More pink last night.
🩷
www.toronto.ca/services-pay...
But we can do interim measures to make safety improvements while we wait for the larger opportunities
More pink last night.
🩷
www.toronto.ca/services-pay...
Why we leave gaps in curbs along Bikeways
There is a city standard spec for these curbs that specifies gaps every 3m, max.
Winter City Problems.
There is a city standard spec for these curbs that specifies gaps every 3m, max.
Winter City Problems.
November 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Why we leave gaps in curbs along Bikeways
There is a city standard spec for these curbs that specifies gaps every 3m, max.
Winter City Problems.
There is a city standard spec for these curbs that specifies gaps every 3m, max.
Winter City Problems.
Same material as the Pink corners.
One of the only line marking materials that actually sticks to concrete in a winter climate.
It's toxic as all hell... But it sticks.
#RapidTO
One of the only line marking materials that actually sticks to concrete in a winter climate.
It's toxic as all hell... But it sticks.
#RapidTO
First look 👀 at new #RapidTO transit priority installation on Bathurst south of Fort York. More white line painting to come, but a great start! What do you think?
November 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Same material as the Pink corners.
One of the only line marking materials that actually sticks to concrete in a winter climate.
It's toxic as all hell... But it sticks.
#RapidTO
One of the only line marking materials that actually sticks to concrete in a winter climate.
It's toxic as all hell... But it sticks.
#RapidTO
