@mlongfield.bsky.social
Biking guy for recreation and transportation. Enjoys baseball, movies, dinosaurs, and the opera. Somehow one of Toronto Life's 2025 Most Influential.
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I'll keep saying it. In light of the decision in "Cycle Toronto v Ontario" plus Alberta and Nova Scotia pursuing magical thinking and stroking a culture war, it's time for PM Carney and Transpo Minister Freeland to tell the provinces to stay in their lane:
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Wes has really hit at something here:
"Notice how all the progressive efforts to make everyone feel like they are entitled to everything end up with all of us having less, then being at each others' throats about it?"
The bike lane menace feeds into the culture war positioned as a zero-sum game.
"Notice how all the progressive efforts to make everyone feel like they are entitled to everything end up with all of us having less, then being at each others' throats about it?"
The bike lane menace feeds into the culture war positioned as a zero-sum game.
February 2, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Wes has really hit at something here:
"Notice how all the progressive efforts to make everyone feel like they are entitled to everything end up with all of us having less, then being at each others' throats about it?"
The bike lane menace feeds into the culture war positioned as a zero-sum game.
"Notice how all the progressive efforts to make everyone feel like they are entitled to everything end up with all of us having less, then being at each others' throats about it?"
The bike lane menace feeds into the culture war positioned as a zero-sum game.
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Here I am in front of a 2 meter pile of snow in the bike lane where my Bike Lane Winter Maintenance Required was "Completed"
February 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Here I am in front of a 2 meter pile of snow in the bike lane where my Bike Lane Winter Maintenance Required was "Completed"
"The city should try to do what it said it would do."
February 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"The city should try to do what it said it would do."
Canadian foreign policy right now:
February 1, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Canadian foreign policy right now:
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Here it is: the inside story of how the Eglinton Crosstown LRT went off the rails.
This was the result of months of work, research and sourcing.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/off...
This was the result of months of work, research and sourcing.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/off...
Off the rails: The inside story of how the Eglinton Crosstown LRT went from transit dream to cautionary tale
Over the past decade and a half, the Crosstown has cast a shadow on a swath of Toronto and becoming, to many, a symbol of the city’s inability to fulfil its potential.
www.thestar.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Here it is: the inside story of how the Eglinton Crosstown LRT went off the rails.
This was the result of months of work, research and sourcing.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/off...
This was the result of months of work, research and sourcing.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/off...
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When you can see Bette Midler, people are willing to see her even in a second-rate movie. Or Lily Tomlin. Or that marvelous Catherine O'Hara in BEETLEJUICE. (1989)
January 31, 2026 at 1:51 AM
When you can see Bette Midler, people are willing to see her even in a second-rate movie. Or Lily Tomlin. Or that marvelous Catherine O'Hara in BEETLEJUICE. (1989)
Why is this so difficult?
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Why is this so difficult?
January 29, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Big day in court. Cycle Toronto v. Ontario appeal hearing today. Got to chat with CBC about defending our Charter rights and importance of evidence-based decision making.
TL;DR: You're not stuck in traffic because of bike lanes and despite the premier's bluster the Ontario government knows it too.
TL;DR: You're not stuck in traffic because of bike lanes and despite the premier's bluster the Ontario government knows it too.
January 29, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Big day in court. Cycle Toronto v. Ontario appeal hearing today. Got to chat with CBC about defending our Charter rights and importance of evidence-based decision making.
TL;DR: You're not stuck in traffic because of bike lanes and despite the premier's bluster the Ontario government knows it too.
TL;DR: You're not stuck in traffic because of bike lanes and despite the premier's bluster the Ontario government knows it too.
"You come at the king, you best not miss"
Doug and I have our disagreements, but you're not topping this effort.
Doug and I have our disagreements, but you're not topping this effort.
January 28, 2026 at 11:50 PM
"You come at the king, you best not miss"
Doug and I have our disagreements, but you're not topping this effort.
Doug and I have our disagreements, but you're not topping this effort.
Dear god, a moratorium on elected officials shoveling snow, please.
January 28, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Dear god, a moratorium on elected officials shoveling snow, please.
Agree.
125/ Personally, I think that's a very clever argument.
Fairburn says, but they are rebuild something old?
Century: It may look like something old, but what they're doing is building and engaging in a multi-million dollar infrastructure. This isn't the same as "taking away a benefit"...
Fairburn says, but they are rebuild something old?
Century: It may look like something old, but what they're doing is building and engaging in a multi-million dollar infrastructure. This isn't the same as "taking away a benefit"...
January 28, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Agree.
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It’s the big day! The appeal hearing @cycletoronto.bsky.social’s successful Bill 212 case is being heard at Ontario’s Court of Appeal. Time permitting I’ll try and live post the proceedings, like I did for the Ottawa convey injunctions back when #lawtwitter was a thing.
January 28, 2026 at 1:43 PM
It’s the big day! The appeal hearing @cycletoronto.bsky.social’s successful Bill 212 case is being heard at Ontario’s Court of Appeal. Time permitting I’ll try and live post the proceedings, like I did for the Ottawa convey injunctions back when #lawtwitter was a thing.
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Despite cycling advocates winning a landmark Charter victory last July, Premier #DougFord is challenging the decision in the Ontario Court of Appeal, doubling down on his vision to make more room for cars (& endangering cyclists in the process). We’re not backing down.
LEARN MORE >> bit.ly/49RxLMM
LEARN MORE >> bit.ly/49RxLMM
January 28, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Despite cycling advocates winning a landmark Charter victory last July, Premier #DougFord is challenging the decision in the Ontario Court of Appeal, doubling down on his vision to make more room for cars (& endangering cyclists in the process). We’re not backing down.
LEARN MORE >> bit.ly/49RxLMM
LEARN MORE >> bit.ly/49RxLMM
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You've got to admire the honesty - "We're actively trying to pull more cars into the area"
January 28, 2026 at 1:31 PM
You've got to admire the honesty - "We're actively trying to pull more cars into the area"
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Oh that's a new one – 'we know all about induced demand, but don't care'
January 28, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Oh that's a new one – 'we know all about induced demand, but don't care'
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DoFo wants to rip out bike lanes for more cars = more congestion.
"Even if it is accepted that there will be induced demand... it is unquestionable that more motor vehicles will be accommodated by roadways with more lanes available to motor vehicle traffic."
www.torontotoday.ca/local/politi...
"Even if it is accepted that there will be induced demand... it is unquestionable that more motor vehicles will be accommodated by roadways with more lanes available to motor vehicle traffic."
www.torontotoday.ca/local/politi...
Toronto bike lane battle heads to Ontario’s top court this week
Provincial lawyers will argue that bike lanes on Yonge, Bloor and University aren’t actually safe enough to require preservation
www.torontotoday.ca
January 28, 2026 at 1:31 AM
DoFo wants to rip out bike lanes for more cars = more congestion.
"Even if it is accepted that there will be induced demand... it is unquestionable that more motor vehicles will be accommodated by roadways with more lanes available to motor vehicle traffic."
www.torontotoday.ca/local/politi...
"Even if it is accepted that there will be induced demand... it is unquestionable that more motor vehicles will be accommodated by roadways with more lanes available to motor vehicle traffic."
www.torontotoday.ca/local/politi...
I guess Toronto just isn't a driving city.
January 28, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I guess Toronto just isn't a driving city.
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UPDATE: Out of respect for a planned vigil for Alex Pretti and the people of Minneapolis today at 5 pm, we made the difficult decision to postpone our Defending Your Victory Rally.
But we're still back in court on Wednesday to defend your Charter rights against Ontario's anti-bike lane law.
But we're still back in court on Wednesday to defend your Charter rights against Ontario's anti-bike lane law.
January 27, 2026 at 6:07 PM
UPDATE: Out of respect for a planned vigil for Alex Pretti and the people of Minneapolis today at 5 pm, we made the difficult decision to postpone our Defending Your Victory Rally.
But we're still back in court on Wednesday to defend your Charter rights against Ontario's anti-bike lane law.
But we're still back in court on Wednesday to defend your Charter rights against Ontario's anti-bike lane law.
Roads ✅
Sidewalks ✅
Bike lanes ❌ (it does look like the bike lanes were previously cleared ✅ but have since become a dumping ground for excess snow and currently unrideable by anyone not named Wout Van Aert ❌)
Courage to all the gig workers across the city still delivering your meals.
Sidewalks ✅
Bike lanes ❌ (it does look like the bike lanes were previously cleared ✅ but have since become a dumping ground for excess snow and currently unrideable by anyone not named Wout Van Aert ❌)
Courage to all the gig workers across the city still delivering your meals.
January 27, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Roads ✅
Sidewalks ✅
Bike lanes ❌ (it does look like the bike lanes were previously cleared ✅ but have since become a dumping ground for excess snow and currently unrideable by anyone not named Wout Van Aert ❌)
Courage to all the gig workers across the city still delivering your meals.
Sidewalks ✅
Bike lanes ❌ (it does look like the bike lanes were previously cleared ✅ but have since become a dumping ground for excess snow and currently unrideable by anyone not named Wout Van Aert ❌)
Courage to all the gig workers across the city still delivering your meals.
Bicycles --> tired
Taunton --> wired
Taunton --> wired
a person is riding a dinosaur on top of a snow covered mountain .
ALT: a person is riding a dinosaur on top of a snow covered mountain .
media.tenor.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Bicycles --> tired
Taunton --> wired
Taunton --> wired
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A minor thing, but I hope the NIMBYs who typically scream that safe streets and housing advocates are just paid shills or in the pocket of Big Bike or whatever understand that they're a lot closer to Trumpism than they probably care to admit.
The fact that every right winger with influence screams "who is paying for all of this" tells you exactly how awash in cash they all are, and how much they rely on that to keep their movement afloat.
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 4:46 PM
A minor thing, but I hope the NIMBYs who typically scream that safe streets and housing advocates are just paid shills or in the pocket of Big Bike or whatever understand that they're a lot closer to Trumpism than they probably care to admit.
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From Angry Catfish, independent bicycle shop in Minneapolis
January 25, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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