Barbara Hicks 🇨🇦🚶‍♀️🏃‍♀️🚲🥌⛷️🛶🥾
Barbara Hicks 🇨🇦🚶‍♀️🏃‍♀️🚲🥌⛷️🛶🥾
@bjhtoronto.bsky.social
I like active transportation.
Reposted by Barbara Hicks 🇨🇦🚶‍♀️🏃‍♀️🚲🥌⛷️🛶🥾
This photo of rookie Yesavage casually walking off the mound as future Hall of Famer and helmet-less Ohtani is still in motion striking out is everything. #WantItAll
October 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The carving knife my mother gave me when I graduated university and set out on my own broke today. #henckle
May 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I went for a walk today an suddenly everything was flowery and green. Winter? What winter?
May 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Voted
April 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Reposted by Barbara Hicks 🇨🇦🚶‍♀️🏃‍♀️🚲🥌⛷️🛶🥾
The Globe and Mail
February 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I just got a call from EKOS research but the automated system didn’t recognize my cell phone “press 3”indicating I was in one of the ridings they were interested in. 🤷🏻‍♀️
February 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Checking labels carefully is important. Not all the yogurt containers had the blue cow. #BuyCanadian
February 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
My husband and I have an annual joint repeating event in our google calendar called “look back on this and laugh”. Every year when it comes up, we try to remember what was happening when we set it up. Which is good, I guess?
January 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Every time I dictate a text and mention High Park, autocorrect changes it to Hyde Park. I live in Toronto. I find this frustrating.
January 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Happy Monday!
December 30, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Reposted by Barbara Hicks 🇨🇦🚶‍♀️🏃‍♀️🚲🥌⛷️🛶🥾
Even at Slower Speeds, SUVs and Pickups are a ‘Big’ Problem for Pedestrians.

“Pedestrians hit by median-height cars have a 60% chance of suffering moderate injuries, but that figure rises to 83% when they are struck by a median-height pickup truck at that same speed.” Via @usa.streetsblog.org
Even at Slower Speeds, SUVs and Pickups are a 'Big' Problem for Pedestrians — Streetsblog USA
Pedestrians hit by median-height cars have a 60 percent chance of suffering moderate injuries, but that figure rises to 83 percent when they are struck by a median-height pickup truck at that same spe...
usa.streetsblog.org
December 11, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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Is photo radar a cash cow or a lifesaver? Speeding is deadly. Slowing cars is a worthwhile public health initiative, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: Is photo radar a cash cow or a lifesaver?
Surely the problem here is too many speeding cars, not too much income from law-breakers
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Reposted by Barbara Hicks 🇨🇦🚶‍♀️🏃‍♀️🚲🥌⛷️🛶🥾
Along with 120 doctors and health experts, I signed this open letter to the Ontario government to oppose #Bill212 and make safer streets for all.

You can send a message until Nov 20 ero.ontario.ca/comment/repl...

If preventing deaths isn't enough, here's a few more reasons 🧵 #BikeTO #onpoli
November 18, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Reposted by Barbara Hicks 🇨🇦🚶‍♀️🏃‍♀️🚲🥌⛷️🛶🥾
We’re not a freeway': removing bike lanes would hurt business, Toronto BIA says.
The City of Toronto said tearing out the Bloor, University and Yonge bike lanes would snarl traffic for 'multiple years' www.thetrillium.ca/news/municip... #topoli #bikeTO #onpoli
'We’re not a freeway': removing bike lanes would hurt business, Toronto BIA says
The City of Toronto said tearing out the Bloor, University and Yonge bike lanes would snarl traffic for 'multiple years'
www.thetrillium.ca
November 19, 2024 at 12:59 AM
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Doug Ford’s absurd efforts to rip out Toronto’s bike lanes capture international attention, via the @theguardian.com: Backlash after Ontario premier threatens to tear up cycling lanes in Toronto www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n... #topoli #bikeTO
Bikes v cars: backlash after Ontario premier threatens to tear up cycling lanes in Toronto
Doug Ford plans to rip out bike lanes on busy streets, citing ‘insanity’ of gridlock he says they contribute to
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:26 PM
This young pigeon at #Eglinton is wondering when the stairs to the #EglintonCrosstown will open.
November 17, 2024 at 5:59 PM