Car Free Toronto
@carfreetoronto.bsky.social
🌍Climate Warrior
🇨🇦Against car centric infrastructure
♀️ Urbanist
🪶Land Back Advocate
🇨🇦Against car centric infrastructure
♀️ Urbanist
🪶Land Back Advocate
Pedestrians should legally be able to key one car a month
January 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Pedestrians should legally be able to key one car a month
But those bikelanes !!!!
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Controversial Toronto project will make traffic even worse than initially thought
Politicians across levels of government have been going to great lengths to show that they're willing to get tough on Toronto traffic, which has wors…
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January 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
But those bikelanes !!!!
www.blogto.com/city/2025/01...
www.blogto.com/city/2025/01...
People seem to love defending the idea that everything that humans need should be a purchasable object...
January 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
People seem to love defending the idea that everything that humans need should be a purchasable object...
Im glad this is becoming more of a conversation topic here.
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"People are fed up": How congestion pricing could save Toronto from its hellish traffic - Toronto Life
New York has started charging divers who are getting behind the wheel at peak hours, and its streets already generate less road rage. Could the same be true...
torontolife.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Im glad this is becoming more of a conversation topic here.
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Mark Carney to launch Liberal leadership campaign today in Edmonton.
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Mark Carney to launch Liberal leadership campaign today in Edmonton
After months of speculation about his political aspirations, Mark Carney is set to launch his Liberal leadership campaign in Edmonton this afternoon.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Mark Carney to launch Liberal leadership campaign today in Edmonton.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
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What if we built so much housing near transit that anyone who wanted to live within a 5- or 10-minute walk to a subway/metro station could afford to? That would be cool.
January 15, 2025 at 2:01 AM
What if we built so much housing near transit that anyone who wanted to live within a 5- or 10-minute walk to a subway/metro station could afford to? That would be cool.
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Hear me out: trees, chairs, restaurants, micro-playgrounds. Cities need space for people, and the only space that we're not using efficiently is the street.
January 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Hear me out: trees, chairs, restaurants, micro-playgrounds. Cities need space for people, and the only space that we're not using efficiently is the street.
There is no reason to rent from a new condo in Toronto because there is no rent control on the new ones. So they are just sitting empty in the middle of a housing crisis. Remember this when elections come around.
January 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
There is no reason to rent from a new condo in Toronto because there is no rent control on the new ones. So they are just sitting empty in the middle of a housing crisis. Remember this when elections come around.
I absolutely hate seeing cybertrucks in this city. They are noticeably too big for a lot of streets. They should be banned.
January 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I absolutely hate seeing cybertrucks in this city. They are noticeably too big for a lot of streets. They should be banned.
Not the tunnel 😭
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/01/10/f...
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/01/10/f...
Ford doubles down on plans to buy back Hwy. 407
Doug Ford signaled that he wants to go forward with a proposed plan to build a tunnel under Highway 401 and buy back the 407.
toronto.citynews.ca
January 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Not the tunnel 😭
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toronto.citynews.ca/2025/01/10/f...
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The city should double the amount of speed cameras every time one gets vandalized 🤭🤭
Toronto to double the number of speed cameras amid vandalism woes | Globalnews.ca
Toronto is doubling the number of speed cameras on its streets amid concerns over vandalism, which has seen some spray-painted and chopped down.
globalnews.ca
January 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The city should double the amount of speed cameras every time one gets vandalized 🤭🤭
Conservatives love acting like Canada is the only country that has introduced a carbon tax.
January 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Conservatives love acting like Canada is the only country that has introduced a carbon tax.
Can someone tell me what is apparently the issue with supposed "virtue signaling" ?
January 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Can someone tell me what is apparently the issue with supposed "virtue signaling" ?
It's Doug Fords jurisdiction regarding potential congestion pricing which means it won't be implemented any time soon. People refuse to listen to solutions but they sure love to complain.
The science is there people.
www.blogto.com/city/2025/01...
The science is there people.
www.blogto.com/city/2025/01...
Toronto mulls more traffic solutions while NYC cracks down with congestion pricing
As drivers in New York City acclimate to Manhattan's new congestion pricing, which went into effect on Sunday, Toronto continues to battle its own ev…
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January 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It's Doug Fords jurisdiction regarding potential congestion pricing which means it won't be implemented any time soon. People refuse to listen to solutions but they sure love to complain.
The science is there people.
www.blogto.com/city/2025/01...
The science is there people.
www.blogto.com/city/2025/01...
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I always think of the hell they call Finland:
-Universal Healthcare
-58%+ Workers Unionized
-College/University- Tuition Free
-Speeding ticket income proportional
-PM Sanna Marin telling Russia to fck off
-The best education system in the World
-Antti's from there
-SAUNA!!!!
-Universal Healthcare
-58%+ Workers Unionized
-College/University- Tuition Free
-Speeding ticket income proportional
-PM Sanna Marin telling Russia to fck off
-The best education system in the World
-Antti's from there
-SAUNA!!!!
January 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I always think of the hell they call Finland:
-Universal Healthcare
-58%+ Workers Unionized
-College/University- Tuition Free
-Speeding ticket income proportional
-PM Sanna Marin telling Russia to fck off
-The best education system in the World
-Antti's from there
-SAUNA!!!!
-Universal Healthcare
-58%+ Workers Unionized
-College/University- Tuition Free
-Speeding ticket income proportional
-PM Sanna Marin telling Russia to fck off
-The best education system in the World
-Antti's from there
-SAUNA!!!!
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IMPORTANT: Study finds electrifying SUVs/pick-ups could actually INCREASE emissions by using up scarce battery material that could otherwise be used to electrify a lot MORE smaller cars (and e-bikes). Via @sciencedirect.bsky.social
SUVs are too big. #CarBloat
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SUVs are too big. #CarBloat
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The new electric SUV market under battery supply constraints: Might they increase CO2 emissions?
Two trends have shaped the European car market over the past decade: electrification and SUVisation. Recently, they have merged in a new product: the …
www.sciencedirect.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
IMPORTANT: Study finds electrifying SUVs/pick-ups could actually INCREASE emissions by using up scarce battery material that could otherwise be used to electrify a lot MORE smaller cars (and e-bikes). Via @sciencedirect.bsky.social
SUVs are too big. #CarBloat
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
SUVs are too big. #CarBloat
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Holy shit i love living in a walkable city. Tf u mean the sushi place that just open BESIDE me also has dim sum , Chinese food and ITS ALL CHEAP ASF.
I am ascending.
I am ascending.
January 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Holy shit i love living in a walkable city. Tf u mean the sushi place that just open BESIDE me also has dim sum , Chinese food and ITS ALL CHEAP ASF.
I am ascending.
I am ascending.
I have 0 patience for any bigots and will be as rude and as cruel to them as I can. None of them deserve my charity
January 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I have 0 patience for any bigots and will be as rude and as cruel to them as I can. None of them deserve my charity
I think I'm officially done with threads. The level of weapons grade stupidity on there has me exhausted
January 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I think I'm officially done with threads. The level of weapons grade stupidity on there has me exhausted
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low-key one of the most insidious dumb guy beliefs of the last few decades to gain widespread purchase has been this notion that demonstrating pro-social behavior in the hope that others would notice and mirror it, one of the fucking building blocks of any kind of society, is somehow ‘fake’.
Zuckerberg says people who leave his platforms are "virtue signaling"
January 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
low-key one of the most insidious dumb guy beliefs of the last few decades to gain widespread purchase has been this notion that demonstrating pro-social behavior in the hope that others would notice and mirror it, one of the fucking building blocks of any kind of society, is somehow ‘fake’.
Im sick of being a "nice" activist so yea...I'm a bitch most of the time now. Especially as a woman, I feel the need to fight harder. Sick of idiots running rampant and letting misinformation spread
January 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Im sick of being a "nice" activist so yea...I'm a bitch most of the time now. Especially as a woman, I feel the need to fight harder. Sick of idiots running rampant and letting misinformation spread
The same people who are like " WHO will pay for this?!?!" In the same breath say "I need my FREE parking!!!"
#fuckcars #waroncars #carfree #carfreetoronto ##safestreets #pedestrians #walkablecity #15minutecity #Toronto #pedestrianfriendly
#fuckcars #waroncars #carfree #carfreetoronto ##safestreets #pedestrians #walkablecity #15minutecity #Toronto #pedestrianfriendly
January 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The same people who are like " WHO will pay for this?!?!" In the same breath say "I need my FREE parking!!!"
#fuckcars #waroncars #carfree #carfreetoronto ##safestreets #pedestrians #walkablecity #15minutecity #Toronto #pedestrianfriendly
#fuckcars #waroncars #carfree #carfreetoronto ##safestreets #pedestrians #walkablecity #15minutecity #Toronto #pedestrianfriendly
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Canadian transit projects mired in delays and cost overruns.
UofT School of Cities research shows cost/km to build rail transit in Canada is >60% higher than global average. @oliver-moore.bsky.social @jeffreybgray.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com gift link.
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UofT School of Cities research shows cost/km to build rail transit in Canada is >60% higher than global average. @oliver-moore.bsky.social @jeffreybgray.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com gift link.
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Canadian transit projects, mired in delays and cost overruns, force a rethink on what’s gone wrong
Political micromanagement and public-private partnerships each play a role in ill-fated projects that planners are now using as cautionary tales
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January 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Canadian transit projects mired in delays and cost overruns.
UofT School of Cities research shows cost/km to build rail transit in Canada is >60% higher than global average. @oliver-moore.bsky.social @jeffreybgray.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com gift link.
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UofT School of Cities research shows cost/km to build rail transit in Canada is >60% higher than global average. @oliver-moore.bsky.social @jeffreybgray.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com gift link.
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