Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD
@mbonsma.bsky.social
Bikes + data, UofT biophys PhD, mom.
I post about bikes and safe streets, local politics, and sometimes science. She/her.
I post about bikes and safe streets, local politics, and sometimes science. She/her.
Pinned
I have removed
the bike lanes
that were in
the road
and which
you were probably
using
to get to work
Forgive me
they were delicious
so crunchy
and so cold
the bike lanes
that were in
the road
and which
you were probably
using
to get to work
Forgive me
they were delicious
so crunchy
and so cold
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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...)
[https://www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_protest_ride](www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_prot...)
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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...)
[https://www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_protest_ride](www.cycleto.ca/bill_60_prot...)
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Urbanist knitters, I need you to know about these mittens: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
"Fuck Cars" Mittens pattern by Erin Megenity
Prepare to show off your love of bikes and become the envy of your urbanist friends with these “Fuck Cars” Mittens! Inspired by my husband, I designed these mittens for those of us who don’t let cold ...
www.ravelry.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Urbanist knitters, I need you to know about these mittens: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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Not an urbanist, a 10 year old.
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Not an urbanist, a 10 year old.
On this stormy November day in Ontario we remember another storm 50 years ago today that sank the Edmund Fitzgerald.
I'm so worried about what'll happen when our kids are old enough to have phones!!!! 😮😮😮
![A meme depicting a woman staring at her phone with one hand on her head, with the following text below:
IS YOUR CHILD TEXTING ABOUT THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD?
What your Great Lakes maritime history-obsessed teen's text messages actually mean:
brb = bell rang bro
rofl = rang out for lost (crew)
bff = big freakin' freigher
lol = Load of Ore on the Lake
smh = shift minutes to hours
glhf = Great Lakes hella freighter
tbh = taconite be haulin'
stfu = steer the freighter upwind
tfw = that freakin' witch (of November)
asl = a ship lost
gg = Gitche Gumee
idc = immoderate deadweight capacity
btw = beneath the waves
afk = a freighter kaput
hbd = hauler's beacon down
ily = iron load yonder
jk = just [24] kilometers
lmao = lost my abyssal ore
nbd = north bound draft
glhf = good lord, hold flooding
omg = obliteratingly massive gales
tmi = too much iron
wtf = White Fish (Bay)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ccm7gttkbfs2eyyrlpshmeun/bafkreib6ughtj23oqdskaisavrueyn6fijujbp2e663h6p6ukx74lbibyu@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
On this stormy November day in Ontario we remember another storm 50 years ago today that sank the Edmund Fitzgerald.
I have a fulfilling social life and friends who I love, but one last yawning gap remains: I am not in a book club.
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I have a fulfilling social life and friends who I love, but one last yawning gap remains: I am not in a book club.
*Hitting refresh over and over on the book website to see if any Ontario dates have been posted yet*
Full house for the #Vancouver launch of Life After Cars tonight with @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social @tomflood.bsky.social
Thanks to @visionzerovancouver.ca for organizing. #urbanismbookclub
Thanks to @visionzerovancouver.ca for organizing. #urbanismbookclub
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
*Hitting refresh over and over on the book website to see if any Ontario dates have been posted yet*
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Transportation planning relies on assumptions that this is how people make decisions.
But obviously most of us are not doing these calculations for every trip we make (or ever!).
This is why people need information & opportunities that invite them to think more about how they get around.
But obviously most of us are not doing these calculations for every trip we make (or ever!).
This is why people need information & opportunities that invite them to think more about how they get around.
I'm taking a day trip to Hamilton with my son. We could take a Communauto car share car, or a hypothetical car we own, or GO train and then a bus, or GO train and then taxi. Which will be cheapest and fastest? Let's calculate!
November 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Transportation planning relies on assumptions that this is how people make decisions.
But obviously most of us are not doing these calculations for every trip we make (or ever!).
This is why people need information & opportunities that invite them to think more about how they get around.
But obviously most of us are not doing these calculations for every trip we make (or ever!).
This is why people need information & opportunities that invite them to think more about how they get around.
10/10, trains rule
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
10/10, trains rule
I'm taking a day trip to Hamilton with my son. We could take a Communauto car share car, or a hypothetical car we own, or GO train and then a bus, or GO train and then taxi. Which will be cheapest and fastest? Let's calculate!
November 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I'm taking a day trip to Hamilton with my son. We could take a Communauto car share car, or a hypothetical car we own, or GO train and then a bus, or GO train and then taxi. Which will be cheapest and fastest? Let's calculate!
Everyone cares about transportation. This makes studying it really fun, but also means everyone (including experts) is in danger of confusing their opinions for facts. You would not believe how many comments in an academic talk about walking and cycling have to do with regulating e-bikes.
November 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Everyone cares about transportation. This makes studying it really fun, but also means everyone (including experts) is in danger of confusing their opinions for facts. You would not believe how many comments in an academic talk about walking and cycling have to do with regulating e-bikes.
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"A distracted pedestrian might cause a minor inconvenience. A distracted driver, enabled by street design that encourages high speeds, can end a life. To treat these as equivalent is to ignore the fundamental physics of power and force." -Lanrick Bennett
An Open Letter to NPR: Our Streets Are No Accident
In a world where we are constantly seeking self-improvement, National Public Radio’s Life Kit positions itself as a friendly guide…
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November 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"A distracted pedestrian might cause a minor inconvenience. A distracted driver, enabled by street design that encourages high speeds, can end a life. To treat these as equivalent is to ignore the fundamental physics of power and force." -Lanrick Bennett
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Me on my bike
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Me on my bike
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I wrote an op-ed on what I think about the fight for local neighbourhood retail (and the grousing about Badiali's) means for the urban vision of Toronto. Gift link here: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
When even the humble corner store is impossible to open in Toronto, it’s a sign of something deeply wrong
We need to accept that Toronto is now a big city.
www.thestar.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I wrote an op-ed on what I think about the fight for local neighbourhood retail (and the grousing about Badiali's) means for the urban vision of Toronto. Gift link here: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
November 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I'm so excited to be part of this discussion hosted by the Toronto Public Library. Libraries are champions of civic engagement and I think it will be a really fun and unique event. Come on out if you're in the area!
#ThIsTorontoDanforth
Taking Action for Safe Cycling in the City
Join for a discussion with cycling advocates working to make Toronto cycling-friendly
Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 2 - 4 pm
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Taking Action for Safe Cycling in the City
Join for a discussion with cycling advocates working to make Toronto cycling-friendly
Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 2 - 4 pm
eventbrite.ca/e/taking-action-for-safe-cycling-in-the-city-tickets-1797500766179?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1
November 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I'm so excited to be part of this discussion hosted by the Toronto Public Library. Libraries are champions of civic engagement and I think it will be a really fun and unique event. Come on out if you're in the area!
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#ThIsTorontoDanforth
Taking Action for Safe Cycling in the City
Join for a discussion with cycling advocates working to make Toronto cycling-friendly
Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 2 - 4 pm
eventbrite.ca/e/taking-action-for-safe-cycling-in-the-city-tickets-1797500766179?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1
Taking Action for Safe Cycling in the City
Join for a discussion with cycling advocates working to make Toronto cycling-friendly
Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 2 - 4 pm
eventbrite.ca/e/taking-action-for-safe-cycling-in-the-city-tickets-1797500766179?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1
October 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
#ThIsTorontoDanforth
Taking Action for Safe Cycling in the City
Join for a discussion with cycling advocates working to make Toronto cycling-friendly
Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 2 - 4 pm
eventbrite.ca/e/taking-action-for-safe-cycling-in-the-city-tickets-1797500766179?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1
Taking Action for Safe Cycling in the City
Join for a discussion with cycling advocates working to make Toronto cycling-friendly
Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 2 - 4 pm
eventbrite.ca/e/taking-action-for-safe-cycling-in-the-city-tickets-1797500766179?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1
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Bluesky is at 40 million and the urbanism community on here seems to keep growing. Here’s my updated Starter Pack of Canadian planners, architects, advocates and urbanists. Some well known faces … and some you should get to know! Give them a follow! go.bsky.app/AEYL7FZ
November 1, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Bluesky is at 40 million and the urbanism community on here seems to keep growing. Here’s my updated Starter Pack of Canadian planners, architects, advocates and urbanists. Some well known faces … and some you should get to know! Give them a follow! go.bsky.app/AEYL7FZ
Kids are in bed, let the Standard Time games begin
November 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Kids are in bed, let the Standard Time games begin
You all posted so good and I'm proud of you. Here are the ones that kept me going through these dark times
as a bird artist, in honor of tonight’s game i have attempted to draw the gorgeous blue jay as accurately as possible. as always please let me know if you have any constructive criticism
November 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
You all posted so good and I'm proud of you. Here are the ones that kept me going through these dark times
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I think we should have a parade for the blue jays. Look what they did for all of us. ❤️
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I think we should have a parade for the blue jays. Look what they did for all of us. ❤️
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To all my fellow #BlueJays fans here on Bluesky, it’s been such a delight to cheer with you all. “I promise you there is something worse out there than being sad, and that's being alone and being sad. Ain't no one in this room (on this timeline) alone.”
November 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
To all my fellow #BlueJays fans here on Bluesky, it’s been such a delight to cheer with you all. “I promise you there is something worse out there than being sad, and that's being alone and being sad. Ain't no one in this room (on this timeline) alone.”
But at least we can still celebrate the most important thing
vladimir guerrero jr. joins the show during a postseason imgplay
Alt: vladimir guerrero jr. repeating "Daaaaaaa Yankees Lose!"
media.tenor.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
But at least we can still celebrate the most important thing
For a minute there I let myself believe it was possible
November 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
For a minute there I let myself believe it was possible
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If the clocks roll back due to daylight savings ending during game seven of the world series that unlocks an infinite inning overflow glitch
November 2, 2025 at 4:06 AM
If the clocks roll back due to daylight savings ending during game seven of the world series that unlocks an infinite inning overflow glitch