Simon
@redesignforall.bsky.social
Transit, cycling, transportation, urban planning, cities, and a lot of completely unrelated stuff I’m interested in. Views are all my own.
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December 6, 2024 at 9:59 PM
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This video is for Doug Ford, and all those in my replies saying bike lanes "stop emergency vehicles from getting to their destination". They *allow* emergency vehicles to get to their destination, as seen here on Adelaide. They were designed with emergency services in mind.
December 5, 2024 at 4:36 AM
This video is for Doug Ford, and all those in my replies saying bike lanes "stop emergency vehicles from getting to their destination". They *allow* emergency vehicles to get to their destination, as seen here on Adelaide. They were designed with emergency services in mind.
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December 5, 2024 at 12:41 AM
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Writing in today's Globe @mbonsma.bsky.social and Sarah Elton reflect on the gap between Bill 212 and facts (about congestion, business success, safety and more) and the broader implications for governance.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: The bike lane debate isn’t a war on cycling – it’s a war on data
Ripping up bike lanes based on misplaced frustration is bad policy
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Writing in today's Globe @mbonsma.bsky.social and Sarah Elton reflect on the gap between Bill 212 and facts (about congestion, business success, safety and more) and the broader implications for governance.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Love enjoying the sunrise on my way to work every day.
November 27, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Love enjoying the sunrise on my way to work every day.
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“It is so much easier to prevent road trauma than it is to treat it,” Christopher Yarnell @uoft.bsky.social’s Dept of Medicine
When it comes to prevention, the research is clear: Bike lanes reduce collisions between vehicles & bicycles.
- @mattbubbers.bsky.social apple.news/ApMQ6qyg_ThK...
When it comes to prevention, the research is clear: Bike lanes reduce collisions between vehicles & bicycles.
- @mattbubbers.bsky.social apple.news/ApMQ6qyg_ThK...
November 26, 2024 at 11:46 PM
“It is so much easier to prevent road trauma than it is to treat it,” Christopher Yarnell @uoft.bsky.social’s Dept of Medicine
When it comes to prevention, the research is clear: Bike lanes reduce collisions between vehicles & bicycles.
- @mattbubbers.bsky.social apple.news/ApMQ6qyg_ThK...
When it comes to prevention, the research is clear: Bike lanes reduce collisions between vehicles & bicycles.
- @mattbubbers.bsky.social apple.news/ApMQ6qyg_ThK...
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Remember: if you’re cold, they’re cold. Bring your babies in.
November 26, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Remember: if you’re cold, they’re cold. Bring your babies in.
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On the bottom: a raised crosswalk with daylighting, where the intersection narrows for better visibility and shorter crossing distance.
On the top: a traditional crosswalk where the sidewalk essentially disappears into the road for crossing.
Rue Louis-Hémon at Bélanger
On the top: a traditional crosswalk where the sidewalk essentially disappears into the road for crossing.
Rue Louis-Hémon at Bélanger
November 25, 2024 at 9:40 PM
On the bottom: a raised crosswalk with daylighting, where the intersection narrows for better visibility and shorter crossing distance.
On the top: a traditional crosswalk where the sidewalk essentially disappears into the road for crossing.
Rue Louis-Hémon at Bélanger
On the top: a traditional crosswalk where the sidewalk essentially disappears into the road for crossing.
Rue Louis-Hémon at Bélanger
Don’t remember being this disillusioned with politics before. Governments on every level seem completely ineffectual and some are just simply malicious as well. Hard to see a way out from all of this.
November 22, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Don’t remember being this disillusioned with politics before. Governments on every level seem completely ineffectual and some are just simply malicious as well. Hard to see a way out from all of this.
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In summary, Ford's bike lane removals will, according to a new City Hall report:
- Cost $75 million in direct costs and sunk costs.
- Make traffic much, much worse for at least nine months during construction to remove lanes
- Have minimal long-term impact on car travel times.
- Cost $75 million in direct costs and sunk costs.
- Make traffic much, much worse for at least nine months during construction to remove lanes
- Have minimal long-term impact on car travel times.
November 13, 2024 at 10:11 PM
In summary, Ford's bike lane removals will, according to a new City Hall report:
- Cost $75 million in direct costs and sunk costs.
- Make traffic much, much worse for at least nine months during construction to remove lanes
- Have minimal long-term impact on car travel times.
- Cost $75 million in direct costs and sunk costs.
- Make traffic much, much worse for at least nine months during construction to remove lanes
- Have minimal long-term impact on car travel times.
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And here are new and updated ridership numbers for Bloor, University and Yonge bike lanes. Increases as high as 656%.
November 13, 2024 at 10:04 PM
And here are new and updated ridership numbers for Bloor, University and Yonge bike lanes. Increases as high as 656%.
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The report also says travel times would get WORSE for drivers during the construction work necessary to remove the bike lanes. Long-term, staff project "likely minimal improvements in travel time" for drivers once lanes are removed.
November 13, 2024 at 9:50 PM
The report also says travel times would get WORSE for drivers during the construction work necessary to remove the bike lanes. Long-term, staff project "likely minimal improvements in travel time" for drivers once lanes are removed.
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The supplementary report on Doug Ford's bike lane ban bill is now available. City staff say it could cost $48 million in provincial tax money to remove bike lanes. And city would lose out on $27 million invested to install the infrastructure. www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis... (PDF)
www.toronto.ca
November 13, 2024 at 9:47 PM
The supplementary report on Doug Ford's bike lane ban bill is now available. City staff say it could cost $48 million in provincial tax money to remove bike lanes. And city would lose out on $27 million invested to install the infrastructure. www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis... (PDF)
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kids seek independence and freedom, not an unwalkable, unsafe world where it's hard to get around on your own.
i moved back to toronto proper just over a year ago. it's quite far from downtown - but having 24/7 frequent transit, shops, events, friends, and libraries in walking distance is amazing.
i moved back to toronto proper just over a year ago. it's quite far from downtown - but having 24/7 frequent transit, shops, events, friends, and libraries in walking distance is amazing.
Is Urbanism Just For Childless Cat People? youtu.be/mBJ17uU363Q
Is Urbanism Just For Childless Cat People?
YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!
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November 13, 2024 at 8:08 PM
kids seek independence and freedom, not an unwalkable, unsafe world where it's hard to get around on your own.
i moved back to toronto proper just over a year ago. it's quite far from downtown - but having 24/7 frequent transit, shops, events, friends, and libraries in walking distance is amazing.
i moved back to toronto proper just over a year ago. it's quite far from downtown - but having 24/7 frequent transit, shops, events, friends, and libraries in walking distance is amazing.
Wat!?
Pasternak asks if it makes sense for young people to vote on things like speed bumps when they don't drive. Transportation GM says Council recently waived polling requirements for traffic calming, so it's not really relevant. (But also, 16 year olds can drive!)
November 13, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Wat!?
The extreme othering of individuals who don’t drive a car is exemplified by the way bike couriers and food delivery personnel are treated.
There’s no rational explanation for this, except that it’s simply not how people “like me” get around.
There’s no rational explanation for this, except that it’s simply not how people “like me” get around.
John Tory couldn’t even properly defend some of his good (there is some) legacy yesterday on 1010. Explicitly doesn’t care that Yonge bike lanes are used by bike couriers to delivery food to some of the very people who object to them. There’s an immoral clarity there on the record. A disgraced man.
November 7, 2024 at 2:44 PM
The extreme othering of individuals who don’t drive a car is exemplified by the way bike couriers and food delivery personnel are treated.
There’s no rational explanation for this, except that it’s simply not how people “like me” get around.
There’s no rational explanation for this, except that it’s simply not how people “like me” get around.
Driving at a slower speed is not congestion or grid lock.
There seems to be a lot of confusion around this.
There seems to be a lot of confusion around this.
November 2, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Driving at a slower speed is not congestion or grid lock.
There seems to be a lot of confusion around this.
There seems to be a lot of confusion around this.
What is induced demand?
November 1, 2024 at 5:52 PM
What is induced demand?
These lies are going unchecked because we have no proper data to counter it. The Transportation Tomorrow survey from 2022 still has not been released and the Toronto has not made its cycle count data public in years.
We need the city to release the data ASAP.
We need the city to release the data ASAP.
October 25, 2024 at 9:16 PM
These lies are going unchecked because we have no proper data to counter it. The Transportation Tomorrow survey from 2022 still has not been released and the Toronto has not made its cycle count data public in years.
We need the city to release the data ASAP.
We need the city to release the data ASAP.
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Banning bike lanes is a gender issue. Plenty of research has shown that women (and others with intersectional identities or caregiving responsibilities) are less likely to bike when they have to share the lane with motor vehicles. In Ottawa women make up only 1/3 of cyclists in the city. 1/
October 24, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Banning bike lanes is a gender issue. Plenty of research has shown that women (and others with intersectional identities or caregiving responsibilities) are less likely to bike when they have to share the lane with motor vehicles. In Ottawa women make up only 1/3 of cyclists in the city. 1/
Doug Ford has already chosen the lanes he said he will need data for to chosen which lanes to remove. Decision-based evidence-making at its finest.
globalnews.ca/news/1082514...
globalnews.ca/news/1082514...
‘They’re coming out’: Ford says he will remove bike lanes from 3 Toronto streets | Globalnews.ca
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he plans to remove bike lanes from three Toronto streets, whatever the data submitted by city officials.
globalnews.ca
October 23, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Doug Ford has already chosen the lanes he said he will need data for to chosen which lanes to remove. Decision-based evidence-making at its finest.
globalnews.ca/news/1082514...
globalnews.ca/news/1082514...
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ACTION ALERT! Are you horrified at Doug Ford's province-wide attack on #RoadSafety? Join us Wed 5:00pm Queen's Park!
Tell Doug Ford to stop trying to maximize #RoadViolence death and severe injury. Last year, 616 Ontarians killed and 36,090 injured in crashes. All preventable!! #SafeStreetsSaveLives
Tell Doug Ford to stop trying to maximize #RoadViolence death and severe injury. Last year, 616 Ontarians killed and 36,090 injured in crashes. All preventable!! #SafeStreetsSaveLives
October 18, 2024 at 8:24 PM
ACTION ALERT! Are you horrified at Doug Ford's province-wide attack on #RoadSafety? Join us Wed 5:00pm Queen's Park!
Tell Doug Ford to stop trying to maximize #RoadViolence death and severe injury. Last year, 616 Ontarians killed and 36,090 injured in crashes. All preventable!! #SafeStreetsSaveLives
Tell Doug Ford to stop trying to maximize #RoadViolence death and severe injury. Last year, 616 Ontarians killed and 36,090 injured in crashes. All preventable!! #SafeStreetsSaveLives