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This Cheeky Hi-Vis Vest Helped Score a Win for Winter Bike Lanes in this Town.
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This Cheeky Hi-Vis Vest Helped Score a Win for Winter Bike Lanes in this Town
Speed River Bicycle’s “I’d Rather Be in the Bike Lane” Hi-Vis Vest is exactly that kind of quietly effective protest.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This Cheeky Hi-Vis Vest Helped Score a Win for Winter Bike Lanes in this Town.
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US public transit advocates: Don't just envy Europe. Start by envying Canada.
Great piece on Montreal's remarkably cheap new rapid transit system.
macleans.ca/society/mont...
Great piece on Montreal's remarkably cheap new rapid transit system.
macleans.ca/society/mont...
Montreal's New Rail Line Is the Future - Macleans.ca
Canada has forgotten how to build fast, cheap transit. A new megaproject has the fix.
macleans.ca
November 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
US public transit advocates: Don't just envy Europe. Start by envying Canada.
Great piece on Montreal's remarkably cheap new rapid transit system.
macleans.ca/society/mont...
Great piece on Montreal's remarkably cheap new rapid transit system.
macleans.ca/society/mont...
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WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
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"For a generation, politicians in Toronto’s inner suburbs have decried their relative lack of amenities while also systematically opposing any measure that would provide them with more amenities" - @thekeenanwire.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Edward Keenan: Toronto’s decision on corner stores may seem like a win — but it’s only a half-measure on top of another half-measure
Watch City Hall long enough, and you’ll inevitably conclude that some councillors here simply hate urban life.
www.thestar.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"For a generation, politicians in Toronto’s inner suburbs have decried their relative lack of amenities while also systematically opposing any measure that would provide them with more amenities" - @thekeenanwire.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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Join us to ride the first Weekend GO Train to #Toronto! Help us mark this major milestone for #Guelph
No registration needed. Just show up & ride with us!
Date: Sunday, November 23
Meet-up: 7:30-8:00AM
Departure: 8:07AM
Disclaimer: TAAG will not be covering fares or scheduling return trips
No registration needed. Just show up & ride with us!
Date: Sunday, November 23
Meet-up: 7:30-8:00AM
Departure: 8:07AM
Disclaimer: TAAG will not be covering fares or scheduling return trips
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
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Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“New small shops and cafés will once again be allowed to open inside some of Toronto’s neighbourhoods, reversing decades of strict planning policy that kept businesses out of residential areas.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
New shops and cafés can open in Toronto neighbourhoods decades after being outlawed | CBC News
New small shops and cafés will once again be allowed to open inside some of Toronto’s neighbourhoods, reversing decades of strict planning policy that kept businesses out of residential areas.
na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
“New small shops and cafés will once again be allowed to open inside some of Toronto’s neighbourhoods, reversing decades of strict planning policy that kept businesses out of residential areas.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The fact that public transit takes longer than driving in our city isn't a coincidence—it's a direct policy choice made by #Guelph City Hall, and we are the ones paying the price in lost time & needless congestion. It's time to #FightforyourRide #Guelph. Join the fight at taaguelph.com/join
If you care about the environment, you will get on a bus
This week's Market Squared talks about building a movement to fix Guelph Transit as an actual climate solution.
www.guelphtoday.com/columns/mark...
This week's Market Squared talks about building a movement to fix Guelph Transit as an actual climate solution.
www.guelphtoday.com/columns/mark...
If you care about the environment, you will get on a bus
This week's Market Squared talks about building a movement to fix Guelph Transit as an actual climate solution.
www.guelphtoday.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The fact that public transit takes longer than driving in our city isn't a coincidence—it's a direct policy choice made by #Guelph City Hall, and we are the ones paying the price in lost time & needless congestion. It's time to #FightforyourRide #Guelph. Join the fight at taaguelph.com/join
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Register Now for the #Guelph Transportation Summit on October 18th!
Find out who is speaking at taaguelph.com/summit
Find out who is speaking at taaguelph.com/summit
September 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Register Now for the #Guelph Transportation Summit on October 18th!
Find out who is speaking at taaguelph.com/summit
Find out who is speaking at taaguelph.com/summit
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“It’s a deeply disturbing thing to sit with the knowledge that life and limb matter little, but so is the fact that Ford is making law-breaking and vigilantism seem acceptable here.”
Maybe the fastest column i've ever written this afternoon. (I am a slow writer.)
@shawnmicallef.bsky.social hits this one out of the park. Screw Doug Ford
September 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
“It’s a deeply disturbing thing to sit with the knowledge that life and limb matter little, but so is the fact that Ford is making law-breaking and vigilantism seem acceptable here.”
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#Over the past five years, data from Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children shows a steady increase in the number of youth reporting to the emergency room following e-scooter crashes. Head injuries are some of the most common sustained by e-bike and e-scooter riders.
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Her teenage son died after an e-scooter crash. As scooter injuries spike, she hopes other parents can avoid the nightmare she's living — Toronto Star
Over the past five years, Torontohas seen a steady increase in the number of patients reporting to the ER following e-scooter crashes.
apple.news
July 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#Over the past five years, data from Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children shows a steady increase in the number of youth reporting to the emergency room following e-scooter crashes. Head injuries are some of the most common sustained by e-bike and e-scooter riders.
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And that is exactly why I voted against Bill 5 at second reading last week.
Bill 5 is an unprecedented and extraordinary attack on Indigenous rights, environmental protections, democratic accountability and workplace laws.
Bill 5 is an unprecedented and extraordinary attack on Indigenous rights, environmental protections, democratic accountability and workplace laws.
May 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
And that is exactly why I voted against Bill 5 at second reading last week.
Bill 5 is an unprecedented and extraordinary attack on Indigenous rights, environmental protections, democratic accountability and workplace laws.
Bill 5 is an unprecedented and extraordinary attack on Indigenous rights, environmental protections, democratic accountability and workplace laws.
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Bill 5 will give the Ford cabinet the power to create Special Economic zones where they can hand pick corporations and the laws that do and don’t apply.
May 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Bill 5 will give the Ford cabinet the power to create Special Economic zones where they can hand pick corporations and the laws that do and don’t apply.
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And that is exactly why I voted against Bill 5 at second reading last week.
Bill 5 is an unprecedented and extraordinary attack on Indigenous rights, environmental protections, democratic accountability and workplace laws.
And . . .
Bill 5 is an unprecedented and extraordinary attack on Indigenous rights, environmental protections, democratic accountability and workplace laws.
And . . .
May 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
And that is exactly why I voted against Bill 5 at second reading last week.
Bill 5 is an unprecedented and extraordinary attack on Indigenous rights, environmental protections, democratic accountability and workplace laws.
And . . .
Bill 5 is an unprecedented and extraordinary attack on Indigenous rights, environmental protections, democratic accountability and workplace laws.
And . . .
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Pierre Poilievre managed to go thru all that — years of campaigning on the public dime; the most important election in modern Canadian history; losing a historic lead in the polls with historic speed; losing his own riding — ALL without actually proving that he could pass the normal security check.
April 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Pierre Poilievre managed to go thru all that — years of campaigning on the public dime; the most important election in modern Canadian history; losing a historic lead in the polls with historic speed; losing his own riding — ALL without actually proving that he could pass the normal security check.
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Poilievre vows to stay on as party leader for reasons of being otherwise unemployable #CanadaVotes #cdnpoli
April 29, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Poilievre vows to stay on as party leader for reasons of being otherwise unemployable #CanadaVotes #cdnpoli
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Rolling Stone discovers that Canada's Conservatives are generally verboten from speaking to the press (and ravages them for it.)
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www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
J.D. Vance's Best Friend, the Canadian Politician, Has No Comment
In his campaign for parliament in Canada, Jamil Jivani has nothing to say about Vance, after Trump’s threats and tariffs upended the election.
www.rollingstone.com
April 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Rolling Stone discovers that Canada's Conservatives are generally verboten from speaking to the press (and ravages them for it.)
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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No security clearance? Then no voting clearance from me. Surrounding yourself with our flags doesn't change that.
"Among opposition party leaders, Poilievre is alone in refusing to apply for a security clearance."
#CanadaStrong #canpoli #cdnpoli
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"Among opposition party leaders, Poilievre is alone in refusing to apply for a security clearance."
#CanadaStrong #canpoli #cdnpoli
thewalrus.ca/poilievres-r...
Poilievre’s Refusal to Get Security Clearance Raises Questions about His Readiness to Govern | The Walrus
Who seeks to lead a country without knowing the dangers it faces?
thewalrus.ca
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
No security clearance? Then no voting clearance from me. Surrounding yourself with our flags doesn't change that.
"Among opposition party leaders, Poilievre is alone in refusing to apply for a security clearance."
#CanadaStrong #canpoli #cdnpoli
thewalrus.ca/poilievres-r...
"Among opposition party leaders, Poilievre is alone in refusing to apply for a security clearance."
#CanadaStrong #canpoli #cdnpoli
thewalrus.ca/poilievres-r...
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Jeopardy's host and most famous player is a big fan of the bus — and he's helping educate his fellow Washingtonians about why they should be, too.
Friday Video: Ken Jennings Has a Web Series About Transit! — Streetsblog USA
Jeopardy's host and most famous player is a big fan of the bus — and he's helping educate his fellow Washingtonians about why they should be, too.
buff.ly
April 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Jeopardy's host and most famous player is a big fan of the bus — and he's helping educate his fellow Washingtonians about why they should be, too.
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A reminder that PP’s been allergic to security checks for a long time.👇
Conservative MP blows by Hill security check
Tory MP Pierre Poilievre is in hot water again, this time for bypassing a security check at Parliament Hill because he didn’t want to wait in line.
www.thestar.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:11 AM
A reminder that PP’s been allergic to security checks for a long time.👇
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How Did This Suburb Figure Out Mass Transit?
“Transit ridership is off the charts in Brampton, Ontario, despite its typical low-density suburban layout. Here’s how the city got residents to get on the bus.”
(spoiler: They ran more frequent buses. Your city can too.)
“Transit ridership is off the charts in Brampton, Ontario, despite its typical low-density suburban layout. Here’s how the city got residents to get on the bus.”
(spoiler: They ran more frequent buses. Your city can too.)
How Did This Suburb Figure Out Mass Transit?
Transit ridership is off the charts in Brampton, Ontario, despite its typical low-density suburban layout. Here’s how the city got residents to get on the bus.
www.bloomberg.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
How Did This Suburb Figure Out Mass Transit?
“Transit ridership is off the charts in Brampton, Ontario, despite its typical low-density suburban layout. Here’s how the city got residents to get on the bus.”
(spoiler: They ran more frequent buses. Your city can too.)
“Transit ridership is off the charts in Brampton, Ontario, despite its typical low-density suburban layout. Here’s how the city got residents to get on the bus.”
(spoiler: They ran more frequent buses. Your city can too.)
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If Pierre Poilievre can't handle the media, who else will he avoid confronting? The Conservative leader’s tightly-controlled media circus is disquieting, by @justinling.ca www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com #journalism
April 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
If Pierre Poilievre can't handle the media, who else will he avoid confronting? The Conservative leader’s tightly-controlled media circus is disquieting, by @justinling.ca www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com #journalism
Very interesting, thanks for posting. :-)
Again and again, research constantly shows that bike lanes make traffic safer for all road users, including drivers.
And now it’s become clear that the provincial government’s own research has come to the same conclusion.
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And now it’s become clear that the provincial government’s own research has come to the same conclusion.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/for...
Ford government’s own research warned that removing Toronto bike lanes may not ease congestion, may make roads less safe
The documents, which include confidential briefings and a government-commissioned engineering report, show that the government was warned that its plan to remove bike lanes on Toronto’s main thoroughf...
www.thestar.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Very interesting, thanks for posting. :-)
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Pierre Poilievre has spent his entire adult life in politics, half with a governing party, but never held a major cabinet post under the Harper government. He also refuses to get a security clearance, needed by opposition leaders so they can receive confidential government briefings. #cdnpoli
March 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Pierre Poilievre has spent his entire adult life in politics, half with a governing party, but never held a major cabinet post under the Harper government. He also refuses to get a security clearance, needed by opposition leaders so they can receive confidential government briefings. #cdnpoli