I'm winding down on here and ramping up on @bluesky (cbkemp.bsky.social). I cannot continue to fuel Elon Musk's platform that actively promotes hatred and misinformation, and what is now a personal political tool to directly enable and fund Trump. Was great while it lasted.

Internal records show provincial bureaucrats refuted Doug Ford’s arguments before he ordered Toronto bike lanes removed. thestar.com/news/gta/doug-fo…

In Toronto, more people are killed and injured by vehicles than from violent crimes. Anyone who claims to be a champion of safety, but who isn't advocating for safer roads, is just fear mongering or dog whistling.

These 32 #BloodBikes commemorate the 32 people killed on Bloor, Yonge & University in 20-years before bike lanes were built. After bike lanes were installed only one tragic loss of life has occurred in 6-years since 2020. Bike lanes keep EVERYONE save, not only people cycling.

Doug Ford’s war on bike lanes isn’t about traffic—it’s part of a global right-wing backlash to vilify urban residents and defend fossil fuel interests @TheBreachMedia dove into the politics of cycling, and debunked some of the myths along the way

Internal docs show MTO staff warned against Ford govt’s bike lane removal: “No empirical evidence that ties bike lanes as the sole source of congestion, nor is there data that shows removing bike lanes help with better traffic flow” thestar.com/news/gta/doug-fo… #onpoli #bikeTO #TOpoli

Speed limits on local roads and laneways across Toronto will soon have speed limits of 30 km/h as part of the City's Vision Zero Road Safety Plan. The goal is to reduce the risk of serious collisions and create safer neighbourhood streets for everyone. This work is being implemented on a ward-by-ward basis and will continue through 2028. Learn more about speed limit reductions in Toronto: toronto.ca/LocalSpeed

Really good work here.

If 905ers don't like bike lanes and Torontonians do - simple answer to the 905: take the GO or pay a congestion tax like other cities if they want to clog our streets with their cars...

Ahem. For those who may be unaware, Montreal is a cold *winter* city. Colder and snowier than Toronto. And it now ranks 2nd among the world’s best cycling cities. So don't even. momentummag.com/montreal-ran…

It must be the darn bike lanes causing traffic Oh wait there is no bike lane here

This is what kills me about the 'cycle on side streets' on Yonge crowd. The laziness of the argument.

The Toronto Police arrested Aly Van Wyck-Smart, a Paralympian with cerebral palsy who was protecting part of the bike lane from removal. On the bright side, the construction workers put the bollards back and said we'd won for the day.

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In 2026, in a city, this is fucking insane.

Is it too much to ask for publishers of articles advocating for cycling routes on secondary roads in Toronto to require their authors to submit a proposed alternative? @RDiManno, is this the sort of secondary route you're thinking as an alternative to the Yonge Street lanes?

Here’s an excellent example of how the mainstream media irresponsibly helps stoke populist fear and division; 2/3 of people feel completely safe, but they choose to frame it in this way.

A telling, powerful data point about Toronto’s appeal. Businesses are willing to pay a premium to be here. Runs counter to the 'everything is falling apart' narrative that has dominated this campaign.

#biketo (not sure why they don’t post on here)

Construction trucks leaving Bloor and Islington area after being successfully deterred from starting work on removing bike lanes in Toronto by a large protest.

The violence in this description is indicative of the dehumanizing nature of how people on bikes are viewed and the reality of prolific injury once lanes are removed...