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Observing The City @observingthecity.bsky.social · 59m

Did you know Toronto has 15 permanent bicycle counters around the city? I have created a portal that should be updated monthly when the city updates their open data. It's live now at: observingthecity.ca

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Jocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · 37m

That's amazing!!! Thank you!

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 45m

15 currently installed & 20 more will be installed & activated over the coming months. Including another display.

Palmerston/Bloor should be approaching One Million people cycling so far this year in the coming weeks. 💥

We verify this data with a 2nd counting source 2x/yr before we release it.

Observing The City @observingthecity.bsky.social · 1h

Did you know Toronto has 15 permanent bicycle counters around the city? I have created a portal that should be updated monthly when the city updates their open data. It's live now at: observingthecity.ca

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2h

“The big advantage of bikes is that they go directly from where you start to where you finish, when you need to go. The advantage over cars is that they need perhaps 1/10th of the amount of space. Roads that jam up quickly with cars can carry effectively unlimited numbers of people by bicycle.”

Why e-bikes are more important the EVs

Bikes can actually transform cities in the way driverless cars promise

danielknowles.substack.com

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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 1h

“Bike lanes create cyclists because they largely eliminate the risk of being crushed by careless or aggressive suv drivers.” - @dlknowles.bsky.social

Seems like a reasonable ask to our elected municipal reps here in #TOpoli

E-bikes are #SustainableUrbanVehicle
🚲 #ThisMachineFightsClimateChange

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 2d

By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal

"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."

www.economist.com/internationa...

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

www.economist.com

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Jocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · 1h

"The basic math of cities is pretty simple: density drives efficiency. It’s the most important strategic shift the city can make to improve long term fiscal outlook."

This was one of two great points in this article about Edmonton--the other, the compounding cost over time of car ownership.

Dr. Mike P. Moffatt @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social · 3h

Fantastic piece by Don Iveson on what Edmonton is doing right on housing. There are lots of lessons here for other communities.

The big picture on housing, density and affordability

How Edmonton's approach fights for affordability and fiscal efficiency

civicgood.substack.com

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Jocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · 6h

(*or narcissistic wannabe dictator)

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Jocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · 6h

They're all the same! If you've read enough history to know a lot about any recent dictator, you know what's coming.

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Observing The City @observingthecity.bsky.social · 16h

One intersection on Bloor saw average daily bike ridership consistently hover around 6000 for the past 4 months. This is a 20% increase over last year. Yet, Premier Ford wants to target this lane for removal. I wanted to highlight this, one year after the passage of Bill 212.

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Jocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · 18h

Talking about baby steps, solving the train to Niagara Falls from Toronto has opened the door to me for a lot of fun adventures. I wish GO would take that middle distance recreational route more seriously (and to your point, also more seriously build out with electric infrastructure).

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Jocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · 18h

Well they did have excellent passenger networks... and then got rid of almost all of them.

My great-grandpa worked for CPR and retired in Ayr, ON looking forward to a retired life of travel with his life CPR pass (he never learned to drive). The station shut down three years later!

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Jeremy Hopkin @jeremyhopkin.bsky.social · 1d

Oct 10, 1922: Outdated streetcars being loaded onto CNR flatcars at TTC Hanson Yard (Coxwell Ave. & Hanson St.) to be shipped to Northern Ontario, where they would serve as emergency housing after the Great Fire of 1922.

#OnThisDay #OTD #1920s #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin

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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 1d

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 1d

Just got vaccinated today -- Albertans, do remember to double check phase 1 eligibility, it's a lot broader (and freer) than many people seem to think.

Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 9d

Albertans: if you're looking for a COVID vaccine, remember to check the list of medical conditions that qualify you for Phase I (it's more inclusive than I'd have guessed). You can book the appointments through MyAHSConnect.

Eligible underlying medical conditions
cerebrovascular disease
chronic liver diseases
chronic lung diseases
chronic kidney diseases
cystic fibrosis
diabetes mellitus, type 1 and type 2
disabilities (for example, Down syndrome, learning, intellectual, or developmental disabilities; ADHD; cerebral palsy; congenital disabilities; spinal cord injuries)
heart conditions (for example, cardiomyopathies, coronary artery disease, heart failure, etc.)
mental health disorders (limited to: mood disorders, including depression; schizophrenia, spectrum disorders)
obesity
pregnancy
tuberculosis
Eligible immunocompromising conditions
cancer (currently receiving treatment)
HIV infection
primary immunodeficiency diseases
solid organ or blood stem cell transplant
use of corticosteroids, other immunosuppressive medication or CAR T-cell therapy

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Jocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · 22h

The restoration is the work of my former firm, Brook McIlroy. The landscape architect who envisioned the fox has long since left, but he would often add little tongue in cheek touches to his projects (I hope he still does).

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Jocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · 22h

I was thinking the same thing 😁 (about seeing it on the feed, not about photographing)

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 3d

Say what you will about city councillors, but they generally have a pretty good sense for when issues are radioactive with voters. I've seen no signs of any worry in this debate — even from the suburbanites — that support for speed cameras will cost them support in next year's election.

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 3d

Time for speakers on the speed cams. "Speed kills," says Mayor Olivia Chow. She lists examples of people who lost their lives to speeding drivers in Toronto.

"Each tragedy is a painful reminder that behind every statistic is a person, a family, and a community that is forever changed."

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Jocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · 3d

Exciting and FREE panel discussion on REFORMING PROCUREMENT next Tues, Oct 14 at 12pm. Hosted by @tosoarch.bsky.social, moderated by @novakovicto.bsky.social, it features reps from New York, Montréal, & Edmonton, all cities with a track record of procuring design excellence.

TSA Forum: Procuring Design Excellence - TSA

A virtual forum featuring three presentations and a panel discussion on diverse forms of procurement outside of Ontario.

torontosocietyofarchitects.ca

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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 4d

Also, thanks @graphicmatt.com for mentioning that blog post in yesterday's City Hall Watcher. 👊🚲 Seriously, get a subscription for it if you haven't already done so at cityhallwatcher.com!

Text from Matt Elliott's City Hall Watcher on October 6, 2025

MM33.5 - In light of the provincial government’s distaste for new bike lanes, Councillor Shelley Carroll is moving to put a pin in the construction of cycling infrastructure on Sheppard East between Bayview Avenue and Leslie Street. “Proceeding with the tender and construction of this project prior to receiving provincial approval may risk the project being halted or the infrastructure being removed at the direction of the Minister, resulting in wasted public funds and further project delays,” says Carroll. Cycling advocate Robert Zaichkowski thinks Council should stand firm and push forward with the procurement process.

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Jocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · 3d

Definitely

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Jocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · 4d

My real dream is to get a few people on board to either come for the ride or meet me in Niagara, and rent a place for a couple nights and do (much more chill) bike tourism there. 🙂

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Jocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · 4d

I ride to or from Hamilton a few times a year and I've always taken a different route starting from Oakville. What you took here is much more direct, I think not as pleasant, but I'm curious to try it.

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Jocelyn Lambert Squires @jocelynsquires.bsky.social · 4d

Great summary and thanks for posting the route! I think I'm in a similar band of being comfortable with 70 - 110. This was going to be a next year goal, but if the weather holds I may even try it in the next couple weeks.

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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 4d

“Could Congestion Pricing Unlock a Better Toronto?”

YES!!!!

Wrote this with Jeff Allen @jamaps.bsky.social Senior Research Associate; Lead, Data Visualization at @uoftcities.bsky.social

Who has the #PoliticalWill to take this issue on?

#TOpoli
schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/could-conges...

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