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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD

@mbonsma.bsky.social

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Bikes + data, UofT biophys PhD, mom. I post about bikes and safe streets, local politics, and sometimes science. She/her.

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · Nov 20

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

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 6h

The workers redoing our building's fence were in awe of our cargo bike. As I was passing they stopped to stare and one of them called out, "I would have saved my allowance to ride in that!"

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 9h

We have truly not yet figured out how to cope with a person or institution that is "aware" of climate change, "accepts the science", but then decides to continue actively worsening it anyway

We don't even have a word or a phrase for this!

theconversation.com/mark-carneys...

Mark Carney’s climate inaction is at odds with his awareness of climate change’s existential threat

Climate action no longer seems to be a priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney, despite his previous activism. This is bad news for Canadians and the climate.

theconversation.com

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 2d

There's something in the air

bsky.app/profile/mbon...

Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 4d

Smug alert

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 4d

Smug alert

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 2d

Toronto is the greatest city in the world now. I don't make the rules

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Friends and Families for Safe Streets @ffsafestreets.bsky.social · 2d

Well, well, well. 👀

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trick van treat @derek.bike · 2d

illustration of a man looking into a window with his hands on the glass and saying “yes… ha ha ha… YES!”. his shirt says “sickos” on it. his head has been replaced by a toronto blue jays baseball mascot’s head

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 2d

You're welcome 🩳👑

Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 2d

We stan our short king! #LetsGoBlueJays

Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 2d

Can't stop chuckling at the contrast between the Kirk and Judge strike zones
#Jays

Catcher Alejandro Kirk at bat for the Blue Jays in ALDS game 4. Kirk is a short guy and the strike zone is nearly a square.

Aaron Judge at bat for the Yankees. He is a literal giant at 6'7" and his strike zone is very tall.

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 2d

I needed to see this, I am making a panel intro today and I must be BRIEF

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 3d

This one, on the other hand, is very good!

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 3d

Duchamp Flies, by Carmen Cicero, 2009, 📸 by Frank Franklin II

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 3d

I was just gobsmacked the first time I saw that ad. Then I saw it 15 more times and it's not getting better

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MTF @emteef.bsky.social · 3d

It has boggled my mind since I was sixteen that the moral hazard of driving does not weigh on literally everyone all the time.

I hate it! I don't want to risk ruining or ending someone's life just to get to the damn grocery store, but where I live, I have to, every day.

Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 3d

You can be the safest, most attentive driver in the world and still pose a massive risk to other road users. That’s because cars and car dependency are inherently dangerous.

This doesn’t mean you’re a bad person if you drive, but I do think that drivers should acknowledge their role in this system.

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Matthew Lewis is ready for progressive federalism @mateosfo.bsky.social · 3d

“The e-bike lets me keep riding bikes and spend time outside, even though I have this health condition,” she said. “I don’t think that a lot of people realize that e-bikes make things accessible to people with disabilities.” www.berkeleyside.org/2025/10/07/e...

Why electric bikes are everywhere in Berkeley

Residents of all ages and abilities are taking to electric bikes — used for commutes, school drop-offs, grocery trips and joy rides.

www.berkeleyside.org

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3d

i recently got a great deal on a barely used folding ebike and i have to say it has revolutionized my train travel. i can get from my front door to the amtrak station in a little less than 5 minutes!!!

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Kimiko Shibata @eslfairy.bsky.social · 4d

Ford’s cabinet ministers don’t like being told to obey the law, so they want to get rid of speed cameras so they can continue to pose a safety risk to children walking to school without facing any consequences.

globalnews.ca/news/1146373...

Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca

Documents obtained by Global News reveal that, over three years, vehicles registered to Ford’s cabinet minister received more than $3,300 in fines for speeding.

globalnews.ca

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 4d

Also thinking about this one - housing may be cheaper in the burbs, but housing + transportation may not be.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

City living or the burbs? CMHC notes Toronto commuting costs can outweigh cheaper house prices | CBC News

In the Greater Toronto Area, the added cost of a long commute often outweighs the savings from cheaper housing in the suburbs surrounding the city, according to a new study from the Canada Mortgage an...

www.cbc.ca

Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 4d

So true ⚾

Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 4d

Nice paper about this:
bsky.app/profile/mbon...

TL;DR, transit access does make housing more expensive

Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · Aug 6

Would you rather have good access to destinations by transit or by car? In a study of real estate prices across Canada, @higgicd.bsky.social and team found that despite the ubiquity of cars, good *transit* access is a bigger driver of housing prices than good car access. 🧵

doi.org/10.1080/2469...

Multimodal Accessibility and the Capitalization of Realized Access by Car and Transit in Housing Prices Across Canada

Although the transportation accessibility benefits afforded by multiple transportation modes play a fundamental role in determining transportation costs and land prices, there are challenges associ...

doi.org

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 4d

So true, and I have always thought this has to do with an awareness of the benefits of social services for people who live in areas where more of your life is spent outside your own property.

Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 4d

Smug alert

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 4d

I have a terminal and incurable case of Toronto smugness and it is, unfortunately, justified

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 4d

When we lived in Ottawa we were the only family on our street who didn't own a car, and most households had two. In our Toronto neighbourhood, easily half of our neighbours don't own cars. Density and good transit are pretty life-changing.

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