Albert Koehl
@albertkoehl.bsky.social
Author, Wheeling Through Toronto, A History of the Bicycle and Its Riders (UofT Press); enviro lawyer; road safety advocate, community organizer. Posts @bikewaysto.bsky.social + @crashcoaltion.bsky.social
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Albert Koehl
@albertkoehl.bsky.social
· Jul 30
Ontario court strikes down Ford government's plan to remove Toronto bike lanes | CBC News
An Ontario court has deemed the province's plan to remove three major Toronto bike lanes unconstitutional. A spokesperson for Ontario's transportation minister said the government will appeal.
www.cbc.ca
"The advice provided to the govt, both before + after Bill212 was passed, was that removal of the target bike lanes to restore a lane of motor vehicle traffic will not achieve the asserted goal of the law, as it will not reduce congestion" -Justice Schabas #biketo
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Steven Guilbeault just QUIT CARNEY'S CABINET (but not the Liberal caucus) following the Alberta-Canada MOU.
Yowza.
www.ledevoir.com/politique/ca...?
Yowza.
www.ledevoir.com/politique/ca...?
Steven Guilbeault démissionne de son poste de ministre
Il claque la porte du cabinet Carney, mais pas du caucus libéral.
www.ledevoir.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Steven Guilbeault just QUIT CARNEY'S CABINET (but not the Liberal caucus) following the Alberta-Canada MOU.
Yowza.
www.ledevoir.com/politique/ca...?
Yowza.
www.ledevoir.com/politique/ca...?
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How bad is the impact of Bill 60 on Toronto's bike plans? My latest blog post identifies cycling projects that are at risk, as well as a bunch of projects coming to next Thursday's IEC meeting which need your support. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2025/11/impa...
Impact of Bill 60 on Toronto’s Bike Plans
A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)
www.twowheeledpolitics.ca
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
How bad is the impact of Bill 60 on Toronto's bike plans? My latest blog post identifies cycling projects that are at risk, as well as a bunch of projects coming to next Thursday's IEC meeting which need your support. #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2025/11/impa...
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Just for a friendly reminder, the deadline to complete the survey for the Vaughan Road and Wychwood Avenue Safety Improvements project is TOMORROW! #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.toronto.ca/community-pe...
Vaughan Road and Wychwood Avenue Safety Improvements
Complete the survey by November 27. View consultation materials in the Public Consultation accordion below. The City of Toronto is inviting residents to learn more and provide feedback on road safety ...
www.toronto.ca
November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Just for a friendly reminder, the deadline to complete the survey for the Vaughan Road and Wychwood Avenue Safety Improvements project is TOMORROW! #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.toronto.ca/community-pe...
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Guelph, Ontario (a small city near Toronto) votes against providing cyclists the same basic winter services that are provided to drivers and pedestrians.
Motion fails 6-7.
Gibson, Richardson, Guthrie, Billings, Chew, Busutill, Hauser vote against.
Gibson, Richardson, Guthrie, Billings, Chew, Busutill, Hauser vote against.
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Guelph, Ontario (a small city near Toronto) votes against providing cyclists the same basic winter services that are provided to drivers and pedestrians.
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So PM Carney is selling out Canadians + our future for what exactly?? To placate an Alberta premier that beats the separatist drum while increasing tar sands GHG emissions?
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Liberal minister had ‘candid’ talks with Mark Carney over pipeline deal, source says
Steven Guilbeault has had "candid" conversations with the prime minister since Tuesday, when he first saw the draft of an impending deal to set conditions for federal support of a
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
So PM Carney is selling out Canadians + our future for what exactly?? To placate an Alberta premier that beats the separatist drum while increasing tar sands GHG emissions?
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
"The Ontario Skills Development Fund— one of Ford’s signature programs and now perhaps the biggest scandal to hit his government since the Greenbelt — is rotten to the core."
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Star Editorial Board: Doug Ford’s skills training slush fund is a disgrace. It’s also a sign of a much deeper rot in his government
It suggests Ford has established a system where public money is being handed out not based on need or merit but on who you know or who you pay
www.thestar.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"The Ontario Skills Development Fund— one of Ford’s signature programs and now perhaps the biggest scandal to hit his government since the Greenbelt — is rotten to the core."
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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An oil pipeline to be built during a climate crisis?? Say it ain't so @mark-carney.bsky.social !
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Ottawa, Alberta close to deal that includes oil pipeline to B.C. coast, sources say
Privy Council Clerk Sabia playing key role in brokering accord that would involve tanker ban exemption
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
An oil pipeline to be built during a climate crisis?? Say it ain't so @mark-carney.bsky.social !
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
An oil pipeline to be built during a climate crisis?? Say it ain't so @mark-carney.bsky.social !
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Ottawa, Alberta close to deal that includes oil pipeline to B.C. coast, sources say
Privy Council Clerk Sabia playing key role in brokering accord that would involve tanker ban exemption
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
An oil pipeline to be built during a climate crisis?? Say it ain't so @mark-carney.bsky.social !
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Great ride today despite the brutal wind. Thanks for hosting @bikewaysto.bsky.social ! And Fix Coffee + Bikes is a great little shop
November 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Great ride today despite the brutal wind. Thanks for hosting @bikewaysto.bsky.social ! And Fix Coffee + Bikes is a great little shop
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Last call to register for Sunday's 50km ride along PART of the Toronto Loop. Ride starts 10am (Nov16) at Fix Coffee+Bikes in The Well (Front St at Spadina). Learn the history of a route that's 50yrs in the making! To register, email: [email protected] #biketo
Sunday (Nov16) forecast for Closing the Loop ride: 10C. Join us for 50km ride along part of Loop, as part of campaign to close remaining gaps along larger route. Meet 10am, The Well, Front & Spadina. In front of Fix Coffee + Bikes. Email us to register: [email protected] #biketo
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Last call to register for Sunday's 50km ride along PART of the Toronto Loop. Ride starts 10am (Nov16) at Fix Coffee+Bikes in The Well (Front St at Spadina). Learn the history of a route that's 50yrs in the making! To register, email: [email protected] #biketo
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update to my thread from a year ago about the stairs from Eglinton and Leslie down to E.T. Seton park
they're still closed
it's now been over 3 years since BlogTO did a story about it, using some of my pictures (see thread)
they're still closed
it's now been over 3 years since BlogTO did a story about it, using some of my pictures (see thread)
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
update to my thread from a year ago about the stairs from Eglinton and Leslie down to E.T. Seton park
they're still closed
it's now been over 3 years since BlogTO did a story about it, using some of my pictures (see thread)
they're still closed
it's now been over 3 years since BlogTO did a story about it, using some of my pictures (see thread)
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Subways down, sitting on a shuttle bus. Reading @albertkoehl.bsky.social book.
If ur a fan of Toronto history, this is great dive into cycling in the city.
Side note, can we retire the word cyclist & bring back the term Wheelmen? So much better
#cycleTO @cycletoronto.bsky.social #bookTO #Toronto
If ur a fan of Toronto history, this is great dive into cycling in the city.
Side note, can we retire the word cyclist & bring back the term Wheelmen? So much better
#cycleTO @cycletoronto.bsky.social #bookTO #Toronto
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Subways down, sitting on a shuttle bus. Reading @albertkoehl.bsky.social book.
If ur a fan of Toronto history, this is great dive into cycling in the city.
Side note, can we retire the word cyclist & bring back the term Wheelmen? So much better
#cycleTO @cycletoronto.bsky.social #bookTO #Toronto
If ur a fan of Toronto history, this is great dive into cycling in the city.
Side note, can we retire the word cyclist & bring back the term Wheelmen? So much better
#cycleTO @cycletoronto.bsky.social #bookTO #Toronto
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
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A rather somber piece of cartography. A map with details of every soldier from the city of Toronto and fell in WW2.
Really brings into perspective the sacrifice paid citizenry of Toronto for the greater good. Also a morbid reminder of how compact the city was back then.
#maps #RememberanceDay
Really brings into perspective the sacrifice paid citizenry of Toronto for the greater good. Also a morbid reminder of how compact the city was back then.
#maps #RememberanceDay
Toronto Second World War casualty map - Google My Maps
Toronto Second World War casualty map
www.google.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
A rather somber piece of cartography. A map with details of every soldier from the city of Toronto and fell in WW2.
Really brings into perspective the sacrifice paid citizenry of Toronto for the greater good. Also a morbid reminder of how compact the city was back then.
#maps #RememberanceDay
Really brings into perspective the sacrifice paid citizenry of Toronto for the greater good. Also a morbid reminder of how compact the city was back then.
#maps #RememberanceDay
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Sunday (Nov16) forecast for Closing the Loop ride: 10C. Join us for 50km ride along part of Loop, as part of campaign to close remaining gaps along larger route. Meet 10am, The Well, Front & Spadina. In front of Fix Coffee + Bikes. Email us to register: [email protected] #biketo
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Sunday (Nov16) forecast for Closing the Loop ride: 10C. Join us for 50km ride along part of Loop, as part of campaign to close remaining gaps along larger route. Meet 10am, The Well, Front & Spadina. In front of Fix Coffee + Bikes. Email us to register: [email protected] #biketo
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Politicians like Ford love TALKING about "affordability," but then undermine the most affordable options, including cycling + mass transit. #biketo
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Doug Ford is making my life in Toronto — and that of many other young adults — increasingly difficult
Clearly, many Torontonians want to travel without a car. Why then is Ford pushing to degrade transit development, which directly and negatively impacts the mobility and autonomy of many Toronto
www.thestar.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Politicians like Ford love TALKING about "affordability," but then undermine the most affordable options, including cycling + mass transit. #biketo
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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In Flanders fields, the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row.
#RememberanceDay #RememberThem #LestWeForget #EastCoastKin
Between the crosses, row on row.
#RememberanceDay #RememberThem #LestWeForget #EastCoastKin
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
In Flanders fields, the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row.
#RememberanceDay #RememberThem #LestWeForget #EastCoastKin
Between the crosses, row on row.
#RememberanceDay #RememberThem #LestWeForget #EastCoastKin
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Today's 'No Faith in Fossil Fuels' rally in front of Toronto office of Environment Minister @juliedabrusin.bsky.social (While other countries soar ahead on renewables, Canada risks becoming a fossil fuel backwater.) #nofaithinfossilfuels
November 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Today's 'No Faith in Fossil Fuels' rally in front of Toronto office of Environment Minister @juliedabrusin.bsky.social (While other countries soar ahead on renewables, Canada risks becoming a fossil fuel backwater.) #nofaithinfossilfuels
Funny how cycling in the winter is treated as the bicycle's Achilles' heel.
It's not like motoring fares particularly well. #biketo
www.thestar.com/news/gta/opp...
It's not like motoring fares particularly well. #biketo
www.thestar.com/news/gta/opp...
OPP reports 220 collisions in GTA on first snowy day of the season
In addition, there were another 120 incidents where vehicles were in the ditch or stuck and the OPP were not able to attend.
www.thestar.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Funny how cycling in the winter is treated as the bicycle's Achilles' heel.
It's not like motoring fares particularly well. #biketo
www.thestar.com/news/gta/opp...
It's not like motoring fares particularly well. #biketo
www.thestar.com/news/gta/opp...
"Premier Ford is demonstrating his penchant for stomping on rules and bulldozing his opponents when they disagree with his ill-thought-out policies — much the same approach U.S. President Trump has taken to trampling on civil rights."
www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...
www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...
On speed cameras, Ontario has taken an awfully Trumpian turn
Star readers weigh in on the Ring of Fire, political advertising in the U.S. and — what else? — speed cameras.
www.thestar.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"Premier Ford is demonstrating his penchant for stomping on rules and bulldozing his opponents when they disagree with his ill-thought-out policies — much the same approach U.S. President Trump has taken to trampling on civil rights."
www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...
www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...