Friends and Families for Safe Streets
@ffsafestreets.bsky.social
We are people whose loved ones were struck and killed on #TODeadlyStreets, and injured crash survivors. We work to end Road Violence in Toronto and offer monthly Peer Support meetings. More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca + http://linktr.ee/ffsafestreets
If you are hurting and struggling in the aftermath of road violence, you are not alone. You are warmly welcome to join us on Sun Feb 11 at 1:00pm for our monthly support meeting. Please DM us if you'd like to join on Zoom so we can send you the link.
More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/support_serv...
More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/support_serv...
February 4, 2026 at 11:53 PM
If you are hurting and struggling in the aftermath of road violence, you are not alone. You are warmly welcome to join us on Sun Feb 11 at 1:00pm for our monthly support meeting. Please DM us if you'd like to join on Zoom so we can send you the link.
More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/support_serv...
More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/support_serv...
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Was lucky to have been invited on to the Vancouver stop of @thewaroncars.bsky.social book tour this past Fall - They will be in Toronto this Thursday night - highly recommend going if you are in town. www.cycleto.ca/cars
February 3, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Was lucky to have been invited on to the Vancouver stop of @thewaroncars.bsky.social book tour this past Fall - They will be in Toronto this Thursday night - highly recommend going if you are in town. www.cycleto.ca/cars
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Toronto! Tickets are now available to the general public for our live show on Thursday, February 5th at the Hot Docs Ted Rodgers Cinema, presented by @cycletoronto.bsky.social.
Take that, Doug Ford!
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Take that, Doug Ford!
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
January 19, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Toronto! Tickets are now available to the general public for our live show on Thursday, February 5th at the Hot Docs Ted Rodgers Cinema, presented by @cycletoronto.bsky.social.
Take that, Doug Ford!
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
Take that, Doug Ford!
boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...
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Breaking news. Absent local councillor still doesn't give a shit. Vote them out, term limits, whatever. Get this loser out of here.
The state of the already terrifying sidewalk on Parkside drive. Fuck me I guess? Nothing can be done.
@ffsafestreets.bsky.social
The state of the already terrifying sidewalk on Parkside drive. Fuck me I guess? Nothing can be done.
@ffsafestreets.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Breaking news. Absent local councillor still doesn't give a shit. Vote them out, term limits, whatever. Get this loser out of here.
The state of the already terrifying sidewalk on Parkside drive. Fuck me I guess? Nothing can be done.
@ffsafestreets.bsky.social
The state of the already terrifying sidewalk on Parkside drive. Fuck me I guess? Nothing can be done.
@ffsafestreets.bsky.social
"The Ford govt is escalating its retreat from road safety. Bill 60, building on Bill 212 and championed by Sarkaria, would prohibit municipalities from reallocating vehicle lanes towards safer, more complete streets...These are choices that deliberately increase risk"
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
I fought for safer Toronto streets after my friend was killed five years ago. Now Doug Ford is undoing that work
Premier Doug Ford and Transportation Minister Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria are actively dismantling the very infrastructure that so many of us fought to put in place.
www.thestar.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 PM
"The Ford govt is escalating its retreat from road safety. Bill 60, building on Bill 212 and championed by Sarkaria, would prohibit municipalities from reallocating vehicle lanes towards safer, more complete streets...These are choices that deliberately increase risk"
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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It’s the big day! The appeal hearing @cycletoronto.bsky.social’s successful Bill 212 case is being heard at Ontario’s Court of Appeal. Time permitting I’ll try and live post the proceedings, like I did for the Ottawa convey injunctions back when #lawtwitter was a thing.
January 28, 2026 at 1:43 PM
It’s the big day! The appeal hearing @cycletoronto.bsky.social’s successful Bill 212 case is being heard at Ontario’s Court of Appeal. Time permitting I’ll try and live post the proceedings, like I did for the Ottawa convey injunctions back when #lawtwitter was a thing.
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Let’s use the snow to build protected intersections before the cars come back #walkto @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @shawnmicallef.bsky.social @rzaichkowski.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Let’s use the snow to build protected intersections before the cars come back #walkto @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @shawnmicallef.bsky.social @rzaichkowski.bsky.social
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"Jess S, a road safety advocate w/ @ffsafestreets.bsky.social, said she’s worried traffic safety around schools, where most cameras were installed, could suffer in 2026.“You're putting children at risk. I cannot wrap my mind around any rationale for something like that" 1/ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Toronto recorded fewest traffic-related deaths in a decade in 2025: city data | CBC News
Numbers show 39 people died on Toronto's roads last year, half as many as when the city launched its road safety plan a decade ago. But some wonder if the number will go back up with speed cameras now...
www.cbc.ca
January 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM
"Jess S, a road safety advocate w/ @ffsafestreets.bsky.social, said she’s worried traffic safety around schools, where most cameras were installed, could suffer in 2026.“You're putting children at risk. I cannot wrap my mind around any rationale for something like that" 1/ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Having a transportation system that results in violent death is not normal. This is a policy failure. This is all 100% preventable.
The members of FFSS are battered, we are bruised, we are broken, we are bone-deep exhausted, and we will NEVER stop fighting until this senseless violence is ended.
The members of FFSS are battered, we are bruised, we are broken, we are bone-deep exhausted, and we will NEVER stop fighting until this senseless violence is ended.
January 8, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Having a transportation system that results in violent death is not normal. This is a policy failure. This is all 100% preventable.
The members of FFSS are battered, we are bruised, we are broken, we are bone-deep exhausted, and we will NEVER stop fighting until this senseless violence is ended.
The members of FFSS are battered, we are bruised, we are broken, we are bone-deep exhausted, and we will NEVER stop fighting until this senseless violence is ended.
If you are struggling and hurting in the aftermath of a crash, you are warmly welcome to join our monthly peer support mtg. Please DM us for the Zoom link.
Whether your loved one was killed by a driver or you survived being struck, you are not alone. More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/support_serv...
Whether your loved one was killed by a driver or you survived being struck, you are not alone. More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/support_serv...
January 7, 2026 at 8:06 PM
If you are struggling and hurting in the aftermath of a crash, you are warmly welcome to join our monthly peer support mtg. Please DM us for the Zoom link.
Whether your loved one was killed by a driver or you survived being struck, you are not alone. More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/support_serv...
Whether your loved one was killed by a driver or you survived being struck, you are not alone. More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/support_serv...
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My friend was hit in a crosswalk last week in #WalkTO - he is OK but went to hospital & has a concussion 🤕
I checked data... Turns out left turns account for 26% of injuries caused by collisions - pedestrian's had right of way in 24% of cases. So drivers are the problem! @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
I checked data... Turns out left turns account for 26% of injuries caused by collisions - pedestrian's had right of way in 24% of cases. So drivers are the problem! @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
My friend was hit in a crosswalk last week in #WalkTO - he is OK but went to hospital & has a concussion 🤕
I checked data... Turns out left turns account for 26% of injuries caused by collisions - pedestrian's had right of way in 24% of cases. So drivers are the problem! @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
I checked data... Turns out left turns account for 26% of injuries caused by collisions - pedestrian's had right of way in 24% of cases. So drivers are the problem! @ffsafestreets.bsky.social
The Compassionate Friends supports bereaved parents and grandparents. Today, our hearts are with every parent who has lost a child from road violence or any other cause. Child loss is the worst pain that life can inflict on any human being.
Your children are not forgotten. You are not alone.
Your children are not forgotten. You are not alone.
December 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The Compassionate Friends supports bereaved parents and grandparents. Today, our hearts are with every parent who has lost a child from road violence or any other cause. Child loss is the worst pain that life can inflict on any human being.
Your children are not forgotten. You are not alone.
Your children are not forgotten. You are not alone.
If you are struggling in the aftermath of road violence, you are warmly welcome to join our monthly peer support meeting on Sunday at 1:00pm. Join us in person in rm 375 in 401 Richmond or DM us for the link to join on Zoom.
You are not alone.
More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/support_services
You are not alone.
More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/support_services
December 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
If you are struggling in the aftermath of road violence, you are warmly welcome to join our monthly peer support meeting on Sunday at 1:00pm. Join us in person in rm 375 in 401 Richmond or DM us for the link to join on Zoom.
You are not alone.
More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/support_services
You are not alone.
More info: www.ffsafestreets.ca/support_services
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Our new study provides rare causal evidence about NYC’s speed camera program. We find large reductions in collisions (30%) and injuries (16%) near intersections with cameras. www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... @astagoff.bsky.social ky.social @brendenbeck.bsky.social nbeck.bsky.social 🧪
Can speed cameras make streets safer? Quasi-experimental evidence from New York City | PNAS
Each year, approximately 40,000 people die in vehicle collisions in the United States,
generating $340 billion in economic costs. To make roads saf...
www.pnas.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Uh oh, Ontario transportation minister Prabmeet Sarkaria liked this IntegrityTO video blaming bus lanes for car congestion…
November 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Uh oh, Ontario transportation minister Prabmeet Sarkaria liked this IntegrityTO video blaming bus lanes for car congestion…
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November 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Excellent coverage of yesterday's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims event. Thank you to everyone who joined us this year. We will never stop fighting until our streets are safe.
#WDoR2025 #RememberSupportAct #SpeedKills #SpeedCamerasSaveLives
www.thestar.com/news/gta/we-...
#WDoR2025 #RememberSupportAct #SpeedKills #SpeedCamerasSaveLives
www.thestar.com/news/gta/we-...
‘We will never stop fighting’: Queen’s Park vigil honours traffic violence victims
The ceremony was organized by a group of collision survivors pushing for improved road design and legislation, while working to change public attitudes towards traffic.
www.thestar.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Excellent coverage of yesterday's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims event. Thank you to everyone who joined us this year. We will never stop fighting until our streets are safe.
#WDoR2025 #RememberSupportAct #SpeedKills #SpeedCamerasSaveLives
www.thestar.com/news/gta/we-...
#WDoR2025 #RememberSupportAct #SpeedKills #SpeedCamerasSaveLives
www.thestar.com/news/gta/we-...
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Thanks Jess of @ffsafestreets.bsky.social for hosting tonight's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims at Queen's Park. My blog post about the event which about 40 people attended is now up. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero #WDoR www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2025/11/2025...
2025 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)
www.twowheeledpolitics.ca
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Thanks Jess of @ffsafestreets.bsky.social for hosting tonight's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims at Queen's Park. My blog post about the event which about 40 people attended is now up. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero #WDoR www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2025/11/2025...
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My good friend Jess reading out names of innocent ppl who have a lost their lives to road violence.
Candles represent lives lost.
It’s so wrong when our elected reps place the convenience of drivers over prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users.
via @ffsafestreets.bsky.social #WDoR2025
Candles represent lives lost.
It’s so wrong when our elected reps place the convenience of drivers over prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users.
via @ffsafestreets.bsky.social #WDoR2025
November 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My good friend Jess reading out names of innocent ppl who have a lost their lives to road violence.
Candles represent lives lost.
It’s so wrong when our elected reps place the convenience of drivers over prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users.
via @ffsafestreets.bsky.social #WDoR2025
Candles represent lives lost.
It’s so wrong when our elected reps place the convenience of drivers over prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users.
via @ffsafestreets.bsky.social #WDoR2025
TODAY! Join us in front of Queen's Park. Gather at 4:30pm for a 5:00pm start. Show our leaders that the loved ones killed in car crashes are not forgotten and we will not stop fighting until our streets are safe. #WDoR2025
November 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
TODAY! Join us in front of Queen's Park. Gather at 4:30pm for a 5:00pm start. Show our leaders that the loved ones killed in car crashes are not forgotten and we will not stop fighting until our streets are safe. #WDoR2025
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our crossing guards do mission impossible and I am so thankful for all of them, but JFC the fact that we need "Guards" to simply ensure drivers don't run over school children?
This is what is so twisted about our auto obsessed culture that we don't even see how we've completely normalized this.
This is what is so twisted about our auto obsessed culture that we don't even see how we've completely normalized this.
November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
our crossing guards do mission impossible and I am so thankful for all of them, but JFC the fact that we need "Guards" to simply ensure drivers don't run over school children?
This is what is so twisted about our auto obsessed culture that we don't even see how we've completely normalized this.
This is what is so twisted about our auto obsessed culture that we don't even see how we've completely normalized this.
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A crossing guard was killed by the driver of a dump truck yesterday. absolutely heartbreaking.
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A crossing guard was killed by the driver of a dump truck yesterday. absolutely heartbreaking.
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Speaking of, vivil in front of Doug's office on Sunday.
Join us Sun Nov 16 4:30pm at Queen's Park (South Lawn) for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. We are holding it at QP for the second year in a row because our govt continues to wage war on road safety, guaranteeing more violent death and devastation from car crashes.
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Speaking of, vivil in front of Doug's office on Sunday.
Join Parents Against Speeding and FFSS in a literal marathon walk (42km) in circles around Doug Ford's constituency office. We're going to show him that we're in it for the long haul, and this fight is NOT over.
Join us for a few laps, or a few hours.
964 Albion Rd Etobicoke
Anytime between 12-8pm
Join us for a few laps, or a few hours.
964 Albion Rd Etobicoke
Anytime between 12-8pm
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Join Parents Against Speeding and FFSS in a literal marathon walk (42km) in circles around Doug Ford's constituency office. We're going to show him that we're in it for the long haul, and this fight is NOT over.
Join us for a few laps, or a few hours.
964 Albion Rd Etobicoke
Anytime between 12-8pm
Join us for a few laps, or a few hours.
964 Albion Rd Etobicoke
Anytime between 12-8pm
Join us Sun Nov 16 4:30pm at Queen's Park (South Lawn) for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. We are holding it at QP for the second year in a row because our govt continues to wage war on road safety, guaranteeing more violent death and devastation from car crashes.
November 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Join us Sun Nov 16 4:30pm at Queen's Park (South Lawn) for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. We are holding it at QP for the second year in a row because our govt continues to wage war on road safety, guaranteeing more violent death and devastation from car crashes.