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Kevin McLaughlin
@voilakevin.bsky.social
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bikes & cities, dogs & sunsets. Zygg ebikes, Monashee Bike Racks, Bikeep, Popwheels [past fdr: AutoShare, Modo car coop, Evergreen Canada] Youtube: "Star Wars 4 Daddies: Generation Space Time" #SW4D
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Kevin McLaughlin @voilakevin.bsky.social · Jun 11
I love this clip of my GenZ son recapping the importance of the Andor series in the parthenon of Star Wars, esp. as it related to the gospel of Luke. (also a teaser for our podcast, SW4D Generation Space Time on YouTube and our #Pride edition)

#starwars #andor @markhamillofficial.bsky.social #pride
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Observing The City @observingthecity.bsky.social · 16d
Bike share revenue is up over 30% compared to last year, and now has close to 300k unique customers. That is 10% of the population of Toronto! I also think that their internal forecasts are a little pessimistic pinning 2025 rides at 8.1 million. I forecast closer to 8.3M when the year is over.
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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 14h
Released on this day in 1988, U2’s ‘Rattle and Hum’ blurred the line between tribute and transformation — gospel choirs, B.B. King, Sun Studio, and pure Americana soul. From “Desire” to Dylan, the boys from Dublin went searching for rock’s roots.
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CargoB @ridecargob.bsky.social · 22h
Renting a CargoB is great for your weekly (and your annual) errands!
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 1d
Our kids are ready to ride, it’s the adults that aren’t ready for them.
B/W shot of 3 kids on bikes, two on the sidewalk one in the bike lane
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Kevin McLaughlin @voilakevin.bsky.social · 1d
Plus ça change... "City to create ‘action plan’ to keep ravers out of the Don Valley. Ravers say that would ‘isolate’ Toronto youth"

www.thestar.com/news/gta/cit...
City to create ‘action plan’ to keep ravers out of the Don Valley. Ravers say that would ‘isolate’ Toronto youth
Council voted Thursday to draft an action plan to keep ravers from returning to the Don Valley after a Star story detailed damage to the local environment.
www.thestar.com
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Kevin McLaughlin @voilakevin.bsky.social · 1d
I mean, a bit of the old wise man but mostly lets invite them in
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Kevin McLaughlin @voilakevin.bsky.social · 1d
If you see this post a goth or punk girl 🖤
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Kevin McLaughlin @voilakevin.bsky.social · 2d
"Astonishing": Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

Not sure why I'm reading this in a UK news site first...

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront
A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton
www.theguardian.com
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Zygg ebikes @ridezygg.bsky.social · 2d
Cargo Bike Life - enjoy the freedom and energy of moving through life on a cargo e-bike.
Full service subscriptions from $179/month, rent-to-Own from $325, used and new cargo e-bikes available.
#biketo #toronto
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Friends and Families for Safe Streets @ffsafestreets.bsky.social · 2d
Well, well, well. 👀
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Friends and Families for Safe Streets @ffsafestreets.bsky.social · 2d
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY ACROSS ONTARIO!

Parents and communities are organizing to fight back for our kids' safety and keep our speed cameras ON!

Get connected: docs.google.com/forms/d/1t0p...
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Kevin McLaughlin @voilakevin.bsky.social · 2d
Again, in Ontario (as with most elsewhere in Canada), just ENFORCE THE DAMN RULES! That’s you, Min Transportation Ontario
#onpoli
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 3d
My unpopular urbanist opinion is that big, hyperfast two-wheelers are a menace and should be banned from bike lanes/paths (with enforcement).

These things endanger everyone riding a bike or legal e-bike. Worse, they deter some from even trying.
E-bikes have evolved into e-motorcycles. Law enforcement is lagging behind.
Serious injuries are on the rise in emergency rooms around the country, as electric cycles become bigger and faster. Lawmakers and police departments are scrambling to address the problem.
www.inquirer.com
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Kevin McLaughlin @voilakevin.bsky.social · 2d
The experts say fast is more important than free - and probably harder - but nice to see someone focus on something can really impacts people’s urban life
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d
I'm on the slowest bus line in the city with the slowest buses in the nation to talk to New Yorkers about what it would mean for their lives if we made them fast and free.
Zohran sits on a bus talking to a rider sitting behind him.
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Kevin McLaughlin @voilakevin.bsky.social · 3d
passes MEC, turns around, buys gloves, keeps riding

#biketo #dlws
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Lloyd Alter @lloydalter.bsky.social · 3d
I saw my first Mercedes Econic garbage truck in Newcastle the other day and was so excited! This is the kind of vehicle we should be demanding in Canada to stop the killing of pedestrians and cyclists. Canada has hewed to the USA safety standards, but now is the time to go our own way.
Canada should make side guards on trucks mandatory; the usual excuse no longer works
Now that we are plotting an independent course from the USA, it’s time to develop our own safety strategies and standards.
lloydalter.substack.com
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Kevin McLaughlin @voilakevin.bsky.social · 3d
This is that data point
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Care of Earth and People Ensure A Future World 🌎 @bpermaculture.bsky.social · 4d
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity www.bbc.com/news/article...
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.
www.bbc.com
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Kevin McLaughlin @voilakevin.bsky.social · 3d
#jays #jays #jays #jays #jays #jays
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Kevin McLaughlin @voilakevin.bsky.social · 3d
#jays
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Conrad Nobert @conradnobert.bsky.social · 3d
If you're 40+ and you don't ride your bike around town what even is your plan for healthy aging?

I just don't understand older people who hate bike lanes.
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Kevin McLaughlin @voilakevin.bsky.social · 3d
And now all roads go thru the PM’s office…
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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 4d
NEW: A vehicle assigned to a Ford cabinet minister has been recorded at stunt driving speeds 12 times.

The premier's office suggested it was the same driver each time, and implied they still work for the government. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1146702...
Ford government vehicle recorded at stunt driving speeds on Ontario highways | Globalnews.ca
At least one cabinet-assigned vehicle was recorded driving more than 50 km/h over the speed limit multiple times in the past three years, according to documents.
globalnews.ca
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Dylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social · 4d
I did not know about this - interesting!
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Andrew McCabe @andrewahala.bsky.social · Jul 31
Pre and post '24 is going to be like world war II deep water shipwreck steel - the only source of non nuclear radiation contaminated steel for sensitive measuring equipment.
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Kevin McLaughlin @voilakevin.bsky.social · 3d
On the bike side, the growing cargo bike crew at public school all arrive in the last few minutes because they know exactly how long it takes, every time…
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Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social · 3d
A new motion risks delaying or even shelving the Sheppard Ave E Complete Street indefinitely. Nothing in Bill 212 blocks the City from proceeding with the project. Tell the City we need leadership that stands firm, and not let fear of bullying block our progress.

www.cycleto.ca/move_forward...
Move Forward with Sheppard
www.cycleto.ca
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photoblair.bsky.social @photoblair.bsky.social · 3d
Drops.

#Toronto #Streetcar #Rain #Photography
A westbound Queen streetcar passes a raindrop covered shelter neat the corner of Queen and Coxwell in east Toronto Ontario
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