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Marvin Macaraig @marvinmacaraig.ca · 14d

O no. I haven’t watched it yet.

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Marvin Macaraig @marvinmacaraig.ca · 15d

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Interview with James May

LCC meets the long time co-host of Top Gear and The Grand Tour to discuss bicycles and why they’re perfect around cities

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Marvin Macaraig @marvinmacaraig.ca · 19d

I wrote this article and took this pic... 10 years ago... and still nothing has changed at this problematic intersection, despite our continuous calls for complete street safety improvements on Danforth in #ScarbTO.

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#BikeTO #WalkTO #Ward20 #TOpoli @dylanreid.bsky.social

What does Toronto's new bike plan offer Scarborough? - Spacing National

This post by Marvin Macaraig, Ph.D., is part of Spacing’s partnership with the Toronto Cycling Think & Do Tank at the University of Toronto. Marvin is the Scarborough Cycles Project Coordinator at the...

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 28d

In Ontario criminal vigilantism is acceptable, effective & can influence government policy. When Doug Ford gives his tacit approval of criminal vigilantism, indicating it can influence his government's public policy, it's a frightening moment for Ontario. My column on what we should think about.

Shawn Micallef: Doug Ford’s attack on speed cameras shows how good politics can make for lousy public policy

The premier’s comments on Tuesday should be a moment for Ontarians to think whether the province is a place of law and order or where vigilantes can influence government policy.

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Marvin Macaraig @marvinmacaraig.ca · Sep 5

Milan's separated bike lanes look nice. #bikeTO

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CRASH - Coalition to Reduce Auto Size Hazards @crashcoalition.bsky.social · Aug 10

Does a pickup's high front-end compensate for the driver's wee little cargo space? We don't think so. Every 10cm increase in front-end height = 22% increase in death risk to pedestrian in crash. Meanwhile, cargo space has remained largely the same. #onpoli www.walktoronto.ca/wp-content/u...

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Marvin Macaraig @marvinmacaraig.ca · Jul 26

The politicization of #bikeTO has made it all the way to the @nytimes.com .

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/w...

Drivers vs. Cyclists: A Battle For the Streets in Canada’s Largest City

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Marvin Macaraig @marvinmacaraig.ca · Jul 24

While driving behind drivers in large SUVs/pickup trucks I find it amusing to watch these drivers take great care to drive around manhole covers and small bumps in the road. (But, but, I thought these vehicles were meant for serious off-road adventures as portrayed in their ads?) #bikeTO

Marvin Macaraig @marvinmacaraig.ca · Jun 4

Great work on your panel LBJ! It made me reflect on the broader #bikeTO present-day narrative.

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Marvin Macaraig @marvinmacaraig.ca · Jun 4

Thank you David!

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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · May 29

I hang out w/ some of the coolest peeps in this industry of advocacy.

Any award I have received is b/c of the work of so many that have given me their time and effort to put into projects I think can make a difference.

h/t @tomflood.bsky.social @mbonsma.bsky.social @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

Wheels of Change Awards
Community Champions of the Yea
Congratulations to:
Lanrick Bennett Jr.

On stage excepting an award

Trying to keep up with master Dr. Marvin Macaraig

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Dylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social · May 18

Delighted to learn that the Inuit do have many words for snow, after all (long thought to be an urban legend). www.scientificamerican.com/article/ling...

Linguists Find Proof of Sweeping Language Pattern Once Deemed a ‘Hoax’

Inuit languages really do have many words for snow, linguists found—and other languages have conceptual specialties, too, potentially revealing what a culture values

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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · May 17

Per txlseries4 on Urban Toronto, some businesses along Bathurst were spotted putting up these awful anti #RapidTO signs in their windows. Time to name and #shame these businesses as the #BikeTO community has done with businesses which opposed bike lanes. #TTC #TOpoli urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread...

Anti RapidTO Poster from "Protect Bathurst

WE MIGHT HAVE TO CLOSE!
BATHURST IS LOSING ACCESS.
SO ARE WE.

Due to the RapidTO changes, TATTOO PEOPLE TORONTO will lose all delivery access and customer parking - putting your community at serious risk.

NO TRUCKS. NO CUSTOMERS.
NO WAY TO OPERATE.

SPEAK UP + TAKE ACTION

Visit protectbathurst.ca to learn more & voice your support.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · May 18

“A review of scientific research has found that pedestrians and cyclists are 44% more likely to be killed in a collision with an SUV or light truck, compared to a passenger car.

The outlook is even more dire for children, who are 82% more likely to be killed when struck by the larger vehicles.”

Research shows SUVs and utes are the most deadly vehicles

SUVs and large utes are among the most popular vehicles for car buyers in Australia. They may also be the most deadly.

www.thenewdaily.com.au

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Marvin Macaraig @marvinmacaraig.ca · Feb 26

10 days after the last snowstorm, this is the state of the sidewalk beside Birch Cliff PS.

A slippery, inaccessible, sidewalk, forcing those with mobility aids/strollers/etc. to walk beside live traffic.

Please tell me more about the 'war on the car'.

#Ward20 #TOpoli #ScarbTO #WalkTO #VisionZero

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Marvin Macaraig @marvinmacaraig.ca · Feb 25

Major safety improvements are coming to #ScarbTO with the Ellesmere Complete Street. New sidewalks/cycle tracks will connect key destinations (UTSC, Centennial College, Centenary Hospital, Meadoway).

Submit your comments >

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#bikeTO #walkTO #ward25 #Ward25

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Marvin Macaraig @marvinmacaraig.ca · Feb 25

[email protected] provides some critiques on the antiquated thinking behind the Toronto Region Board of Trade's 'Breaking Gridlock' Report.

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#BikeTO #WalKTO #TOpoli

OP-ED: Breaking Gridlock? More Like Reinforcing It - Spacing Toronto

Toronto doesn’t have a congestion problem — it has a car problem. Yet, the Toronto Region Board of Trade’s Breaking Gridlock report offers more of the same outdated thinking that got us into this mess...

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Marvin Macaraig @marvinmacaraig.ca · Feb 21

The Danforth Complete Street really does end in Scarborough. There is a bike lane stub under that snow and ice. #bikeTO #ScarbTO

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The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · Feb 12

It's going to be pretty gnarly across Ontario the next few days. Only ride if you feel comfortable doing so. If you do, ride defensively. Assume they are going to cut you off or run a red light.

Check out our Winter Cycling Guide for more tips:
www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/hot-win...

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · Feb 11

"A city's priorities become as clear as the spaces they choose to maintain in the winter."

Content done with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

a sidewalk and bike lane covered in snow and the road perfectly cleared.
One of these
is not like the others.
A city's priorities become as clear as the spaces they choose to maintain in the winter.
a sidewalk and bike lane covered in snow and the road perfectly cleared.
One of these
is not like the others.
A city's priorities become as clear as the spaces they choose to maintain in the winter.

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Marvin Macaraig @marvinmacaraig.ca · Feb 10

#BikeTO

Jun Nogami @jnyyz.bsky.social · Feb 10

The fact that it is illegal to transport passengers on e bikes in Ontario is ridiculous. On the other hand: "Toronto police could not say if any tickets have been issued. Spokesperson Laura Brabant said she is not aware of any plans for an enforcement campaign." fkfb.sizone.org?r=https://ww...

THESTAR.COM // Dropping off your kids at school on an e-bike? Here’s why you might not want to in Ontario

If you use an electric bike to ferry your kids between home and school, daycare or activities, you’ll be risking a ticket and a fine of up to $1,000.

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Jun Nogami @jnyyz.bsky.social · Feb 10

The fact that it is illegal to transport passengers on e bikes in Ontario is ridiculous. On the other hand: "Toronto police could not say if any tickets have been issued. Spokesperson Laura Brabant said she is not aware of any plans for an enforcement campaign." fkfb.sizone.org?r=https://ww...

THESTAR.COM // Dropping off your kids at school on an e-bike? Here’s why you might not want to in Ontario

If you use an electric bike to ferry your kids between home and school, daycare or activities, you’ll be risking a ticket and a fine of up to $1,000.

fkfb.sizone.org

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Marvin Macaraig @marvinmacaraig.ca · Feb 8

University Ave., weekday afternoon traffic moving smoothly for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians.

Enjoy this safety and order while it lasts.

#CompleteStreets #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli #ONpoli

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Marvin Macaraig @marvinmacaraig.ca · Jan 30

"Six in a year... We shouldn't shrug our shoulders and say that's the price of living in a city."

Spoke to @katelunau.bsky.social about how cyclist deaths are a slow-burning health crisis.

Thanks @mlongfield.bsky.social for highlighting #bikeTO's #CompleteStreets.

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Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield - Toronto Life

The Bloor Street bike lane has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown. How a...

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Marvin Macaraig @marvinmacaraig.ca · Jan 30

#bikeTO #walkTO #TOpoli #ONpoli

Toronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · Jan 28

The Bloor Street bike lane has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown

Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield - Toronto Life

The Bloor Street bike lane has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown. How a...

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