I'm just gonna hold onto my XTwitter until the bulk of #BikeTO#OnPoli#TOPoli#CDNPoli#OttBike#BikeSauga#TOCouncil and those sorts move over to here too! Too! I just won't be using it actively (as much).
I published a post today, surficially reflecting on the future of the Scarborough RT. Part of it is slated to become a busway, but that leaves a tunnel and elevated guideway with an open near-future. #TOpoli#TTCmetroscapes.ca/2024/09/28/s...
What the future should hold for the former Line 3 Scarborough RT, broken down in 3 sections.
"When Doug Ford doubled down with his comments on bike lanes this week, he did more than reject one of the city’s strategies to get people moving. He also threw a wrench in a plan that is arguably even more consequential: Toronto’s climate goals." #ToPoli#OnPoli
One of the primary ways Toronto council hopes to rapidly reduce reliance on these fossil fuels is by expanding the cycling network.
"Urban cyclists today face a roadway system that was not designed for them and which, in fact, is usually hostile to them." — City of Toronto report "Planning for Urban Cycling," circa 1977 Looking back at Toronto’s original bike-lane wars — by @jbcurio.bsky.social#topoli#onpoli
Doug Ford’s crusade against cycling infrastructure proves that the more things change, the more they stay the same wasn’t the first politician.
Ontario is exploring the idea of digging a massive tunnel under Highway 401 to move traffic and transit across the Toronto area, with Premier Doug Ford pledging to build it regardless of what a feasibility study says. #onpoli#topoli
The premier said the project could stretch from Mississauga in the west to Markham in the east.