@tpcanoe.bsky.socialSums up my view. Everyone wins with #BikeLanes. They make it easier for drivers to leave the car at home, reducing traffic on already clogged roads. They also provide more structure (& rules) for cyclists, some of whom behave just as badly as the drivers we complain about. #ldnont #onpoli #cdnpoli
@jimbobcajun.bsky.social
@beachbum1972.echoingdusk.social.ap.brid.gyGuys! #ABQUrbanist released a great clip on why we spend money on bike lanes.
https://youtube.com/shorts/pnS8NPrxWck?is=5ENvnt_gPFAltr_4
#albuquerque #newmexico #urbanist #bikes #cycling #bikelanes #usa
@bigclimate.bsky.socialI mean, it's LITERALLY what wasting money looks like. #DougFord #onpoli #BikeLanes #cdnpoli
@bigclimate.bsky.socialMark my words: Cro-magnon Premier #DougFord is about to discover that sending in workers to destroy existing, perfectly good, fully built & paid for infrastructure for no good reason is a really, really, REALLY bad look. #DougFord #onpoli #BikeLanes #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@miguelmaiquez.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyIf I say what I'm thinking right now about this bunch of jerks, I'll sleep in jail tonight.
Ontario will officially begin removing Toronto bike lanes on Tuesday | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bike-lane-removal-work-etobicoke-9.7374696
@tpcanoe.bsky.social#Canada: land where you can legally run a freight train through the downtown of a significant city at rush hour - inconveniencing thousands of ppl - but #BikeLanes are the “problem.” ( The train tracks are over a kilometer away)
@robertcfried.bsky.social
The image you shared is **advocacy**: it urges a “yes” vote on all five. It identifies the general subjects, but leaves out some important changes to public hearings and City Council oversight. Here is a more neutral explanation based on the city’s published ballot questions and the commission’s report. [nyc](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/charter/html/coge-adopted-final-report-2026.html)
## 1. Public-space approvals
### What would change?
This proposal would simplify permissions to use public streets and sidewalks for features such as accessibility ramps, planters, benches, and outdoor cafés. These permissions are called “revocable consents”—the city can withdraw them. [nyc](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/charter/html/coge-adopted-final-report-2026.html)
The amendment would:
- Remove mandatory public hearings, while retaining opportunities for community input.
- Remove the City Council’s power to disapprove sidewalk-café applications.
- Combine sidewalk and roadway outdoor-dining applications into a single process and modernize public-notice requirements. [nyc](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/charter/html/coge-adopted-final-report-2026.html)
### What do yes and no mean?
- Yes: Adopt the streamlined approval process.
- No: Keep the existing process, including mandatory hearings and Council review of sidewalk cafés. [nyc](https://www.nyc.gov/assets/charter/downloads/pdf/2026/appendix_a_poposed_ballot_questions_20260723.pdf)
### What should voters weigh?
The intended benefit is faster, less expensive approvals for businesses and property owners. The tradeoff is that …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:3epzqefaicyxkh2z3fywbmy5/bafkreigmakdkqt2ga4uuhsg4nezceuntzqj65dukdmorkkkwhidwdw4bca@jpeg)
@tinamcasey.bsky.socialBigger is better when there are no bike lanes for your e-bike.
cleantechnica.com/2026/10/06/g...
#ebike #electricbike #bike #bicycle #cycling #bikesafety #commuting #commuters #zeroemission #carfree #mobility #transportation #evs #fitness #exercise #bikelanes #urbanplanning
@hubnorthshore.bsky.socialGeoStreetMaps went up Keith Road / 13th Street in August. Much improved since I first moved to #NorthVan, but still needs more work, especially east of St Andrews (a sharrow).
Short version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PePw...
Full version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVha...
@madeindenmark.bsky.social
@turnipstyle.bsky.socialWhen is a decision actually a decision?
If every election reopens what was already planned, approved and built, are we governing — or just endlessly revising the same city? buff.ly/QwjEGpF
#Toronto #Politics #UrbanPlanning #BikeLanes #PresentTense
@fossilfreeusa.bsky.socialFor multiple reasons, global interest in #bikeriding (not motorcycles) has increased. Miles of dedicated #bikelanes, some offering not much protection from huge SUVs, have been created. Trump doesn’t like them because they take space from vehicles & has called them #DEI.
@drrichardlarouche.bsky.socialWell done! 👍
@drrichardlarouche.bsky.social✅Increased traffic
✅Decreasing local business revenue
✅Higher healthcare costs
✅Worst mental health
✅Less productive workforce
✅Lower physical activity
✅Higher risk of collisions
✅Increased carbon emissions
These are some of the negative consequences to be expected from removal of #bikelanes
@safestreetsto.bsky.socialBloor Street #RoadSafety upgrades help everyone stay alive! #BikeLanes are part of a #SafeStreetSystem:
This lovely old couple can now cross 2-lanes of traffic.
🚘 🚘
Before they would cross 4-lanes of faster moving motor vehicles
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@mjcqtbug.bsky.socialNow THIS is a righteous bike lane! It does not slow down car traffic, unlike bike lanes found on the right side of streets and roads. And the sidewalk is wide enough to allow separate space for pedestrians and bicycles. #BikeLanes
@hubnorthshore.bsky.socialI was planning to check this out next weekend but GeoStreetMaps got there first.
@michelle-colleen.bsky.socialHarbord stroll. I'm a pedestrian this time, but #bikelanes make all the difference & calm the traffic. More comfortable to walk here. Seagulls bathing & a grumpy cat in Peperonata Lane. Alley #cat w/ tracker stalking ppl playing baseball in Bickford Park. #toronto #walkTO #bikeTO #art #streetart
@seyon.ciberlandia.pt.ap.brid.gyhttps://youtu.be/MI7KERiZ658 and here it is, the one I've made, well, yesterday. :D #bikelanes #porto #bicyclerider #bicycle #urbancycling