Here's A must read piece by transit expert Jonathan English as to why Toronto transit puts all American cities except for NYC to shame! It's not subways, but rather the frequent suburban bus service introduced in the early 1960's.
The East Don Trail project website has been updated with the following note including a tentative opening date of early July.
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Posted May 11, 2026
The East Don Trail project team is pleased to report that work is currently underway on the trail section from the south approach boardwalk of Bridge #1 to the Taylor Massey Creek Bridge.
This work includes the final asphalt paving layer, topsoil placement and terraseeding for restoration, as well as construction of the access route on the south side of the Taylor Massey Creek Bridge as part of the multi-use trail connection to Charles Sauriol Park and the Lower Don River Trail.
Completion of this work is tentatively scheduled for early July 2026.
Members of the public are reminded to obey all signage and stay clear of restricted areas for their safety during construction.
Thanks Spacing for publishing my article about the need to make completing the 72 km Loop Trail - and filling other trail gaps across the city - an issue for this October's municipal election.
The City of Toronto installed a new bike counter display along the Martin Goodman Trail at Rees Street! About time that happened and hope the City can install a lot more of these counter displays!
https://bsky.app/profile/cyclingpedestrian.cityof.toronto.ca/post/3mlbs3wnlsp24
Looking for a group ride during the long weekend? Councillor Lily Cheng will be hosting the 3rd annual Willowdale Community Bike Ride to Downtown next Saturday. Meet 9 AM at Avondale Park. You can RSVP at the link though all bike share bikes are spoken for.
https://www.lilycheng.ca/event-details-registration/willowdale-community-bike-ride-2026
Are you disappointed the City of Toronto dropped pedestrian priority zones from the yongeTOmorrow proposal downtown? The deadline to complete the survey and call on the City to bring those back is TOMORROW!
For those who aren't already aware, nominations for mayor, city council, and school trustee officially opened today! Let's use this thread to note any new candidates as they come up.
While it was expected Brad Bradford registered to run for mayor, there are some more notable items on the council front:
The Barrie-Collingwood Rail Trail extension from Stayner to Angus (at 5th Line) officially opened today! Can't wait to take the GO Train to Barrie and ride it later this year! 🚲🥳
Daniel Tate and his so-called IntegrityTO are spewing their carbrained nonsense again cheering on those who are violating the RapidTO transit priority lanes. The point of these transit lanes is to prioritize transit vehicles with 50-100 people over cars with only one or two people.
If you use Facebook, I encourage you to roast them over this.
Looks like Toronto will now have two open wards this October. Councillor Gord Perks - who represented Parkdale-High Park for 20 years - confirmed he will not seek re-election. As a former constitutent, I disagreed with his handling of Parkside Drive, but thank him for being a reliable ally for cycling and social justice matters. Best of luck to the candidates who choose to run in that riding when nominations open tomorrow.
Just for a friendly reminder, the Growing Marlee-Glencairn Phase 3 consultation - which will include the Beltline Gap Connections gap which is of importance to us cyclists - will be happening TOMORROW (4:00 - 8:30 PM) at 70 Ridge Hill Drive.
It's been quite a while since Doug Ford's Ontario PC's have not been leading in Ontario polls and this is with a leaderless Ontario Liberal party! Time for Doug Ford to bring back FOI's and reverse other boneheaded legislation his government has done!
https://bsky.app/profile/338canada.bsky.social/post/3mkmyhymdq22c
While I doubt Doug Ford would listen, Beth Kaplan's column in the Toronto Star makes a good point on the need for Ontario to learn from Paris about tackling gridlock. It involves transit, bikes, and green spaces. NOT cars.