Shellene Drakes-Tull: Whether it’s the Gravy Train or Gravy Plane, Doug Ford is in charge of many terrible decisions The problem isn’t simply that Ford made the bad decision to buy a plane while slashing social services, it’s that he and his government thought that this was a good

"Let’s call it what it is: Premier Ford is making pure poppyshow (slang for make a fool) of Ontario. We may not have a Trump, but we have someone who uses the same tactics, bombarding us with one foolish idea after another to hide the real truth of what he’s doing." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Vibrant street art in Limerick, Ireland. A standard street bollard is painted as a bright blue octopus head, with its tentacles sprawled playfully across the pavement for a local scavenger hunt.

🐙 Painted Octopus — By Lumen Street Theatre in Limerick 🇮🇪 This Is Clever (14 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/04/17/c...

Doug Ford’s office defends purchase of $28.9M jet that critics call his ‘gravy plane’ With widespread criticism of the jet purchase, his spokesperson noted "as part of the job of being premier of Ontario, there is extensive travel within Ontario, a province twice the

The "gravy plane". The late Rob Ford would love it. And we now know why Ford wants to bring jets to the downtown airport.

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Jesse Han accepts Suburban Road Safety Champion award on behalf of North York Cycles from members of Community Bikeways.

Congratulations NORTH YORK CYCLES!
Suburban Road Safety Champion, 2025-26. Organizer Jesse Han (centre) accepted the award. Pictured with members of Community Bikeways + Peter Low (left). Thank you for making North York a safer place to ride ... and a better place to live! #biketo

Thanks Jeremy for your presentation!

Imagine if instead of spending billions of dollars supporting terrorists or weapons, the United States had spent that money helping the people of the United States

Mark Carney has promised a gas tax cut. There’s a better solution to our energy cost woes As temporary measures go, a windfall tax is a better idea.

During 1970s Oil Embargo, automakers said they'd build smaller cars. We were going to walk, cycle + take transit. A half century later, we're in same predicament

Public $ should go to renewables, transit +cycling --not subsidizing gaso + filling pockets of oil comps

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star

Join me tomorrow for "Rails Reclaimed", my Second Tuesday Zoom talk for the Toronto Railway Museum.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

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#torontohistory #streetcarhistory #transit #torontorailwaymuseum #jeremyhopkin

I don't know why this is so hard for some people to grasp. If we extend our use of fossil gas, rather than going all-out for grid batteries, heat pumps and induction hobs, we extend our dependence on *foreign* sources of gas, regardless of whether we also use the UK's last remaining reserves. 🧵

Photo of a man in a blue windbreaker standing with a wooden e-bike in what appears to be a park setting. Other people are in the background and on the side of the freame.

Hungarian prime minister-to-be Péter Magyar

Sunnyside Pavillion: Toronto Mike'd Podcast Episode 1741 In this 1741st episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with historian Jeremy Hopkin about the history of Sunnyside in Toronto. This episode is exactly 1:32:02. You can listen to this episode in a variet...

If you haven't already, be sure to listen to our History of Sunnyside episode of the Toronto Mike'd Podcast!

🎧 Listen here:
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Thanks Pope Leo!

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A pickup truck that is parked along the curb dwarfs smaller vehicles behind it. (The driver pays the same for a parking spot.)

"it’s hard to find a good reason why cities shouldn’t charge a higher price — that is to say, a fair price — for the road space rented as parking for pickups" - @albertkoehl.bsky.social #onpoli #biketo

www.torontotoday.ca/local/opinio...

Yesterday, Toronto Today published an op-ed from @albertkoehl.bsky.social making the case for charging more to park large pickups than for smaller sedans. Something already being done in at least one Montréal borough. #TOpoli #ONpoli #cdnpoli #VisionZero www.torontotoday.ca/local/opinio...

Why People Ride Together | Finding Community Through Bikes YouTube video by Dustin the Wind

#dustinthewind drops impeccable vibes as he shares a #groupride experience & really captures the magic of riding in a group #marygoldcyclery #marygoldmeanderings #chimeanderings #ghooost #bikeparty 💚🚲

This is how Bruce Springsteen opened his concert in Los Angeles last night. 🔥🔥

Footage from @margaret_nagle on Threads.

Seven years today since @hammersmithbridge.bsky.social closed to motor traffic. Many happy returns to all who celebrate

Maybe oil companies should cap pump prices instead of Poilievre blaming taxes for $2 gas Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre last week urged Ottawa to suspend taxes on fuel. Maybe, writes Jim Stanford, he should ask companies to roll back pump prices, or demand a tax

"Since Canadian energy policy grants petroleum companies the power to charge world prices for oil produced and consumed right here, that gap will generate a Cdn oil patch windfall estimated as high as $100 billion this year alone." @jimstanford.bsky.social

www.thestar.com/business/opi...

Our inherited measures have political origins we have either misremembered or forgotten. We select and interpret data about public spaces by standards devised for us by influential people with private interests to advance. ...

One week to go before our 72km RIDE THE LOOP, Close the Gaps event!

As other cities build loop trails, it's time for Toronto to close the gaps + complete a closed circuit of trails for utilitarian, recreational, and tourism cycling. #biketo

Elmhurst Drive and Islington Avenue Safety Improvements Attend the public drop-in event on Wednesday, April 15 and complete the survey by April 26. View meeting materials in Public Consultation tab below. Take the Survey   The City of Toronto is inviting r...

Do you #BikeTO in #Etobicoke? There will be a public consultation for the Elmhurst & Islington Safety Improvements on Wednesday April 15 (6:30 - 8:30 PM) at St. Stephen Catholic School (55 Golfdown Drive). The deadline to complete the survey is Monday April 26. #TOpoli www.toronto.ca/community-pe...

Cartoon by @danboriscreates.bsky.social.

Stable Genius Crisis Manager.

Congress is completely useless at this point.

Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez:

“The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.”

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The gas crisis makes me really glad I live in NYC and not anywhere else in car dependent America. Hopefully everyone can learn from our example

Mount Dennis residents say school zone where boy was struck, former speed camera site, needs safety improvements Around 2:35 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, the student was hit on a crosswalk in front of a school at Humber River Boulevard South and Louvain Street.

www.thestar.com/news/gta/mou...

For sidewalk winter maintenance especially after major snow events, definitely. And let's make sure it also applies to bike lanes to compensate folks like @bikewaysto.bsky.social volunteers for their efforts. 🫡❄️