RANT – Toronto’s Betrayal Over Eglinton

On Monday, I was informed by city staff that the eglintonTOday Complete Street Project website was updated to say the project can no longer proceed due to changes in the Highway Traffic Act. Something which Aidan Chamandy of Toronto Today reported on yesterday. With all due respect to the courteous and professional staff within the Cycling and Pedestrian Unit, we need to call out this recent news for what it really is: an outright betrayal of Toronto’s cycling community by the City of Toronto! Let’s go through to explain why that is the case.

Roasting the Eglinton & Allen Intersection Project!

The City of Toronto recently announced two public drop-in events for the Eglinton & Allen Intersection Study to review a long list of design options for that intersection. The first will be on Saturday, May 30 (12 – 3 PM) at Fairbank Public School (2335 Dufferin Street) and the second will be on Tuesday, June 2 (6 – 9 PM) at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute (730 Eglinton Avenue West). My initial impression was that most of the options were clearly car oriented. Let’s go through them and give the project the roasting it deserves! 🔥

Barrie to Collingwood by Rail Trail

On April 30, 2026, Simcoe County officially opened the Barrie-Collingwood Rail Trail extension from Stayner to Angus. Before then, there was the 12-kilometre Clearview Collingwood Train Trail which was renamed when the extension opened. With Victoria Day being a nice day – but hot with temperatures exceeding 30’C – I brought my bike on the GO Train to Barrie to check it out.

3rd Annual Willowdale Community Bike Ride

Since 2024, Councillor Lily Cheng and Peter Low have hosted a community bike ride from Willowdale to Downtown. While the prior two rides were held in September, this year’s ride was moved to May because this year is an election year. This morning, about 125 cyclists gathered at Avondale Park, while Helen and Mozzie came along as well.

yongeTOmorrow Recap (+ 2026 Earth Day Roundup)

Last night, I got to check out the yongeTOmorrow public consultation before the presentation started. With today marking Earth Day, I though I would mark the occasion by not just recapping that particular consultation, but also highlighting a couple of other initiatives aimed at making our streets safer and more inviting for people instead of cars.

Ride The Loop Close The Gaps

Four years ago, Community Bikeways hosted their first ride along the Loop Trail; a 72 km loop along the Martin Goodman, Humber River, Finch Hydro Corridor, and Don River Trails. At the time, I only made it to Finch West Station. The group has since held another ride in Fall 2025 – you can read Jun’s recap here – and now one held today. About fifty people braved the cold, hail, snow, rain, sunshine, and obstacles for today’s ride to advocate for the need to close the gaps along this trail.

Reviewing “Life After Cars”

If you have been advocating for safe streets for a while, chances are you have heard of “The War on Cars” podcast hosted by Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear from New York City. The podcast got its name from former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford who frequently used that term to discredit streetcars and cyclists. Last year, Gordon & Goodyear put out a book called “Life After Cars” and after waiting a few months on hold from the library, I finally got to check out a copy last week. Let’s dive in to see what it has to offer.