Toronto Cycling

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27494091

Tonight's Toronto Critical Mass, "organized by the community, for the community", will see hundreds of cyclists take the streets in protest against this attempt to rip out our bike lanes. Meet-up is at Bloor St. and Spadina Ave. at 6:00 pm.

Cycle Toronto https://www.cycleto.ca/

Visit the Facebook group for more:

https://www.cycleto.ca/r?u=o6hy3ltLwo-dflPNfvaWKiW6yyaPhPtz2eTJUsob5PoiI7K4sdqtuCdpPZCea1fPjXCWz3iIUKR5qedlB5XtNQ&e=afd8d3f0606f8534b04fd6f600d0758f&n=2

Even though I don't live in the city, I enjoy supporting Toronto bike shops because they carry brands that my local shops don't.

I've purchased several items from Urbane, and just saw that they are having a sale for their 28th anniversary. Cool!

One of the items I was looking at was the Apidura packable musette bag.

Urbane lists it at $81, but on sale for $60. This didn't seem right, because I've seen it for around that price at other shops, so I looked again:

• La Bicicletta Toronto: $56 (regular price).
• Dismount Bike Shop (Toronto): $66 (regular price).
• Cyclesmith (Halifax and Dartmouth): $56 (regular price).
• The Cyclepath (Toronto): $66 (regular price).

Look, I can appreciate that "sales" can drive sales, but I know they've done this with other items, and have done it in the past during other sale events.

Is there any reasonable explanation why they would want to damage trust like this? I want to support them, but I don't want to be ripped off in the process.

EDIT: formatting

The screenshot was taken from a live stream at 1:30pm on a Wednesday, not during long-weekend rush hour.

The Gardiner, just like the 401 and the DVP, are a traffic nightmare nearly all the time, yet they don't have bike lanes on them.

This isn't some strange coincidence or conspiracy.

Car dependency, rather than people riding bikes, taking public transit, or walking, is the real problem causing traffic and gridlock.

Which one of you is this?

Just a little PSA in case you guys get the same.

I'd usually hang up when I get political calls or surveys, but I made it very clear that Doug Ford will not get my support specifically because of Bill 212.

And if the NDP or Liberals call, I will thank them for opposing Bill 212.

There it is, folks, the Ford Government wants us dead.

I was never a hostile cyclist, but I guess I'll need to become one in order to fight against this war for personal safety.

Here's to hoping that DoFo and his cult get stuck in traffic for an eternity.

CBC Article From The Latest Nov 23 Protest

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-bike-lane-removal-bill-protest-1.7391886?utm%5C_source=flipboard&utm%5C_medium=activitypub

@torontocycling

Overwhelming support for the #Toronto protests to save bike lanes.

@torontocycling #BikeLanesSaveLives #Toronto #ThugFord #SafeStreets #Urbanism #TOPoli #ONPoli #Bill212

These protest signs of Doug Ford's authoritarian #Bill212 just keep getting better and better.

@torontocycling #BikeLanesSaveLives #Toronto #ThugFord #SafeStreets #Urbanism #TOPoli #ONPoli

I survived 22 seconds
https://marieflanagan.com/loserlane/

#DougFord #ONPoli #TOPoli @torontocycling

Absolutely heartbreaking. Seeing where this crash took place, I can only guess that the driver failed to stop and ran right through the cross-ride.

You guys make me so proud! Keep the pressure up!