#SafeStreetsTO uses #DataInformedDesign to help create healthy mobility networks and thriving neighbourhoods for the People of Toronto.

Joined August 2010
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Bikes don't have airbags - we need safer roads! @TorontoPolice data shows since 2014, 26 cyclists have been killed & 376 were seriously injured in #BikeTO. This map shows: 1. Injuries sustained 2. Crash circumstances 3. Crash heat map 4. Where people died arcg.is/0CTKXL0
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“The purple people eater!?” No, just cool new sidewalks in #LibertyVillage @GiveMeLibertyTO work by @TO_Cycling_Ped 💜
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Muskoka chairs are now installed at Portland & Wellington Traffic Diverter! Come sit back, relax & enjoy the view of this incredible new public space reclaimed from the Street 😎 🏖️ #SitTO #WalkTO #BikeTO #TOPoli
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Traffic flow is MUCH BETTER NOW overall than BEFORE the recent safety improvements! Portland & Wellington have always had bad traffic. Now, I’ve noticed about 1/2 the volume of cars & the 85% of trips made on foot/bike are much safer = Win-Win! #BikeTO

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Nice views of the Portland & Wellington intersection diverter this afternoon from the beautiful patio rooftop at Bar Wellington. #bikeTO
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3X speed ride down the new Portland Street Protected #Bikeway in Toronto - including a few loops through the Traffic Diverter at Wellington Street. #BikeTO #RoadSafety #ITECanada2026 #TOPoli
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By the way, this is recorded at 10:30 AM on a weekday, hence why generally there are not very many bikes - but at peak times there are more than a thousand bikes per hour flowing through this area already, and it is not even fully installed!
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Portland cycle track barriers are going in! More to come tonight. Ride safe #bikeTO!
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⏱️ Rooftop View for 5 minutes Today at Portland & Wellington Diverter: ~🚶‍♀️100 pedestrians ~ 🚲 35 people on bikes ~ 🚗 30 cars Only 3-days after installation of the new Bikeway 82% of trips are now much safer! #toPoli #bikeTO #visionZeroTO
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Another view just normal speed:
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4X Police 👮 officers are spending Sunday giving out tickets to cyclists for not fully stopping at stop signs 🛑 at Martin Goodman Trail (Lakeshore and stadium Road) Meanwhile people driving cars are responsible for 95% of deaths on toronto roads. #bikeTO
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Correction - the bike-trap is at Little Norway Crescent & Queens Quay a very quiet T intersection with very few people walking north/south at the crosswalks
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At 4:30 pm today: Traffic, bikes & people are flowing with minimal issues at Portland & Wellington. It’s really simple and intuitive - if you are driver needing directions use Google Maps, it is updated with new traffic routing. #bikeTO #ToPoli
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🚲 #BikeTO New Portland Cycle Track Installation is happening! New traffic diversion is in place at Wellington, one-way flow will significantly improve traffic congestion & creates a safe place for people on bikes & pedestrians! ⚠️Ride with caution - installation is ongoing ⚠️
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🚨🏥🧑‍⚕️Your Choice: A. Park a car for 25$/day plus gas $ OR B. Ride a bike for free? Obviously many smart doctors, nurses and patients (who can) bike to Hospital Row along University Ave. Biking is affordable, fast, more reliable & HEALTHIER! #bikeTO
Toronto ER doctor @Raghu_Venugopal tells @MooreintheAM that the major hospitals disagree with activist group ABC Toronto on whether bike lanes on University Avenue impede emergency vehicles from reaching hospitals. ihr.fm/4urfUWd
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Anthony Smith retweeted
Nothing says “low aspirations” more than this tiny, temporary pedestrian project. Pedestrianized streets and public realm investments have become defining features elsewhere. Rapidly over the past five years: Paris has removed more than 70,000 on-street parking spaces and created lush pedestrian streets with community gardens, everywhere. Barcelona is aggressively scaling its superblocks with pedestrian spaces and no-drive zones. Where cars once idled, children now play. London has accelerated low-traffic neighbourhoods and is even pedestrianizing Oxford St. Montreal is now defined by pedestrian streets, that have become a tourism magnet. Every one of these cities has thrived as it has tamed cars and focused on a pedestrian realm for urban life. Toronto remains provincial. We must do better.
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Thanks @MoreNeighbours for hosting an interesting discussion on family friendly MURB housing tonight! Good people and nice views from above the Well 👌 just wish there was a bit more audience directed Q&A. Still 😊
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Anthony Smith retweeted
Toronto provides a lot of data on bicycle counts at different intersections, but no visualization. I set out to change that. I present a comparator tool for tracking all the bicycle counters around Toronto. I have also included (unofficial) Bike Share Toronto trip data.
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Cool new indigenous inspired art is being applied to the previous yellow block #bollards at #unionstation in Toronto.
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Hey #bikeTO hive mind: I’m gathering  examples of post install cycling / road safety project impact reporting, and was wondering if anyone knows of any particularly interesting examples of reports from other municipalities? Any leads would be appreciated! @fietsprofessor thanks!
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