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Doug Ford’s war on bike lanes isn’t about traffic—it’s part of a global right-wing backlash to vilify urban residents and defend fossil fuel interests. @desmondcole.bsky.social reports from the frontlines of the showdown in Toronto. breachmedia.ca/doug-ford-bi...

breachmedia.caToronto’s battle over bike lanes is one front in a global right-wing backlash ⋆ The BreachDoug Ford’s war on bike lanes isn’t about traffic—it’s part of a global right-wing playbook to vilify urban residents and defend fossil fuel interests

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In Fairfax California, the pedestrians walk in the bike lane because we’re afraid of the bicyclists who are riding all over the sidewalks because they’re afraid to ride in the bike lane after they drove their bicycles there strapped to their SUV and took up every parking space in town. Bike lanes.

Jesus Christ’s Immaculate bloody Virgin Mary…does this stance against bike lanes make me want to crucify the Ontario govt! especially as a former #Ontario Ministry of #Transportation #Safety Policy officer w the #cycling safety portfolio - major parts of 4 years of work 40 years ago now speared..

They want to live far enough away from the city that they don't have to deal with people driving through their neighbourhood, but that means they want to drive through your neighbourhood to get to the city as quickly as they can.

Culture Wars. We have a Premier who governs for 35% of the population, and them only. That's the result of our First Past The Post system. 65% of our votes did not matter. That's why we need Pr Representation. Every vote counts.

Time to elect a socialist party (N American version) Socialist Governance with regulated Capitalism to deliver a more equitable broad-based #sustainable economy, a robust public & private sector and jobs. see associations proposed platform socassoccan.ca