Lanrick Bennett

The broken record will continue 🚲The War on Cars is over. We need to decouple our dependency on single occupancy vehicles! Appreciate @tvotoday.bsky.social allowing me space for this important discussion. h/t #UofTCities #ActiveTransportation + #PublicTransportion = #LeaveTheCarBehind

This is #TorontoDanforth THIS FRIDAY! We'll have music & fairy lights O% and protest signs & best of all vibes! We roll out from the Bikesauce shop at 5:30pm Can't meet us at BikeSauce? Look for a cargo bike with loud music & flag. Bring water, snacks & lights! Can't wait to see you there! #BikeTO

#BikeTO Anti-Bike campaign loss strikes again in Toronto. Christine Hogarth, now Brad Bradford. Hmm who could be next… Looking for a #TripleCrown spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

I gotta say, I think this will be a turning point for Toronto Bluesky. Feels like the good old days on here right now.

#TOpoli

❤️ @davemeslin.bsky.social

Congratulations to @alvintedjo.bsky.social - the new Mayor-elect of @cityofmississauga.bsky.social ! Our #AffordableHousing volunteers are happy to work with you on best practices for turning surplus government-owned lands into new rental apartments & #WorkforceHousing in 2027..!

Mississauga look at you!

We've got real-time results of the Toronto municipal election here. thelocal.to/live-results...

If your feed is full of posts about bike lanes, privatizing water, data centers, etc - you are in an echo chamber. Talk to people you know who aren't talking about those things or seeing that information. You don't need to convince the people in your echo chamber who to vote for, or why. #TOPoli

Friday we ride (location TBD), but today we VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE like our lives depend on it.

It's voting time #TorontoDanforth Prioritize the safety of Vulnerable Road Users www.cycleto.ca/2026question... via @cycletoronto.bsky.social h/t @ffsafestreets.bsky.social @toenviro.bsky.social @880cities.bsky.social @bikebusworld.bsky.social Cc: @progresstoronto.bsky.social #BikeTO

“As far as the actual Bike Bus, Riders will travel together, taking the lane as a group and following Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act, @cycletoronto.bsky.social said.” h/t @coachbalto.bsky.social @bikebusworld.bsky.social #BikeTO #TOpoli

During today’s election, are you voting for a transformational leader for the next four years? What is your hope for your next elected municipal representative? What are they planning for the next 48 months, 208 weeks, 1460 days? h/t @london.gov.uk #TorontoDanforth Make sure to Vote #TOpoli

#FYI for #TOPoli “I absolutely believe politics should destroy your relationships. You think abolitionists and slave owners were having dinner together after a day of work?” - Abi Adamson h/t @kayehm.bsky.social

Bringing 30kmh to streets across Toronto Prioritizing the safety of ALL constituents including a baby with two dads 🥰✊🏾 because it’s 2026 and because same sex couples having children has been a protected piece of legislation since January 1, 2017. Fuck! www.ontario.ca/laws/statute...

This is #TorontoDanforth The Beavers in Biidaasige Park are giving the Raccoons a run for their money in cuteness The Colony • Kent Monkman 2026 Bronze, steel The Colony was commissioned by the Lassonde Art Trail and funded by the Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation. @waterfrontoronto.bsky.social

On the eve of our election tomorrow @meganbitchell.bsky.social brings you ‘Borrow a Mayor’ “Because working class people everywhere who need city government to work for them.” - @mayor.nyc.gov Being very selfish are there any ‘Borrow a Council Member’ memberships floating around? Vote Monday!

#HearThis Sharing 3 pieces of Black specific content with my kids this week. 1. Trusting @abdulelsayed.bsky.social 2. Black media empire 3. Museums Exposed h/t @therootdotcom.bsky.social @fuzzywuzzyto.bsky.social I think these stories are all worth #Amplifying medium.com/@lanrickbenn...

Doerkson just promised "certainty" in BC (signalling at his promise to repeal DRIPA). Great time to re-read @adampolsen.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

“Without a compelling narrative, [the truth about better cities] can be dismissed, distorted, or ignored.” “We’re ambitious when it comes to real-world change,” Toderian adds. “Why wouldn’t we be?” Read this excellent @momentummag.bsky.social interview. #UrbanTruth momentummag.com/urban-truth-...

With 18 candidates in #TorontoDanforth it was hard to get everyone’s promises and pledges recorded. If you know of other city wide surveys that constituents can gather insight from, please add them to the thread. h/t @cycletoronto.bsky.social @ttcriders.bsky.social @toenviro.bsky.social #TOpoli

On the eve of election on Monday, a huge Thank You to everyone inside and out of #TorontoDanforth that used the 2026 QUESTION GUIDE www.torontodanforth.org Local democracy really does matter and I’ll likely transition the page to a digital Constituency Office. More to come. Make sure to Vote!

This right here in the not so fine print. I DON’T WANT TO DIE!

I'm biking down this hill with my kid in the back and a truck slows down beside me. Driver leans over and says, "Are you insane? You should be riding on the sidewalk!" I say, "That's illegal. Did you know that?" Wild idea, should drivers have to know the rules in order to drive?

Why does freedom, when it involves cars, always look like congestion personified? “Invisible values are the most dangerous kind, because no one questions them. How urban streets are often discussed on social media.” - Marco Te Brömmelstroet h/t @tomflood.bsky.social @urbancyclinginstitute.org

Bike lanes

Protestors put their bodies on the line to protect bike lanes because people’s physical safety is at stake. Bike lanes have been proven to save lives. A fund managed by @ffsafestreets.bsky.social and @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social is providing support for people who have been arrested or injured. 1/2

recent cool project by my colleague Aniket Kali clustering neighbourhoods in Toronto by voting patterns schoolofcities.github.io/place-and-po...

Something to keep in mind when we read “x amount of Ontario/Toronto/x doesn’t approve of bike lanes”. When bad faith leadership gins up a culture war issue that has nothing to do w most people & barely affects others.

Dang! 'There are more than 200 Iowa communities that express the desire to host RAGBRAI, and we try to include as many as possible each year. We are proud that your community would consider a RAGBRAI visit!' Matt Phippen – @ragbrai.bsky.social RIDE DIRECTOR ragbrai.com h/t @sarahebond.bsky.social

lol. RAGBRAI has over 20,000 bike riders peddling 400 miles every year—and it is one of the biggest events in the entire state bringing in millions in tourism and economic stimulus to small towns. Also, we have 11 bikes. 🚲 We ride bikes in Iowa, sir.

Since 2016, London’s cycling network has grown fivefold, from 90 to 450 kilometres. The results? 1.5 million daily cycle journeys—a 43% increase since 2019—twice as many bikes as cars on City of London streets during the day, and motor traffic in steady decline—having fallen 25% in the same period.

This election will be decided by turnout. The richest, greediest, most selfish cranks in this city will definitely vote, so it's up to us to make sure we get a government that actually represents the people.