Tom Babin

Some tips for extending your bike season deeper into the autumn. Bonus: I built a tool for figuring how many fall and winter days are truly bikeable in your city youtu.be/bFXgIGue26U

Riding a bike in Chinese cities blew away my preconceptions youtu.be/f-ReivbR07U

I joined @missingmiddleca.bsky.social to talk about the backlash to cycling that's happening in some places in North America recently. youtu.be/6z76EAQYZiU?...

This idea on making adventure accessible and achievable saved my summer www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibv4...

Wouldn't it be great if decisions about transportation were motivated by a desire to help everybody get around?

New video: I sweated in all kinds of situations to find the best ways to mitigate it on your bike commute. Also: Did you know sweating is a key reason for the success of the human species? youtu.be/2Mym8uavTPU

If you're in the Montreal area, this sounds fun! And you get to hang with @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social site.canadiancivil.com/precious-car...

New video: A big list of the things anybody can do to help their city get a little more friendly to cycling youtu.be/GlhoHnlmbtk

Bike lanes work best when their benefits are amplified through the network effect. A great example of this in North America is at risk. youtu.be/jTTIqyPVxLA

There’s no easy answer if you use your bike for transportation and the air is toxic from wildfire smoke, but here are some ideas youtu.be/btz1vDl36H8

New video: Maybe me looking for the perfect electric cargo bike will help you find the perfect electric cargo bike youtu.be/RIhbHqSXCQ0

I'm happy to see some accountability being advocated for here. Vision Zero was never intended to be empty platitudes. It's time to do some actual work to make the city safer and better. Great work @whoalansi.bsky.social and @alexwilliamsyyc.bsky.social calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

I went hunting for gaps in Vancouver's bike-lane network, and found a bigger idea about how we think about bike lanes youtu.be/B93phHGSgYs

I love the work @info.canadiancivil.com.ap.brid.gy is doing to highlight issues that feel local, but are really national. And I envy Paige’s stamina in watching those public hearings!

New Canadian Civil podcast episode! @paige.canadiancivil.com, @shifter.info, and I talk about Calgary's upzoning and subsequent repeal. Filled with all the wild edits and clips you can expect from a Canadian Civil video.

I found 4 big questions you should ask yourself before buying a bike for bike commuting, and some tips if you've already invested in a bike that's not a great fit for your life youtu.be/k0VzsSVSccc

Just over a week until our mid-GoVelo bike ride and hangout in Montreal on May 30. There's still room to join me, @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social, Paige Saunders, and Priority Bicycles at the post-ride hangout. There will be giveaways! RSVP here: prioritybicycles.wufoo.com/forms/r1oh3y...

My attempt to fix the first-mile/last-mile problem of commuting youtu.be/SBy4D8_vq6w

My new video that explores how a counterintuitive traffic measure makes it safer and easier to get around a city by bike. youtu.be/KCs5nDEZpoM?...

Come ride bikes with me! I'll be at the GoVelo festival in Montreal at the end of May, and, along with the team at ‪Priority Bicycles, we're also planning our own side event that will include a group ride and post-ride hangout www.prioritybicycles.com/pages/montre... youtu.be/oBLU6UzUtIg?...

I got so much feedback on my video a few weeks ago about better options for e-bike laws that I made another video using that feedback to try to write a better law. Spoiler alert: It's impossible to write a law everybody will like. youtu.be/6Z35F2R7FeE

I spoke to @carterlavin.bsky.social about some of the most common mistakes people made when advocating for better transportation in our cities youtu.be/7d2gkfikNfs

Here's how my own experiences riding around these cities have influenced the way I think about urban cycling. youtu.be/IkvuMNRGtzI

So cool to be given a glimpse into life after cars with @thewaroncars.bsky.social in their own neighbourhood! youtu.be/K9qYiCYGwiE

I emptied my closets to share the clothes I wear at every temperature youtu.be/3RBFvD_i5_o

When I heard this story of resilience and community, knew I had to share youtube.com/shorts/IXy9U...

Tired of bike routes that disappear at important intersections, I took a closer look at what works and what doesn't youtu.be/6aSx23JNY_M

It's that time of year again youtu.be/j01meiJyLeI

It can feel like a tough time for those who believe bikes are key to making our cities safer and better. So here are some lessons from a city that is bucking the trend youtu.be/WT5Miss2itQ

If you bike commute for fitness or straight-up transportation, my new video has some advice for you youtu.be/GhAU5o2TK5g

New video: The story of one boy has given me hope for getting more kids riding bikes to school again youtu.be/Lqz6TjVXIxc

I only met Dr. Darren Markland a few times, but he made an impact on me. This clip from coffee outside (with Darren giving away free coffee from his bike-mounted coffee-maker) offers a glimpse into how he viewed cycling and community as interwoven. I'm so sorry for his family and community.

Millions of people around the world receive incentives to ride their bikes to work. So why aren't you? New video about to drop: youtu.be/YbRV9q0ViCE

Not the typical kind of video from me, but one that I loved making youtu.be/olXd-MfC2BU

I wrote something for @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #yycbike #yegbike #BikeTO #BikeHFX

It's been around for decades, but the recent revival of @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social has helped me finally understand the importance of Critical Mass bike rides. youtu.be/rjpI11UQEiI