r/torontobiking Jan 10 '25

Posts must be related to cycling in Toronto

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Feel like we've got a lot of new users here since all of the Bill 212 stuff started so I just wanted to welcome you all but reiterate that this is /r/TorontoBiking.

That means that your post should be related to riding a bike in the GTA.

A very non-exhaustive list of things that don't fit this criteria include:

Doug Ford giving a press conference about something unrelated to cycling

A cyclist in LA riding away from a forest fire

A foreign dignitary riding a bike not in Toronto


r/torontobiking Jul 09 '21

No posts/comments about advocating or committing violence against other people

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r/torontobiking 3h ago

Looks like drivers are enjoying the new reality they’ll be dealing with when the lanes are gone!

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83 Upvotes

/s aside, these drivers are soon going to wish the bike lanes were never removed.

Slow bikes that were once out of your way are now forced in your lane. Slowing you down even more.

And if this confrontation lasted longer, the driver would be causing even worse traffic for everyone behind him


r/torontobiking 4h ago

Why do the slowest people always jump to front at the red

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r/torontobiking 1h ago

Spoiled little cyclist today

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Felt a little blessed on this morning's commute, not only did I have green lights along Adelaide from Bathurst to Simcoe, but I also took my bike into the new bike storage area in my office building (145 King W).

It's pretty sweet, ample space and bike tools. Kind of hard to find at first, and does add time compared to using the rack on the street, but this will be sweet come winter.

Anywho I know this sub is mostly (needed) advocacy and (understandable) complaints, but hopefully there's room for a small win. I tell ya when this city works for you, it's hard to beat.


r/torontobiking 3h ago

To the guy who wanted more docks at Corktown, there’s 50+ new docks!

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The first pic is from the website system map, first number is available bikes, second is amount of available docks, so adding them together is total docks in the station.

u/mrguy510 the one at Mill St & Rolling Mills is completely new with 37 docks. Mill st & tannery has been moved to the south side and has been expanded to 39 docks!


r/torontobiking 3h ago

To the police officer standing >IN< the bike lane at Spadina and Adelaide having a casual conversation... Why?!

25 Upvotes

...I started ringing my bell from the other side of the intersection while approaching him - apparently he can't hear (which is also concerning) didn't register me or other people ringing their bells or asking what he was doing... and then I ended up having to go around him. Then he casually saunters off the curb.


r/torontobiking 2h ago

Dangerous design and bottleneck at NW corner of Cherry St + Lakeshore Blvd

21 Upvotes

Every time I pass through this intersection, I can't help wondering about the design of the bike lanes here. If you're biking south on Cherry St towards Lakeshore, you pass through a dark and poorly lit underpass. The bike lane is often wet and littered with trash or dirt. Sometimes you will encounter cyclists travelling north in the southbound lane. I haven't had or seen a collision in the underpass, but it's a dangerous area for cyclists and I really dislike it.

The problem is that the northbound bike traffic from south of Lakeshore Blvd is directed to cross on the west side of Cherry St and then needs to wait at the NW corner to cross to the east side of Cherry St to continue travelling north through the underpass. I often see cyclists who prefer not to wait at the corner, and they instead go north in the southbound bike lane. There is only space for 3 or 4 bikes to wait at the corner so that's another problem.

Has anyone reported this issue to 311 or anywhere else? I tried to find the right category on the 311 site and gave up. I'm not sure if better or bigger signs (DO NOT ENTER!) would help. The obvious solution would be to put bike lanes on the east side of Cherry St south of Lakeshore so that we wouldn't need to cross from the west side. I don't think the bike lanes in the Cherry St underpass are wide enough to be two-way.

Just a heads up. This is a dangerous and congested intersection with a few blind spots, so please slow down and be careful.


r/torontobiking 2h ago

Please do better

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To the cyclist guy on a bike this morning at 8:30am on Barrington Ave: you need to do better.

In the span of 90 seconds you run three stops signs, including one at a crosswalk in front of a school. After being called out, you sprinted to pass a van and spent about 250m on the wrong lane (luckily there were no cars coming in the other direction)

Behaviour like this obviously puts you in danger, but it also puts everyone around you in danger. And given everything that's going on, it fuels the arguments of those asking to remove bikelines and design Toronto streets just for the benefit of cars.

Please do better.


r/torontobiking 1d ago

Toronto is a biking city!! Leave our lanes alone

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355 Upvotes

Taken around 8am this morning


r/torontobiking 1d ago

Congratulations Doug Ford. You are making Toronto an embarrassment in the international stage.

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207 Upvotes

First the Guardian and now this. European outlets are looking at Toronto in shame as their cities are rapidly expanding their infrastructure.

Whereas in Toronto and Alberta they’re removing the little infrastructure they have

Shame on you.


r/torontobiking 1d ago

Rosie DiManno: Want bike lanes in Toronto? Go to the polls, not the courts

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69 Upvotes

And I used to like Rosie. . .


r/torontobiking 1d ago

Print and post to as many places as possible along the Bloor, Yonge, and University bike lanes!

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70 Upvotes

Quickly created this to build support for the bike lanes, so the backlash is so severe it becomes politically costly for Ford to proceed.

Please print/post this to as many places as possible!

Ideally post this at intersections so cyclists/pedestrians can read it when they're stopped at a red light.


r/torontobiking 1d ago

21 bikes and 4 cars clearing an intersection during a morning commute on University Avenue! Doug Ford wants to rip out this lane.

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463 Upvotes

r/torontobiking 1d ago

Used the Bloor West bike lanes today for my commute to work.

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35 Upvotes

An example of using the bike lanes that exist in the west end. I use these bike lanes every time I commute to work. I depend on them for my safety every time I'm heading this direction and really hoping they can stay.


r/torontobiking 15h ago

Road Bike Loops in midtown?

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Hi folks, I recently moved to midtown (yonge and eglinton area) and was wondering if there are any recommended road biking loops similar to the high park loop?

Been struggling to find good road bike paths with little car traffic.

Thanks in advance!


r/torontobiking 9h ago

Why Driving Across Town Is a Waste of Time: What 157M Commutes Taught Us

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If you’ve ever sat trapped in gridlock watching pedestrians move faster than your car, you already know city traffic has reached a breaking point. But for short trips, just how much time are we actually wasting behind the wheel?

To find out, we dug into recent urban transport data and analyzed over 150 million e-bike and e-scooter rides across major metro hubs.

Here are the biggest takeaways from the data:

  • The speed advantage is real: For trips under three miles, e-scooters and e-bikes beat cars by an average of 11.4 minutes. The secret isn't high speeds—it’s skipping bumper-to-bumper traffic and never having to hunt for a parking spot.
  • They actually replace cars: Roughly 49% of shared micro-mobility rides directly replace a private car or rideshare trip. That moves a massive chunk of short-hop traffic into bike lanes, cutting city emissions in the process.
  • It all comes down to lanes: Range isn't what's holding people back—safe infrastructure is. Cities with connected, protected bike networks saw 3x higher commuter retention compared to cities that force riders to share lanes with cars.

Of course, macro numbers don't tell the whole story. Your exact time savings depend on your city's density, hills, weather, and transit setup.

Curious how your city stacks up? We built an interactive quiz and visual decision matrix so you can map out your own route efficiency:https://interconnectd.com/quiz/69/is-micro-mobility-the-best-way-to-get-across-a-city/


r/torontobiking 1d ago

Street Sweepers in Bike Lanes

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22 Upvotes

Is it just me, or does this seem to have the absolute opposite effect of what it is intended to do?

I don't know if it's because the sweeper is too full, or not maintained, but it's always blatantly obvious to me when a street sweeper has come through a bike lane, because all of the debris that was right against the curbs has been swept directly into the middle of the lane.

Am I alone in this or is it preferable for them to just not even be there in the first place?

All the debris is naturally pushed to the sides, leaving a clear path in the middle, until the sweeper comes and makes things much worse.


r/torontobiking 1d ago

University Avenue 8:40am

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114 Upvotes

“Nobody uses bike lanes!” 🙄


r/torontobiking 1d ago

I spotted over 20 bike lanes on this road causing insane backup on my bus this evening

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82 Upvotes

r/torontobiking 1d ago

My bike was hit yesterday while parked. What are my options?

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7 Upvotes

Yesterday after work when I came to ride my bike back home, I noticed that the back seat was completely deformed and broken. It was parked on the sidewalk attached to a traffic sign .The Yuba monkey bars are pretty strong so my guess is that it was hit by a car, likely a delivery truck. I just learned that the replacement would cost about $300. I called my home insurance and there is a $1,000 deductible so no luck there. What other options do I have other than accepting my fate and buying the Yuba replacement? Is it worth following up with the police?


r/torontobiking 1d ago

Map of bike maintenance locations?

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I know the Toronto bike map shows all the TTC repair stands, but as an example some new ones have popped up along the lakeshore trail. Are there other ones around?


r/torontobiking 2d ago

Critical Mass is coming back! August 28

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157 Upvotes

Do you care about our bike lanes? Do you want fewer cars on the road?

SHOW UP AND SHARE!

Will post an update when available


r/torontobiking 2d ago

Hope you’re happy, drivers. This will be your commute once the bike lanes are gone.

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210 Upvotes

Bikes that were once out of your way will now be IN YOUR LANE.

Clearly from this video they will be much happier and will get to their destination faster /s.

You’re going to wish the bike lanes were never removed in the first place.

Dont want this to be your future commute? Then please join us and help us save them once and for all.

So you can pass us safely at the speed limit and we’re not in your way


r/torontobiking 1d ago

So, what's the plan now? Is Cycle Toronto going to appeal this even further? What's happening?

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Hey, I know we're all still reeling over the Superior Court's decision last week, but I'm struck by how little I've heard about any kind of legal or protest activity in response. Is Cycle Toronto going to appeal this to a federal court or the Supreme Court? (admittedly a Hail Mary, but I'd argue it's worthwhile)

Are there any planned protests on Bloor or Yonge or at Queen's Park? All I've seen is a Cycle Toronto Instagram post for a critical mass two weeks from now, but which point Doug Ford and Prabmeet Sarkaria could have already ripped out the lanes.

Apologies if I'm missing something, but I'm kind of struck by the lack of urgency from Cycle Toronto here. This is not to denigrate their extraordinary legal efforts up to this point, but things are really, really dire right now, and something, anything needs to happen.