Makes noise with The Strumbellas
Toronto, ON
Joined November 2010
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Izzy Ritchie retweeted
Take our lanes, we'll take yours!
Critical Mass is being organized for this Friday. Plan is to leave High Park at 6:30. Join us and put rubber to road in opposition to Bill 212 and efforts to take out our bike lanes. The fight starts now.
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Regional sprawl is at the heart of Toronto congestion. This is why new highways - which will just funnel more cars into Toronto - is a terrible idea in the absence of a congestion charge.
Torontonians can walk, cycle and take transit (like we do) until we are blue in the face but if regional sprawl continues unabated, our city will always be over run with cars.
When redesigning North Yonge to become a complete street, our data showed - 10 years ago already! - that 85% of the traffic on Yonge Street (which has a subway below it) was regional commuters.
Until politicians understand this and invest significantly in REGIONAL transit and END the ridiculous sprawl in the region, things will only get worse. No tinkering at the margins on city streets will change anything.
November issue of @torontolife Q&A with Roger Browne, TO Director of traffic management was asked “What is it about our city that makes traffic so eye-bleedingly, bad?” response “the number-one cause of congestion is construction…..)” nowhere are #bikelanes mentioned.
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The politics of bike lane scapegoating is fascinating. People hate their drive. Hate it. But no matter how many years they spend hating their drive, they would rather be told bike lanes are to blame than that the way we build cities and move around them must fundamentally change.
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As a long-time downtown Toronto cyclist who also owns & drives a car in the city, I think have some insight into what drives some people to rage against bike lanes in the GTA. I honestly feel that root of anti-bike lane sentiment is jealousy. 🧵 #onpoli @PrabSarkaria
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Biggest @Wpg_BlueBombers bike valet I’ve ever seen. #BanjoBowl
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Final two legs of the Part Time Believer Tour on this fall and winter. Tickets on sale now dont miss it! thestrumbellas.ca
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Kinda wild how the song of the summer is Len’s “Steal My Sunshine” for a 26th consecutive year.
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I love summer but i CANT WAIT for the fall. More tour info at thestrumbellas.ca/#tour
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Let the record show that Councillor Brad Bradford was voting against some bike lanes while actively riding his bike.
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Only a few more days to shop our summer sale! Get items up to 50% off including t shirts, hats, sweaters, and more! Shop now at thestrumbellasstore.com/
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guys industry plants don’t come from missouri they’re la county indie artists whose parents names are both in blue on their wikipedia page
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Join us on July 13th in the County for one of our only Ontario shows this summer! We're gonna do this one up big so don't miss it base31.ca/the-strumbellas/
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Have you checked out the acoustic version of Steal My Soul yet? youtu.be/leEfjAt9fJY?si=-3Iv…
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“But Cressida’s supposed to look ridiculous.”
Then we agree? The costume design is effective.
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Woman Always Keeping Mental List of Who She Would Take on 'The Amazing Race': ow.ly/TBeK50Rixqj
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Hold me (Diamond Remix) out now youtu.be/nQ182cZUCFU?si=dpfO… – at Toronto, Ontario
