evandyk
Senior Member
I like Fiesta. But Summerhill market is just reachable for me to walk over and grab a few treats while my wife takes our son to his swimming lessons at the JCC on Saturday mornings. For now, I won't be doing that.
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TwoWheelPoli
Active Member
TTCriders just launched a letter writing campaign in support of RapidTO bus priority lanes on Dufferin and Bathurst Streets. Please sign and share widely so we can counter the opposition to both projects!
https://www.ttcriders.ca/lanes
https://www.ttcriders.ca/lanes
evandyk
Senior Member
I've done both surveys but added my name to that as well.
TwoWheelPoli
Active Member
Given the anti RapidTO campaigns have seen more short turns than the 504 King streetcar, I prepared a blog post discussing how the Bathurst & Dufferin projects came about, some campaign developments (which there are a lot), and how you can help.
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dowlingm
Senior Member
Based on posts above there may be a perception (it certainly would have been mine) that Summerhill Market is unfailingly expensive, but I recently moved reasonably near to the main location and they do have some quite cheap meat specials and stuff. Not saying "go there, it's great" or anything, just noting it.
TwoWheelPoli
Active Member
How low can these "Protect Bathurst" astroturfers get? Now their affiliate "Bathurst Is Home" Instagram account has resorted to attacking TTCriders for supporting the much needed RapidTO lanes on Bathurst and Dufferin!
Their Instagram feed is full of other questionable attack posts as of late.
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Their Instagram feed is full of other questionable attack posts as of late.
Bathurst Is Home 💜 on Instagram: "@ttcriders will be chasing you down with their fancy flyers this week my Bathurst friends. I have a list of question so you can prepare for this awkward interaction. Also, get at your girl @dianne.saxe - whilst the @
3 likes, 58 comments - bathurstishome on June 2, 2025: "@ttcriders will be chasing you down with their fancy flyers this week my Bathurst friends. I have a list of question so you can prepare for this awkward interaction. Also, get at your girl @dianne.saxe - whilst the @takethettc poll is...
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evandyk
Senior Member
It's true, everyone should get at their girl Dianne Saxe! Or Alejandra Bravo for the Dufferin lanes. Tell them not to be afraid, transit riders deserve to have their needs prioritized for a change.
Allandale25
Senior Member
Towered
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I love how they're cheerfully spinning this as some kind of win 
Aplus23
Active Member
Is it not?I love how they're cheerfully spinning this as some kind of win
TwoWheelPoli
Active Member
Given Dianne Saxe's misguided proposal to exempt the Bloor to Dupont stretch from the RapidTO Bathurst project, I sent a note to her, Mayor Chow & TTC Chair Myers calling on them to stop it and encourage you to do the same. We must never compromise with car-brains!
www.twowheeledpolitics.ca
Open Letter to Councillor Saxe RE RapidTO Bathurst
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ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
The Toronto way - "let's do more studies"
Northern Light
Superstar
I love how they're cheerfully spinning this as some kind of win
It is.
Its not a substitute for the WELRT, but it is progress.
Northern Light
Superstar
Given Dianne Saxe's misguided proposal to exempt the Bloor to Dupont stretch from the RapidTO Bathurst project, I sent a note to her, Mayor Chow & TTC Chair Myers calling on them to stop it and encourage you to do the same. We must never compromise with car-brains!
Open Letter to Councillor Saxe RE RapidTO Bathurst
A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)
While I think the anti-bus lane crowd here are overwrought nutters.........
I also think there's political maneuvering to be done to get things through Council.
Its not just this item either........there's lots of things left to get through Council that have a certain potential for pushback, that could be zoning changes like six-plexes, the new shelters being built, a large number of cycling projects coming up in fall for approval, followed by a pre-election budget.
IF the non-watered down version passes, great, I'm supportive, but if we partially sacrifice 3 blocks, out of 2 major corridors of RapidTO to get the rest done and delivered...........I can live w/that too.
I'm not sure if this is the fight I would commend the Mayor to whip the vote on...........there's an election coming in 2026.....
TwoWheelPoli
Active Member
Hard disagree on being OK with the watering down. Just as how watering down protected bike lanes to painted ones would simply encourage cars to block the bike lane, not having bus priority lanes on Bathurst from Bloor to Dupont Streets undermines the benefits of putting in those lanes in the first place. If there's a space for cars to take advantage of, they will do so whether or not it's legal!