Albert Koehl

Where this writer stands

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Recent work

• On traffic congestion, Toronto voters — and certain mayoral candidates — need to accept realityOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 24, 2026
• This essential infrastructure needs to be part of the city’s snow‑removal planOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 19, 2026
• The battle over the Bathurst Street bus lane is really about preserving the privileges of the status quoOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 7, 2025
• Koehl: Free us from the danger of pickup trucksOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 8, 2025
• Opinion: Free us from the danger of pickup trucksOpinion · Edmonton Journal · May 7, 2025
• Koehl: Free us from the danger of pickup trucksOpinion · Calgary Herald · May 7, 2025
• Opinion: With the right tools, our cities can tame problematic e-bikesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 30, 2024
• Opinion | The right to a safe road should not be up for debateOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 2, 2023
• The (billions of) dollars and sense of the Gardiner EastOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 4, 2023
• Opinion | Why migratory birds, already in disturbing decline, could be a casualty of Doug Ford’s housing billOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 17, 2022
• Opinion | On Oct. 24, elect politicians who will make road safety a priorityOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 27, 2022
• Opinion | Cars are inefficient and destructive. We can no longer afford to give them so much public spaceOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 5, 2022
• Opinion | Migratory birds need protection from deadly window strikesOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 20, 2022
• Opinion | Less courtesy for tailpipe emissions, pleaseOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 10, 2022
• Opinion | Toronto vs. Montreal — on the ice and in the bike laneOpinion · Toronto Star · May 25, 2021
• Opinion | Toronto created a historic amount of new bike lanes last year. This should be the model, not a pandemic anomalyOpinion · Toronto Star · May 9, 2021
• Opinion | Don’t fear a car free Yonge St.Opinion · Toronto Star · Jan 11, 2021
• Avenue Road needs wider sidewalks and lower speedsOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 28, 2020
• Avenue Road needs wider sidewalks and lower speedsOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 27, 2020
• It’s time to share the public road like it belongs to all of usOpinion · Toronto Star · May 10, 2020
• Rating the mayors on making Toronto’s streets safe for bikes | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 14, 2019
• Opinion | Should speed limits be lowered to save lives? YesOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 2, 2018
• Opinion | Should speed limits be lowered to save lives? YesOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 2, 2018
• Life-saving solutions for Toronto streets already exist – and it’s time to implement themOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 27, 2018
• Opinion | Toronto is still waiting for its Year of the BicycleOpinion · Toronto Star · May 20, 2018
• Opinion | Lowering speed limits on all city streets will save livesOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 11, 2018
• Reducing speed limits quickest way to road safetyOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 11, 2016
• Reducing speed limits quickest way to road safety | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 10, 2016
• Can Toronto still afford 50¢ per day parking?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jun 9, 2016
• Can Toronto still afford 50¢ per day parking? | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 8, 2016
• Five ways to make our roads safer in 2016Opinion · Toronto Star · Jan 14, 2016
• Five ways to make our roads safer in 2016 | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 13, 2016
• Curb your feline, preserve the birdsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 16, 2015
• Toronto learns the cost of free parkingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 16, 2015
• Ontario failing to protect cyclists, pedestriansOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 22, 2015
• Fatal attraction, government inaction are killing birdsOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 20, 2015
• Fatal attraction, government inaction are killing birdsOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 20, 2015
• How Ontario can cut emissions nowOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 23, 2015
• A few bad cyclists shouldn’t stop us from building bike lanesOpinion · Toronto Star · May 12, 2014
• Let's talk about the car population problemOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 18, 2014
• Why we mourn fallen cyclistsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 9, 2012
• Lighter, slower vehicles good for climate and road safetyOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 18, 2012
• Fast lane to safer cyclingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 22, 2012
• “We the living . . .”Opinion · Toronto Star · Aug 28, 2011
• “We the living . . .”Opinion · Toronto Star · Aug 27, 2011
• “We the living . . .” | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 27, 2011
• Making streets and sidewalks a safer placeOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 2, 2011
• Making streets and sidewalks a safer placeOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 1, 2011
• The joys and sorrows of cyclingOpinion · Toronto Star · May 27, 2010
• The joys and sorrows of cyclingOpinion · Toronto Star · May 26, 2010
• The joys and sorrows of cyclingOpinion · Toronto Star · May 26, 2010
• Walking to school better in every way for kidsOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 8, 2009
• Shoppers on bikes good for businessOpinion · Toronto Star · May 21, 2009
• Shoppers on bikes good for businessOpinion · Toronto Star · May 20, 2009
• Lessons in simplicity on warmingOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 29, 2008
• Lessons in simplicity on warmingOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 28, 2008
• Emissions for the poor, tax breaks for the wealthyOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 23, 2008
• Emissions for the poor, tax breaks for the wealthyOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 22, 2008
• A bicycle-friendly city is environment-friendly, too | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 16, 2007
• Always an excuse to driveOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 31, 2007