Martino's Bike Lane Diary

• Bike Symbols added to Bike Lanes

  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Bike Symbols added to Bike Lanes, originalmente cargada por Times-Up. Via Times Up! in New York (2008) [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 4:20pm EST
  by Tino

• Cops Get Caught Parking In The Bike Lane

  News Toronto & GTA Bike lane backlash Cop spotted by Sun parked illegally to get his lunch gets dressing down from superiors By BRYN WEESE, SUN MEDIA A police officer returns from a west-end cafe after leaving his cruiser in the bike lane on Annette St. for at least 20 minutes. (Bryn Weese, Sun [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:25am EST
  by Tino

• The Guardian Bike Blog

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  The Guardian Newspaper publishes a very good Bicycle blog. Hmm.  How come Toronto's media including the CBC cannot get it act together on this? Graphic by Marriedtothesea' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:43pm EST
  by Tino

• Rollin'.

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  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Rollin'., originalmente cargada por somnambulant. By Wes Hodgson, along the Elora Cataract Trailway ' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:35pm EST
  by Tino

• CBN | 5TH ANNUAL TORONTOTHEBETTER MOVIE SERIES

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  Community Bicycle Network is pleased to announce, on behalf of Toronto the Better (www.torontothebetter.net), the upcoming bicycle film event: 2009/10  5TH ANNUAL TORONTOTHEBETTER MOVIE SERIES [WWW.TORONTOTHEBETTER.NET] We invite you to PWYC Movies, Discussion and Action about everyday economic choices for A BETTER TORONTO AND A BETTER WORLD NOVEMBER, 2009  MOVIE, DISCUSSION, ACTION: Bicycling [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 2:15am EST
  by Tino

• Revolution

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  Directed by Paco Abraham & Daniel Latorre [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:31pm EST
  by Tino

• Women & Bikephobia

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  The Toronto Star had a very good article about women and cycling in Toronto a subject which Nancy Smith Lea has done some great reserach on. In particular, the city should take note of Nancy Smith Lea findings but are they listening? Tragically, no. Read Nancy's fine article here:http://nancy.smithlea.ca/?page_id=3 Photo: Bloor and' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:01pm EST
  by Tino

• New Bike-Friendly Cafe Opening Nov. 20

  SONIC will open on November 20th on Nassau just east of Spadina. Check it out. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:04am EST
  by Tino

• College and Manning 9:20 AM

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  Where the Bike Lane begins and ends. Meanwhile the rhetoric at City Hall goes on. Quote from Mayor Miller at a transit symposium on Thursday: "The City of Toronto is not building any new roads," he said. "Our goal is to accommodate all future transportation use by a combination of" [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:32am EST
  by Tino

• Park In The Bike Lane? Welcome to Toronto!

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  Photo: ARC and it's Guaranteed Bike Lane Action Star Article The Star reporter, without hardly even trying, catches driver parked in the bike lane for 15 minutes doing paperwork and playing with Blackberry. You could call and report it: 416-808-6600 (but please don't hold your breath)' [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 4:56pm EST
  by Tino

• The New Scooter Lane

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  Photo: Gabi Sarlay. Toronto, earlier this week. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:33am EST
  by Tino

• Bad Cyclists? Nah, Mostly Just Bad Drivers

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  Another fine article in the Guardian The myth of the evils of cycling bad behaviour ... [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:29am EST
  by Tino

• The 'Good' Cyclist

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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:51am EST
  by Tino

• Action Alert

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  Action Alert: Fine Increase & Added Enforcement for Bike Lane Parking infractions!  Reply  Toronto Cyclists Union to Tino show details 4:00 PM (20 hours ago) ACTION ALERT:  lend your voice in support of added enforcement for parking/stopping in bike lane infractions, and to double this fine from $60 to $120. RE: Toronto Police Services Board meeting, Nov 19, [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 12:41am EST
  by Tino

• 1960 Bowden

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  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 1960 Bowden, originalmente cargada por hebegbeez. The Future is now or, hey, never was. Thanks to Todd Tyrtle for the find. [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:17am EST
  by Tino

• Toronto's Specter Pastes Up Brooklyn

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  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } IMG_4435, originalmente cargada por jakedobkin. Stylish! [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 6:23pm EST
  by Tino

• Spin

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  Fine snacks from Japan!! [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 5:24pm EST
  by Tino

• Bike Design Perfected

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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 5:22pm EST
  by Tino

• Via the awesome Fixed Gear ...

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  Via the awesome Fixed Gear Blog [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 5:19pm EST
  by Tino

• The Pedal Streetcar

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  Only in Europe! [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 5:21pm EST
  by Tino

• Freedom

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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 3:58am EST
  by Tino

• House of Pistard Skidder Cartoon

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  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } House of Pistard Skidder Cartoon, originalmente cargada por amphalon. Love it! [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 2:30pm EST
  by Tino

• Cars: Out Of The Way

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  "We don't need any new infrastructure, what we need is to clear the existing infrastructure of inefficient vehicles and replace them with efficient ones." Low-tech Magazine has a fine article on bike power! Illustration by Marriedtothesea' [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 11:07am EST
  by Tino

• Dundas West & Dupont

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  The City of Toronto has finished installing the tightly spaced sharrows for cyclists crossing this bus and dangerous intersection. I like. [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 12:20pm EST
  by Tino

• A Bike Thief Writes Back

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  Via Soup.io [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 12:33pm EST
  by Tino

• Bicycle Symbol Designs I like

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:31pm EST
  by Tino

• Can't Ride This One

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  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Can´t ride this one, originalmente cargada por The 157. Fine stencil work! [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 2:21pm EST
  by Tino

• Rive Yourself A Raise ...Bike To Work

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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 3:23pm EST
  by Tino

• A New Reward For Drivers (Coming July 2010)

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  The Toronto Star had an article with another version of the plate available for drivers who bought all-electric vehicles. Slight problem. Cars are not green, ever. Bicycles sure are but I suspect we won't get much of an acknowledgement from the Province anytime soon. We just get lip service (6mb .pdf), don't [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 12:14pm EST
  by Tino

• Transparency

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  via GOOD [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:32pm EST
  by Tino

• 11 Impossibly Loaded Bicycles

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  http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/impossibly-loaded-bicycles/12720 This is the 12th bicycle that could have been included ... (Photo) Mary Mattingly’s precarious bipedal vehicles from her Nomadographies [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 5:06pm EST
  by Tino

• Bad Bike Karma

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  Found on the web by Todd Tyrtle. Merci. [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 3:21pm EST
  by Tino

• Thank You

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  The Toronto Bike Union has started a thank you campaign aimed at drivers. Anything new and positive is a good idea. There was a fascinating article by Catherine Porter in the Star about it last week. OK. I used to give out free sticks of Juicy Fruit gum to drivers parked [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 8:52am EST
  by Tino

• Ghost Bike Update

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  This is one of the first ghost bikes installed in Ontario outside of Toronto. It was placed at the collision scene where Shane Vandermeer, 20 died near Cambridge. Photo source Meanwhile, the Ghost Bike installed by ARC for Harold Donald Bilodeau at Spdina and Nassau has been removed by persons unknown. [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 8:46am EST
  by Tino

• Road Rage, Circa 1890

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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 4:57pm EDT
  by Tino

• Ride The City (Safer Route Mapping)

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  A wonderful use of the web for cyclists. http://www.ridethecity.com/ [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 8:53pm EDT
  by Tino

• Velocipede

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  Via Marriedtothesea [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 2:23pm EDT
  by Tino

• Postcards by Tino

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  A selection of original Toronto cycling postcards are available exclusively at the fine new Hoopdriver Bicycles Shop on College (just east of Dufferin) More samples [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 10:40am EDT
  by Tino

• First Annuak Hallowheelin' Ride

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  Studio Tofu presents: in conjunction with: dandyhorse magazine / spacing magazine / now magazine the First Annual Hallowheelin' Urban Cycling Challenge Saturday, October 31st Open to ALL cyclists of ALL skill levels. Two Courses: Easy and Hard $8 To Ride, Includes Halloween After Party Registration Starts 530pm at Manic Coffee 426 College Ride Starts at 700pm SHARP! Halloween afterparty @' [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 12:23pm EDT
  by Tino

• Cyclo Cross Season

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  Willow Beach CX Race Photo via Fixed Gear Blog [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 5:19pm EDT
  by Tino

• The Bell

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  Find more videos like this on www.truveo.com. [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 9:56am EDT
  by Tino

• Off-duty cop who beat up cyclist on Queen street in 2007 = Not guilty!

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  Remember this? Buddy stops at the traffic light at Queen and Bay and driver gets his nose out of joint about it. As in 'Get out of my f#!%ng way. Driver gets out and pummels the guy. The original event was covered on the Spacing Wire From the National Post article' [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 5:31am EDT
  by Tino

• Le son du pignon by David Martin

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  "A bicycle repairman absorbed in dull everyday work is swept over by the repetitive rhythm." [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 3:59pm EDT
  by Tino

• Bike Station Halloween Open House

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  You are invited to come out and support cycling in Toronto by attending the Bicycle Station Halloween Open House on Friday October 30th. This is a free event to let people know we are opening the Bicycle Station to winter storage by not enforcing our 48 hour rule from November [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 11:47am EDT
  by Tino

• With Love From, Sao Paulo (Again)

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  Source Photo by Felipe Morozini [...]
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  Posted: October 25, 2009, 5:43pm EDT
  by Tino

• Fall Bliss #2

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  Just south of Monarch Park [...]
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  Posted: October 24, 2009, 10:39am EDT
  by Tino

• Green LIght For Cyclists (UK)

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  http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6837656.ece Cyclists will be permitted to ride the wrong way along one-way streets under a change intended to encourage more people to give up their cars or use them less. The Government will announce today that cyclists will be permitted to ignore no-entry signs: a practice already followed by many, including David [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 4:01pm EDT
  by Tino

• Cars are death traps in many ways

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  Cyclist's death highlights auto hazards Cars are death traps in many ways. October 19, 2009 by Albert Koehl Darcy Allan Sheppard accomplished this year what almost 3,000 other Canadians will fail to do: get more than fleeting public attention for his death on our roads. If Sheppard's death had not occurred in downtown Toronto, [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 10:58am EDT
  by Tino

• Fall Bliss #1

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  Bickford Park just north of Harbord [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 10:37am EDT
  by Tino

• David Byrne - Bicycle Diaries (New Book)

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  In Toronto: DAVID BYRNE with Jack Layton, Ken Greenberg and Yvonne Bambrick at IFOA, Fleck Dance Theatre (207 Queens Quay)Saturday (October 24). Article in NOW Magazine [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 10:13am EDT
  by Tino

• SPIN by Evelyn Parry

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  SPIN Written and performed by Evalyn Parry With Anna Friz and Brad Hart | Directed by Ruth Madoc Jones Starring: The BICYCLE As muse, musical instrument, and instrument of social change. A Two Wheeled Evening of Entertainment, Featuring: Music, Spoken Word and Theatre.  The Safety Bicycle: Amplified! Using modern effects Pedals and contact Microphones, the players manipulate the acoustic [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 1:02am EDT
  by Tino

• The Bicycle Union Says ' Thank You'

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  Campaign aimed at drivers who look out for cyclists. Like it. [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 2:47pm EDT
  by Tino

• Police cancel aggressive driver blitz.

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  Guy, BLD’s main researcher, was at police headquarters Monday to attend the press conference for Toronto Police Service’s (TPS) very first blitz on drivers who act aggressively with cyclists. It was rumoured this blitz was in response to the strong criticism police got over their recent cyclist blitz. Apparently this [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 9:17pm EDT
  by Darren

• Nakenger - 'To drive is to wage war"

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  Nakenger : "Rouler en voiture, c'est faire la guerre." from inzebaba on Vimeo. This time he rides through Lausanne, Switzerland.' [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 11:47am EDT
  by Tino

• Meanwhile In New York, Bike Lanes!

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  Posted: October 19, 2009, 2:03pm EDT
  by Tino

• Traffic Planning As If Bicycles Mattered

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  As this article in the Globe and Mail points out, in Copenhagen bicycles really do matter. Photo by Adrienne Lloyd [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2009, 9:58am EDT
  by Tino

• Bike Union Fundraiser - October 28th

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  http://bikeunion.to/event/2009/10/05/toronto-cyclists-union-fundraiser-cocktail-masquerade performances by top Canadian entertainers like Coco Love Alcorn  silent auction 6–9, raffle 9–12 featuring a whole lot of great bikes, riding apparel and other bikaphenalia  open bar 6–9, delectable finger foods and fine Canadian beer, wine and spirits  bike expo featuring Toronto’s top bike shops [...]
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  Posted: October 18, 2009, 5:25pm EDT
  by Tino

• Ski Boys by Benn Zenga

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  SKI BOYS from Benny Zenga on Vimeo. Benny's second film as far as I know and really it's so joyful it is simply irresistible. Love it. [...]
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  Posted: October 17, 2009, 3:00pm EDT
  by Tino

• Rally Round The Bike (Torontoist)

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  It's Time! Art by Bastardilla (Bogota, Colombia) [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 12:47pm EDT
  by Tino

• Meanwhile In The UK...

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  http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6841326.ece Cycling plan to blame drivers for all crashes Ministers are considering a far-reaching change in the law in a bid to promote greener transport. MINISTERS are considering making motorists legally responsible for accidents involving cyclists or pedestrians, even if they are not at fault. Government advisers are pushing for changes [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 11:00am EDT
  by Tino

• Bike Lane In The Rain

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  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } carril bici, originalmente cargada por olympicoandres. Great shot from Spain [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 4:38pm EDT
  by Tino

• Style Council - My Ever-changing Moods

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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 5:38am EDT
  by Tino

• Bob Minoske (Bicycling Magazine) v.s. Toronto Councillor Michael Walker

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  (snip) "Already, demands that cyclists be licensed and insured, bikes be registered, extra taxes be imposed on cyclists, and more directly to the point, new legislation be enacted limiting our rights to the road, have entered the public discourse. These demands are not a rational response to a perceived problem; rather, they are vindictive in nature, and rooted in" [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 4:09am EDT
  by Tino

• Whodunnit

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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 9:46pm EDT
  by Tino

• Bike Camp October 17 - Bike Union

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  http://bikeunion.to/event/2009/07/24/bikecamp-09 It's essentially a series of simultaneous participant led/generated workshops - all related to various aspects of cycling, and the politics of cycling advocacy.  BikeCamp is an opportunity for bike union members, would be members, and the wider cycling advocacy community, to come together and jam on a variety of ideas, [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 3:40pm EDT
  by Tino

• Edward Burtynsky: OIL

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  Tar Sands, Alberta, by Edward Burtynky National Post article by Leah Sandals http://www.nationalpost.com/arts/movies/story.html?id=2083947&p=1 Showing in Toronto at the Nicholas Metevier Gallery http://www.metiviergallery.com/exhibition.php?exhibition=burtynsky_2009 [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 1:29pm EDT
  by Tino

• West Toronto Railpath Bliss

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  No doubt my favourite ride in the city right now. [...]
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  Posted: October 11, 2009, 3:05pm EDT
  by Tino

• Nuit Blanche Bike Moments #2

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  Bicycle City, Japanese artists. Bicycles by Martin Heath, Cinecycle, Toronto [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 3:02pm EDT
  by Tino

• Happy Birthday, John Lennon (1940 - 1980)

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  "I was the first to own  a bicycle, then Liela and lastly, John. We did a lot  of cycling, mainly in and around the Woolton and Allerton area. We would cycle to the Abbey Cinema and the Gaumont and up  as far as Speke Airport.  But we were never allowed to venture on our bikes into Liverpool" [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 2:00am EDT
  by Tino

• Nuit Blanche Bike Moments #1

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  Art by Roadsworth. [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 3:02pm EDT
  by Tino

• Das Rad (The Wheel) Oscar Nominated Short Film

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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 4:24pm EDT
  by Tino

• Environment report knocks Toronto's lack of bike lanes (CBC)

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  http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/10/07/bicycle-environment.html Toronto's cycling enthusiasts celebrated a small victory this week after the province's environmental commissioner released a report criticizing the city over its lack of bike lanes. In his annual report, this year entitled Building Resiliance, commissioner Gord Miller criticized Toronto's handling over the Bloor Street [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 10:22am EDT
  by Tino

• How Tomorrow Moves

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  Posted: October 06, 2009, 3:54pm EDT
  by Tino

• Pedal Power - CBC Full Doc Online

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  Full version online on CBC Doczone. [...]
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  Posted: October 05, 2009, 11:18am EDT
  by Tino

• Bike vs. Helicopter = Bike Wins!

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  Posted: October 04, 2009, 11:46am EDT
  by Tino

• The Family That Rides Together ...

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  Photos by Sabine Coenegrachts. Merci! [...]
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  Posted: October 03, 2009, 3:08pm EDT
  by Tino

• Toronto Union Bike Station Opens

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  A bicycle station is a secure, indoor bicycle parking facility. It also functions as an information centre where customers can get information on bicycling, walking and public transit in Toronto. The bicycle station at Union Station includes a change room, a mechanic stand and a variety of tools for customer use, [...]
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  Posted: October 03, 2009, 5:38am EDT
  by Tino

• Bloor Street Sharrow Surprise

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  Created with flickrSLiDR. Although these sharrows were hinted at during meetings earlier in the year with Transportation Services, they are a welcome addition for the time being. More sharrows will be added according to city staff in between the ones pictured here. Bike Lanes? One can dream. It must be noted that [...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 3:57pm EDT
  by Tino

• Sharrows on Bloor

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  Unblievable but true. http://twitpic.com/jttdo And no, and it ain't by the Urban Repair Squad.  Photo by Chris Kay.  Thank you Chris. Good Eye!' [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 6:58pm EDT
  by Tino

• (Toronto Star) City Slow To Install Bike Lane Network

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  (snip) "Thirty-six kilometres doesn't sound like a lot out of a promised 1,000, but that's all the bike lanes the city could put to pavement in 2009. It's been eight years since the ambitious Bike Plan was announced, when Torontonians were told we'd have more than 1,000 kilometres of new paths, lanes and trails" [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 10:47am EDT
  by Tino

• Safe Bicycle Parking Concept From Spain

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  Fully automated for ground level  and underground bicycle parking. More Info  [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 8:53am EDT
  by Tino

• I Feel Strange When I Drive

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  Art by Valdinei Calvento [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 12:35pm EDT
  by Tino

• Time to stop giving bicyclists a free ride? (National Post)

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  Actually, the National Post today got it backwards. High time to stop giving motorists a free ride. If the columnist had done their research as Todd Litman did for the Victoria Transportation Policy Institute ... http://www.web.net/~lukmar/whoserd.pdf ... he would have discovered that cyclists pay more than their fair share to use public roads, [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 5:28pm EDT
  by Tino

• BLD was a year early Your Honour.

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  BLD readers were way ahead of everybody else. They knew back in January of last year that Mayor Miller would be toast.http://bikelanediary.blogspot.com/2008/01/2008-predictions.html [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 8:35pm EDT
  by Darren

• Toronto Bikes 2008

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  Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR. Images from Bike Month 2008. Looking back now this was my favourite bike month ever. [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 5:35am EDT
  by Tino

• Right Down The Middle ( NYC)

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  Posted: September 27, 2009, 3:01pm EDT
  by Tino

• Hit & Run

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  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Hit & Run, originalmente cargada por Tal Bright. Says it all! [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 5:01pm EDT
  by Tino

• Jazz in the Bike Lane

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  Photo by Yvonne Bambrick http://richardunderhill.com/music/Bike_lane_short.mp3 [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 9:22am EDT
  by Tino

• Fun With Signage

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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 5:34pm EDT
  by Tino

• Car-Free Day Critical Mass Tuesday

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  This Tuesday (Sept. 22) Bloor and Spadina 6PM Artwork by Mona Caron, SF [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 11:28am EDT
  by Tino

• Bicycle Romance - Southern Spanish Style

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  Posted: September 20, 2009, 5:56pm EDT
  by Tino

• The Bill

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  Posted: September 19, 2009, 10:42am EDT
  by Tino

• Making Cycling Irresistible (by John Pucher and Ralph Buehler)

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  Another fine article by these two Rutgers scholars. I wonder if Obama is listening. [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 2:44pm EDT
  by Tino

• Falling Far Far Behind ... Since Being Number One In 1995

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  Bicycling Magazine Names Toronto the Best Cycling City In North America (1995) By Daniel Egan, Barb Wentworth and Sue Zielinski - CyclometerWow! Bicycling Magazine chose our city as the best cycling city in North America. In their November-December issue, Scott Martin writes, ‘The blend of programs, ridership and natural amenities sets [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 10:50am EDT
  by Tino

• The Etch-A-Sketch Bike Map of Toronto

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  Amazing. [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 8:15am EDT
  by Tino

• Marcos Valle 'Bicicleta' (1984)

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  Vintage Bicycle Video Cheese. This was hit in Brasil, really. [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 6:01pm EDT
  by Tino

• Sixty-two Miles Of Separated Bike Lanes for Buenos Aires by 2011

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  Wow. That's about the same as all the bike lanes in Toronto right now. Well, lets hope this kid will see that sort of commitment to cycling in his lifetime in Toronto. The news appeared on Treehugger Photo by Yvonne Bambrick from the 2009 Contact Exhibition 'DIY - The Revolution starts with you' [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 3:55pm EDT
  by Tino

• Bob Mionske In Bicycling Writes About Darcy Allan Sheppard

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  An excellent article appeared in Bicycling about the killing of Allan Sheppard ... Read here Image 'Bike Path' by Henri Duhamel [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 9:51am EDT
  by Tino

• Meanwhile in Copenhagen

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  Bicycle Commuter Superhighways in Copenhagen The City of Copenhagen is currently planning to expand the existing, extensive network of bike lanes to extend farther out into the suburbs. A network of 13 high-class routes - 'bicycle superhighways' if you will - dedicated to bicycle commuters and aimed at encouraging more to [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 11:40pm EDT
  by Tino

• Sanity

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  A dose of sanity from BBC Radio in response to mandatory bike helmet legislation ... [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 5:48pm EDT
  by Tino