Some news that isn't worth an entire blog post - the ongoing quest by ex-courier Scott to force ex-employer Toronto to make good roads; non-drivers are now paying 49% of all road construction; and a new Velib contract to keep the wheels rolling:
TO city employee bikeshare has barely been' [...]From Derek at BlogTO as a response to Sgt. Tim Burrow's Top 10 list of driver complaints. (BlogTO is good at these lists):
10 - The close pass
9 - Lack of bike lanes
8 - Cars parked in bike lanes
7 - Potholes
Yes, potholes, but also utility [...]
Another video from riconroy, this one a helpful guide for drivers, aiding them in "surviving" city driving and avoiding nasty cyclists and pedestrians.
Driving in the city is a treacherous endeavour, full of difficulty and inconvenience. For anyone who hasn't driven in the city before the rules of the' [...]
I'm sad to report that another cyclist has been killed on the streets on Mississauga. From the few details provided by the police and media, it sounds like the cyclist was riding westbound on Bloor St. at Riverspray Cres. (Between Tomken and Dixie), when he was struck' [...]
Wayne Scott, ex-courier and ex-cycling ambassador, fought and won an eighteen year battle with Revenue Canada over counting courier food as tax deductible fuel. Now he is taking on the City of Toronto to have the Ontario Labour Relations Board to declare Toronto's city streets as safety hazards. Since [...]
A different cop car, but same bike lane
Breaking news: a Toronto police has been caught on a Toronto Sun camera parking in the bike lane on Annette St. We apologize for posting the third bike lane parking related [...]
Lawyer, and former Toronto Police Services Board chair, Alan Heisey, is being supported by bike union members in calling for a crackdown on bike lane blockers. Currently the city is putting in bike lanes but enforcement is lax, effectively negating their usefulness.
A former Toronto [...]
Utility cut on Bloor: That's Bells on Bloor ride on opposite side.
Riding on our utility cuts reminds my GF of rodeo kids riding sheep.
If you've ridden on streets like Dundas West between Spadina and Ossington, you'll have experienced "mutton'" [...]
(Photo: jonnyhunter)
The Walrus' Emily Testa investigates Toronto's plan to implement a public bikesharing system, trying to see if bikesharing will help calm the "war on cars".
Walk a block in Toronto’s downtown core on any weekday [...]
More buildings in Toronto are being built with less car parking, and most are finding that they just don't need it. The mainstream media highlighted a new condo no car parking on the site of the Royal Canadian Military Institute. The developer needed to get a special exemption from' [...]
Photos by Hamish Wilson. I think they speak for themselves. Personally I ride daily along Bloor and it scares me.
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Some Canadian bike shops and distributors are angry, claiming Mountain Equipment Co-op is using its unfair competitive advantage to push its own bike line. Read on.
Its foray this month into bike selling has been criticized by rival specialty retailers for everything from unfair competition because of its tax-exempt [...]
(Photo titled: "bike lane?" by mdintoronto)
In terms of bike lanes, sharrows, lights or any bike infrastructure at all other than post and rings, the Bloor Corridor Visioning Study is a bit of a let down. But there will be a public [...]
The following email comes from Patrick Brown, a cyclist-supporting lawyer here in Toronto. Could cyclists be getting screwed over with insurance settlements in the future? Read on.
This morning I attended a stakeholders meeting with the Ministry of Finance regarding the new changes to auto insurance. It is now on [...]
Catherine Porter of the Star has a bunch of the "Thank You" cards for drivers, a campaign by the Toronto Cyclists Union, but she's having a hard time giving them out. It seems like she's more determined that I. I will, however, wave when a driver allows me to [...]
