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 [...]
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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' [...]
(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 [...]
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The IMBA (International Mountain Biking Association) Ontario rep says Toronto is getting closer to adding a mountain biking park, as the City's strategic planners have update the BMX Go Forward Strategy to also include [...]
In the lefty news site Straight Goods, our favourite cycling lawyer, Albert Koehl, weighs in on the lethal cost of automobiles. You may also know Koehl from helping to push the cycling agenda with the province, perhaps one reason why the provincial Environmental Commissioner mentioned Toronto's slow pace of [...]
I found the above illustration on the GOOD website.
According to the City of Toronto (Census) riding to work was up 32,6% between 2001 and 2006 from 1,3 to 1,7. Not bad but too slow for my likes. Wonder what the current stats might [...]
According to this Toronto Police news release, two cyclists collided on the trail near Bayview Ave. and Pottery Road, resulting in the death of an 84 year old man.
Police request assistance with bicycle−on−bicycle collision
Broadcast time: 17:35
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Traffic Services
416−808−1900
On [...]
Does anybody know the background of this car shaped bike?The Toronto Cyclists Union Bike Camp was a great success (see video)! Thanks to all the people who contributed their great ideas.
The day was packed with two time periods of 9 sessions from which we could choose. We were encouraged to move around and find the best fit. The sessions [...]
