Residents oppose reconfiguration of Cyclist-Friendly Queensway-South Kingsway interchange

"What's there now works well and it's already paid for," he said, citing the proposed traffic signals and confusing series of left turns the plan will bring as dangerous impediments to the free-flow of traffic that currently exists.

Glenn De Baeremaeker: The happy-go-lucky, cycle-commuting councillor

As the politician responsible for the state of the city’s watermains, sewers, trash collection and—most importantly—roads, there’s a symbolic dimension to his cycling commitment. It’s also quite clever of him, since every day he gets a close-up look at the city and its dysfunctions that he would never get from the driver’s seat of a car.

My Toronto: Steven Page

Toronto’s a city of ravines that are so often unused. When you do use them, they’re pretty spectacular. They can take you places, too. We have a rehearsal space out by Caledonia and Eglinton and I’d ride my bike regularly from Riverdale to that area using Mount Pleasant Cemetery and the ravines. It’s an exciting way to look at the city.

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