• Two New Electric Bike Stores in Town
  Have you seen Electric Bikes in Toronto? They look kind of like scooters, but a bit more bare bones in styling, with big wide pedals sticking out the side: Whether or not you've seen them, or like them, or think they have a right to use bikelanes, you're about to…

• Excerpts from the Budget Committee Deputations
  Over at Eye Weekly, Dale Duncan has summarized some of the deputations from the public and organizations at Tuesday's Budget Committee Hearings (these are summaries, not verbatim): Smog from cars kills around 440 people a year according to Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health. The most effective way to get people…

• Daylight Savings Time: Do you feel okay?
  A little over a week ago, Spacing Toronto picked up on a story out of Pittsburgh about how changing the clocks in the fall make us all a little screwy: “The change that’s going to occur on Sunday is going to have some…

• Richard Florida on Bicycling and Cities
  In case you haven't heard of him, economist Richard Florida is often described as an "Urban Guru" as he knows what makes modern cities "tick", and has written about it in books such as Cities and the Creative Class: Richard Florida outlines how…

• Bike Plan Progress at the Budget Committee Meeting
  Martin Koob has posted a great synopsis of yesterday's Budget Committee hearings - and it sounds like some City Councillors are listening to and interested in the needs of Toronto's cycling community. Here are some excerpts from Martin, but check out his full post for much more info:
  

• Nurse Hits and Treats Cyclist on Monday
  Talk about being efficient! A nurse ran a red light at Richmond & Bathurst yesterday, hitting a cyclist. She (or he) got out of the car and treated him, and he'll be okay. From CityNews

• Spacing: Convincing Councillors to Fund Bike Infrastructure
  Matt Blackett over on Spacing has a nice post up about today's Budget Committee hearings. On a personal note, I’ll be interested to see how much money city council dedicates to cycling infrastructure and operational costs. The recently released report from Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health that expresses a serious…

• Union Station Revitalization Open House
  There's an Open House coming up this Wednesday afternoon, whereby you can see what's in store for Union Station as well as offer your own input. Union Station is about to undergo some major changes, but we want your input…

• New Bikelanes on the Queensway
  BikeToronto has photos and background info on new Queensway bikelanes that were painted over the weekend. They extend all the way from Claude Ave (just west of Roncesvalles) all the way over to Windermere: This project is an example of road reconstruction done right. The Toronto Bike Plan only had…

• Recumbents Cruise Toronto
  Recumbent Bikes, or "Bents" always get a lot of attention. A bunch of local recumbent and traditional cyclists got together yesterday for a "Toronto HPV" (Human Powered Vehicle) ride around downtown and out to the Leslie Spit, and good ol' Steeker got some good pics of the group:
  

• Speak Out About Toronto's Cycling Budget
  On Tuesday, November 13th, there will be public hearings about the City of Toronto's budget for next year. How does this impact cyclists? It's all about the money for expanding the bikeplan to its full 1000+ km by 2012. Thanks to BikeToronto for analyzing the numbers for Toronto cyclists:
  

• Bikes And Helmets PST-Free As Of December 1st
  Back in September, during the Provincial Election, BikingToronto reported on a Liberal promise to cut the PST (8%) on bicycles and related equipment. We can tally this up as a promise McGuinty is keeping - as the tax cut takes place on December 1st, just in time for Christmas shopping…

• Spacing: How Long Do You Plan To Ride Your Bike?
  Spacing Toronto just posted a nice little poll about how long into the winter their readers plan to ride their bikes. I commented on the post, which I'll cut-and-paste for you here:
  

• Toronto Public Health: Cutting car emissions saves lives
  Everyone already knows that pollution isn't good for our health, but it's always good to see more and more reports about how cutting vehicle emissions will save lives. The Toronto Star reported on a Toronto Public Health report last weekend: A new study…

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