• Toronto Cyclists Union Launch News
  There's been a whole lot of press about the Toronto Cyclists Union this week. I've included links to all of the stuff I've come across in the "News Links" posts, but thought I'd put it all into one handy post for you: Cyclists need a bicycle built for T.O.
  

• Plans for Sheppard LRT includes Bike Lanes!
  It looks like Sheppard Avenue will be the first part of the Transit City LRT Plan to be installed, and the great news about it (other than the obviously good news that the TTC system is being expanded) is that the plan is for a much more people and bike-friendly…

• Celebrate New Sharrows on Hallam Street
  From the BikingToronto Inbox: Just in time for Toronto Bike Month, a group of cyclists will gather to inaugurate the first section of new cycling road infra-structure to hit Toronto streets this year. The new sharrows on Hallam Street stretching from Dufferin to Ossington are part of the Toronto Bike…

• News Links for Friday, May 23
  Biggest-ever pedal-powered parade to raise bike safety awareness Posted: 22 May 2008 02:06 PM CDT This is the second annual parade. Last year, 500 cyclists of all ages paraded along Bloor Street ringing bells as they rode. Cyclists need a bicycle built for T.O. Posted: 22 May 2008 11:39…

• News Links for Thursday, May 22

Q+A with the Bike Union's Yvonne Bambrick Posted: 21 May 2008 03:20 PM CDT We can do so much better. Toronto is positioning itself as one of the greenest cities in North America, but if we lack the most basic infrastructure required for sustainable transportation, how green are we?…

News Links for Wednesday, May 21
Pro cycling returns to Hogtown Posted: 20 May 2008 12:15 PM CDT After a 20-year drought, professional cycling is returning to St. Lawrence Market by way of the Toronto Criterium (French for 'competition') on May 30. Letters to the Editor: For cyclists, an uphill battle Posted: 20 May 2008…

• Kidical Mass this Friday!
  Want an extremely family-friendly version of Critical Mass in Toronto? Check out "Kidical Mass" this Friday evening: Everyone - young and old - is encouraged to come along to celebrate cycling as a practical, healthy, environmentally-friendly form of transportation for people of all ages. The ride will leave at 6pm.…

• News Links for Tuesday, May 20
  Torontoist: Final Street Furniture Designs Revealed Posted: 16 May 2008 09:44 AM CDT The ubiquitous post-and-ring has become one of Toronto's iconic symbols, and there was alarm that they could disappear to make way for Astral's Flinstones-rack-of-brontosaurus-rib motif. Thankfully, the lollipops aren't disappearing—the final design is...

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