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Here's a wrap-up of all the newsy posts that have been up on BikingToronto since last friday. You can also sign up to get this post in your email every week!
- Toronto Bikeway Network UpdateCurious about the 2008 implementation of the Bikeway Network (the bikelane part of the City's BikePlan)? If you don't know what the Bikeway Network is, here's a very good description from the City's website: Principle: All Toronto residents will be within a five minute bicycle ride to the bikeway…
- Police "Safe Cycling" Campaign Starts TodayThe Toronto Police Service are starting their annual "Safe Cycling" campaign (PDF file) today: The "Safe Cycling−Share the Responsibility" campaign will focus on motorists and cyclists whose actions endanger the lives of road−users. Drivers failing to proceed through turns safely, opening vehicle doors improperly along with driving and parking…
InsideToronto: Bloor transformation assailed by cycling advocates There are other opportunities for cyclists. And I might add that eliminating curbside parking will go a long way to mitigating the problems of cyclists in this section of Bloor Street." |
| InsideToronto: Is there life after traffic? ayor David Miller articulated a hierarchy in the transportation world: Pedestrians before cyclists; cyclists before public transit; and public transit before the dinosaur-fuelled automobile. |
| Torontoist: Bike-Off This Weekend Check out BikingToronto and Abdominal's interactive bike lane and bike shop maps. The Cycle Messenger World Championships run from June 13 to 16 on Toronto Island, and admission is free ($6 for ferry). |
The Canadian Press: Hundreds of bike messengers converge in Toronto for world championships Low pay, no benefits, stiff competition and constant threats posed by aggressive traffic and car doors - being a bike courier is a tough job, and they've got the battle scars to prove it. |
| Globe: This bike race delivers The unique and complex nature of the event reflects the character of the profession. "You get people who can't work in Tim Hortons for 10 minutes who do this job for 50 hours a week, and they risk their lives, and they thrive. |
| Globe: Tell 'em Large Marge sent ya People often blame cyclists for hogging the sidewalks and inconveniencing pedestrians. That was certainly the case on a recent warm spring night at the Bloor Cinema, but it wasn't because they were on their bikes. |
| You might've seen Cheryl Douglas, 57, weaving in and out of the city's busy intersections before, but she's doing it with health benefits and better wages now that she's a part of Courier Co-op Toronto. |
| Sun: Riders celebrate bicycle bonus What used to be 30-minute walk to work is now a breezy 10. My commute is a pleasant one, with the exception of road hogging drivers who disregard the sanctity of bike lanes and try to run me over. |
Global: Police Kick-off Safe Cycling Campaign Police are fed up with cyclists who flout - or worse, completely disobey - the law, the same rules those in cars are expected to follow. Among the worst sins: riding on the sidewalk, not signaling a turn, failing to ride in single file, having two on a si |
| CityNews: Cops Cracking Down On Cyclists Who Don't Obey The Law Police are fed up with cyclists who flout - or worse, completely disobey - the law, the same rules those in cars are expected to follow. Among the worst sins: riding on the sidewalk, not signaling a turn, failing to ride in single file, having two on a si |
| Post: Cyclists will commute if dedicated paths are there If more people used their bikes to get to work year-round, that would greatly reduce traffic congestion at the times it really matters: the two daily rush hours. |
Star: Cycling rules to live by Ride with the flow of traffic, but within your limits. Experienced cyclists can manage busy streets, but recreational riders should walk their bike on the sidewalk when they feel unsafe on a road. |
| Star: Cult bikes from Duke's fire About 20 blackened survivors of Queen St. inferno are now coolest ride in town |
| Star: Dangers of cycling Toronto streets reduced by training, bike officer says The blitz is focusing on drivers who make unsafe turns, open car doors without looking or steer into bike lanes. Unruly cyclists are also being held to account. |
It suggests a Toronto that's comfortable in its skin, implying that your city is what you make of it. In this there is elegance, and the old hope that this town's predictable love of efficiency would one day grow up into poetry.
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