"The second big move is the creation of a region-wide network of bicycle lanes," outlined Rob MacIsaac of Metrolinx. "Walking, cycling, roller blading and other mobility devices" could all use the routes, he expanded.

In a brief court appearance this morning at Old City Hall, the accused bike thief was awarded a six-week adjournment so his attorney, Lon Rose, can review the thousands of documents involved in his case.

With the right number of bikes at start-up—Boyce suggested one thousand as a bare minimum, but the audience thought five thousand was a more attractive number—and a network developed to follow (and expand upon) Toronto's existing bike infrastructure, a bike sharing system could easily succeed here.

Metrolinx hopes to spend $500 million on building 7,500 kilometres of on- and off-road bike lanes. It also wants a series of transportation hubs around the region to make it easy to transfer from one mode of transportation to another.

There are about 100 projects in the plan. The key aspects include: An integrated cycling and walking network with more than 7,000 kilometres of dedicated cycling lanes.

As an arterial street where car is king, Dundas forces suburban cyclists to make this decision: peddle on the sidewalk or compete for space with vehicles doing 70km/hr in the darkness of the overpass. I've stepped aside for many cyclists in this area. Pedestrians and cyclists share sidewalk space – I don't think too many walkers begrudge them for taking this route. It happens along other parts of Etobicoke countless times a day. I'm sure there are complaints and safety concerns about having bikes on sidewalks, but I'd wager that in a region of the city where cars are the preferred method of travel, pedestrians and cyclists are on the same side.