The Safe Cycling Coalition is hitting the courts tomorrow, as an intervenor in the Bloor Street Reconstruction Lawsuit.
If you'd like to attend:
Day: Thursday, Oct. 9th, 2008
Time: 10 am - 5 pm
Location: Main Court House - 130 Queen St. West (map)
Name of Case: William Ashley Ltd v. City of Toronto
Here's some background info about the case, from a previous post:
1. Bloor-Yorkville BIA wants to re-do Bloor Street to make it nicer for pedestrians, including more trees, more flowers, wider sidewalks, no parking, less traffic lanes. They are willing to donate millions of dollars towards this "transformation"
2. City of Toronto says "ok" and allegedly skips important environmental assessment process, although the BIA plan ignores things like placing bikelanes on this popular cycling street, or even making provisions for bikeracks.3. "Concerned About Bloor", a group of merchants concerned about the loss of parking, pursues a lawsuit against the City, saying it shouldn't skip things like environmental assessments
4. The above-mentioned "Safe Cycling Coalition" applies for and is granted permission to intervene in the lawsuit - allowing them to make the case for bikelanes
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