After the recent bike thefts via 2x4s, I was wondering why no one had thought of putting little GPS transmitters in bikes to help track where they go after being stolen...
Turns out that UofT has been thinking about it, and have seeded their campus with "bait bikes" with GPS. (via Martino)
It's a super idea, and I wonder what it would take to get a city-wide system hooked up - have people pay a small fee every year for the service, and if their bike gets yanked it's easily tracked. This may do wonders for decreasing bike theft in T.O.
The Globe and Mail has a story about the CarFreeDay events of Friday, calling the city-sponsored and Sierra Club events at Dundas Square boring (although essential for getting politicians and businesses on board). The article goes on to praise the StreetsAreForPeople parade and Parking Meter Parties (photos of which can also be seen on Martino's site) as inspired, community-based, and essential to real change when it comes to how public streets are used.
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