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posted by Joe on Friday, June 05, 2009 Share/Save/Bookmark

Happy Friday!

BikeMonth is two weeks old now... and bikes are continuing to stay in the news. Here's all the news that has appeared on BikingToronto in the past week, plus all the stories in the media we've come across.

News:
  • Public Works Committee Approves 24 km of Bikelanes
    As BikingToronto let you know on Monday... The Public Works Committee discussed 24 km of new bikelanes at their meeting yesterday... and improved them all. Here are a couple excerpts from news articles about it: Toronto Sun: New bike lanes approved by city City councillors swear they're not "anti-car," but…
  • TCAT News Bulletin: June 2
    BikingToronto is a TCAT supporter. Here's the latest from TCAT: The Toronto Coalition for Active Transport just released their latest e-bulletin. It's now on their website, so here's what it covers - you can decide for yourself if you want to read more...
  • Toronto Moving Forward on BikeSharing
    Great news... after issuing an REOI (Request for Expressions of Interest) for a Public Bicycles Project in April, Toronto is moving ahead... with one item on the agenda (page 27) of the June 3rd Public Works and Infrastructure Meeting (PDF file) being to negotiate with the Public Bicycle System…
  • New Bikelanes being Discussed at June 3rd Public Works Meeting
    The Public Works Committee is discussing (pages 25-27 - PDF file) a bunch of new bikelanes on June 3rd. They come to 24.1 km in total. Here is the list: The General Manager, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1 City Council approve the installation of bicycle lanes on the following roadways:…
  • City Amending By-Laws To Ban E-Bikes and Folding Bikes from Sidewalks
    E-bikes, or "power assisted bicycles" are relatively new additions to the streetscape. So much so, that the City of Toronto by-laws do not specifically ban them from riding on sidewalks (as regular bikes are). The City is looking into changing this... and will be discussing it at the June 3…
  • Cyclist Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries in Crash
    The Toronto Star is reporting on a cyclist-car collision from last night: The 53-year-old man was heading west on Rogers Rd. in the bike lane shortly after 7 p.m. At Silverthorn Ave., the van turned right and he hit the side. The force of the crash threw him to the…

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