Bloor and Yonge – showing the type of traffic that really should be occurring over two subway lines! It was nice to have the smooth asphalt of this part of Yorkville/Bloor to ride on, but it remains a travesty that the City and the merchants failed to provide adequate process and bike safety – though […]
Bells on Bloor 2011
Bells on Bloor is back!! This fun and empowering ride is happening on Sat. June 18, meeting at High Park and proceeding again to Queen’s Park. Join a large throng of young and old cyclists for a joy ride along Bloor in support of Bloor bike lanes. A police escort makes it safe for children, […]
A cyclist that chooses not to ride in a rough patch zone at Bloor and Spadina is barely missed by an overtaking cab last summer. We have to have a consistently rideable road and drivers who won’t brush past and endangering us.
An Open Letter to Rob Ford
Dear Councillor Ford Thanks for being at the Levee, and for a few words with me about biking issues. I’ve put a lot of time into promoting better biking over the last 15/20 years, and we still have far to go. I was very pleased to have a few words with your brother about climate […]
The parts of Bloor west of Dundas St. W are now smooth again, and may well be getting bike lanes, some thanks being due to Councillors Perks and Vaughan and local community support. But we don’t need the bike lanes where it’s easy and wide as much as where it’s really tight and narrow – […]
The parts of Bloor west of Dundas St. W are now smooth again, and may well be getting bike lanes, some thanks being due to Councillors Perks and Vaughan and local community support. But we don’t need the bike lanes where it’s easy and wide as much as where it’s really tight and narrow – […]
The Tossing of King Rotford from Tino on Vimeo.
Take The Tooker Bike Rally
50 politically motivated cyclists took to Bloor today (Oct. 23) to say “We Bike We Vote”. En route they were greeted by Mayoral hopeful Himy Syed who redirected cyclists to the car drop-off loop across from Trinity Bellwoods Park, jumped on a table, and passionately articulated his desire for a bicycle-friendly city. The mass then took their message for […]
Bike Ride for Bike Lanes on Bloor
Saturday, October 23 路 12:00pm – 1:30pmStarts at High Park, noon and rides east along Bloor, past Joe Pantelone’s office and down to George Smitherman’s office (Ford’s is near the airport)With an election on Monday, let鈥檚 tell candidates how attractive bike lanes on Bloor could be, and how necessary for our safety! Please invite your […]
Cycling and Climate Change
A new report from the US makes clear links between better biking and fighting climate change. It’s worthwhile to read and share.