Bikes
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OP-ED: Stop Framing Bike Infrastructure as the Problem
There is no shortage of distortion in our public discourse right now. Context-free photos. Selective anecdotes. Partial truths repeated until they harden...
By Lanrick Bennett -
Tough Year for Bikes but Optimism Lies Ahead
Last year was a tough year for cycling and road safety in Toronto. The Ford government secured a third straight majority in February and followed up on...
By Robert Zaichkowski -
LORINC: Uncomfortable conversations about road safety
The city’s Vision Zero team released its 2025 data yesterday and the trend lines are encouraging: overall, the number of traffic-related deaths — 39...
By John Lorinc -
Week of Learning with Bruntletts
It was a cool late afternoon in October when I met up with Melissa and Chris Bruntlett at Trees Café on Granville Street. The rain held off as we settled...
By mollybarkowsky -
EVENT: The Week with the Bruntletts, Oct. 6-11
The Week with the Bruntletts Evening Talks & Discussion with the Bruntletts October 6th, 7pm to 9pm – Nikkei National Museum & Cultural...
By Spacing -
Fixing the Gap
Last week, Bike Share Toronto reported a record-breaking 980,000 rides in June. The most ever in a single month. Toronto is inching closer to a...
By Lanrick Bennett -
Bike Lanes: 2 — Ford Nation: 0
In an intriguing aside a third of the way into Justice Paul Schabas’ extraordinary decision (issued yesterday) in Toronto’s bike lane war with...
By John Lorinc -
Derailing Dignity
Spacing’s cycling columnist Sabat Ismail met with Krish Dineshkumar, creator of Derailing Dignity, which was exhibited during the 2025 Mayworks Festival...
By Sabat Ismail -
OP-ED: Pedaling inaccuracies
Recently, Etobicoke MP Yvan Baker joined a small group of residents to publicly denounce the Bloor Street bike lanes. In a statement shared on his...
By Lanrick Bennett -
What Brasilia’s “Bike Reporter” can teach Toronto cycling advocates
As a young man, Afonso Ventania raced bikes competitively, but retired at 26 and decided to go into journalism. He spent several years covering sports and...
By John Lorinc -
Reversing the Ford government’s biking backlash
At a time when Washington has launched a scorched earth attack on virtually all federal climate policies, the Ford government’s hyper-partisan...
By John Lorinc -
The Junction Triangle Parade
Two dedicated community organizations, Friends of West Toronto Rail Path and Angry Locals, are coming together to host a vibrant and meaningful parade...
By Spacing