Bikes
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Bike parking takes over car parking spaces
Toronto bike riders can celebrate a “first” today: the City has converted two car parking spots into parking for a minimum of 16 bikes. Here...
By Matthew Blackett -
SUMMER SHORTS 011: Cyclist Bikelist
CHECK OUT TODAY’S SUMMER SHORTS ON SPACING RADIO Lights? Check. Pumped tires? Check. Helmet? Check. Okay, so many of us don’t need to...
By Spacing -
STREET SCENE: Like Beetles
A couple of floors above the sidewalk but avoiding the summit. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
IDEAS FOR TORONTO: Blue bike lanes
This new, regular feature will offer up an idea for how to improve Toronto’s public spaces. Some of the concepts discussed will have implementation...
By Adrian Lightstone -
The diplomacy and politics of biking in Toronto
The following is a reprint of my recent psychogeography column in Eye Weekly on cycling in Toronto. As columns go, it was near the top in terms of the...
By Shawn Micallef -
Complete Streets: How to build them
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part two of a two-part series on Complete Streets. Check out Hilary’s first post from May 23, 2010. If we want...
By Hilary Best -
Smitherman to Curb Your Bike Lanes, Enthusiasm
At his Transportation Policy Launch / $250-a-plate fundraiser on Friday, George Smitherman delivered a 3251-word speech. (I’m going by his official...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
Events Guide – Fix Your Bike Day at Holy Oak
What: Fix Your Bike Day When: Sunday, June 6th Where: Holy Oak Cafe (1241 Bloor St W) Bloordale neighbours Bike Pirates and Holy Oak Cafe team up for Fix...
By Mike Bulko -
Commuting snapshots across the Spacing map
Source: Statistics Canada By Emily Richardson — cross-posted from Spacing Atlantic Despite dramatic differences in population, density, infrastructure...
By Spacing -
Complete Streets: What they are and why we need them
Conversations about the architecture of Toronto’s streets tend to be terribly divisive. You’re either a cyclist or a driver. A transit user or a...
By Hilary Best -
Cyclists rally at Queens Park for three-foot passing legislation
It’s no secret that there are drivers who simply refuse to share the road, and in turn endanger the life of cyclists’ everyday. This is why Cheri DiNovo...
By Nicole McIsaac -
Morning bike traffic: when congestion is good
Last year I spent a month in Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, and Germany examining how the great cities of those countries tackle urban design, transportation...
By Matthew Blackett