Bikes
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WWW: Bikes, transit, and why gardens are good for school kids
• There is a tradition amongst cycling advocates around the world to attach a “ghost bike” — every part of it painted solid white — to a light...
By Matthew Blackett -
Apple envisions brainy bicycles
If you’re like me, you’re now imagining how cool it would be to have a personal Asimo to ride doubles with, or at the least, a scrolling...
By Mike Bulko -
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