Bikes
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 078, Bike Month
It’s Bike Month! It’s a time we celebrate cycle culture in Toronto and surrounding cities and towns. At least officially. Despite some...
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OP-ED: The bicycle licence, again
For almost as long as there have been bicycles in Toronto, there have been politicians who considered the bicycle licence as a solution to some cycling...
By Albert Koehl -
OP-ED: When Process is the Enemy of Progress
Politicians and government bureaucrats love process. Let’s not rush to blame them, though, because there’s a lot to love. Carrying out a...
By Roger Morier and Jonathan Schmidt -
OP-ED: Road Safety for All — What’s Not to Like?
By Albert Koehl and Roger Morier, road safety advocates and members of the We Belong on Bloor campaign of Community Bikeways. There’s nothing new about...
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Emerging perspectives on cycling policy and practice in the GTHA
By Thomas van Laake, University of Manchester, Léa Ravensbergen, McMaster University, David Simor, The Centre for Active Transportation, and Matti...
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Mayor Chow’s cycling network challenge
Olivia Chow’s victory in the Toronto mayoral by-election, brushing off anti-bike lane rhetoric, has been hailed as a new dawn for cycling in Canada’s...
By Thomas Van Laake -
OP-ED: Motor mania and the mayoral hopefuls
Toronto’s mayoral hopefuls are wise to give all due respect to the demands of the city’s most dogged optimist: the motor enthusiast. For over...
By Albert Koehl -
Measuring Toronto’s unsafe construction zones
Prior to this September’s return to school, Mayor John Tory announced that the City of Toronto will be doubling down on its construction-related road...
By Mischa Young -
PODCAST: Election Panel with Matt Elliott and Tricia Wood
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we are bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will break down the candidates, platforms...
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ELECTION: 2022 Toronto Election from a Cycling Perspective
Torontonians will be off to the polls on Monday, October 24 in an election that will see significant turnover, with seven councillors not seeking...
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Biking through Barrie’s Black history
Cycling along Barrie’s waterfront trail, on a cloudless day with the sun burnishing the sky, the trees quiet in the still air, I came across a heritage...
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The Meadoway: Realizing the power of connectivity
This article was first published in November in the Park People “10 Years Together in City Parks” series, and is republished here with...
By Shawn Micallef