Bikes
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LED cycling jacket
The BBC is reporting on an award-winning prototype cycling jacket lined with LED lights that change from green to red depending on whether the cyclist is...
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Events Guide: TCAT Bike Summit 2008
The Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation has organized a Bike Summit that will bring together local, Canadian and international speakers —...
By Dylan Reid -
Bicycle Advocacy Workshop at City Hall
Council Chambers, Toronto City Hall (Queen & Bay) Sunday April 13 – 11:00am to 4:00pm Learn how to improve cycling conditions in your Ward...
By Dave Meslin -
POLL: have you started riding your bike?
Back in the fall we asked Spacing Toronto readers if they planned to ride their bike throughout the winter. Much to our surprise, 37% said they would. We...
By Matthew Blackett -
City Council Bits and Bites
Council’s smallest member This morning, Council’s speaker, Councillor Sandra Bussin, ordered Councillor Rob Ford to retract and apologize...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Winter cyclist profile – Jonny the musician
Spring is now officially here, but as there is a little bit of snow to contend with, we offer you one more in the series of winter cyclist profiles. Name...
By Tammy Thorne -
Let’s build the Bathurst Bridge Toronto deserves
There is going to be a new bridge in town, and Toronto has a rare opportunity to build something great because the Bathurst Street Bridge is about to...
By Shawn Micallef -
Cyclist awareness test
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47LCLoidJh4[/youtube] Keeping with today’s British theme, Transport for London has a great public service...
By Matthew Blackett -
Will a ‘strong’ mayor hold up bikes?
The City of Toronto Official Plan envisions a city where active transportation helps to relieve congestion and improve air quality. Yet, right now less...
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How Torontonians travel
Posted in our headlines today was news about Toronto’s choice of transport, and the numbers indicate that — as a city — we really like...
By Matthew Blackett -
No ride for Duke’s this weekend
There is a planned bike ride in support of Duke’s, which was destroyed in the Queen West Fire, but it is not this weekend as previously reported on...
By Matthew Blackett -
Winter cyclist profile – Alex, Bikechain coordinator
Name / Occupation / Age Alex Gatien / Bikechain coordinator / 22 What do you use your bike for? Everything. I commute year-round and do a fair bit of road...
By Tammy Thorne