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  • Montreal Cycling

    On my recent trip to Montreal, I found the city’s cycling projects very interesting. Of course, Montreal cyclists will tell you they have many...

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  • DuskTOdark Cycling Adventure

    On September 15, Toronto will see its first “Dusk TO Dark” evening mass cycle ride, a 25km trip through the waterfront starting at Fort York...

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  • So Much for a Bike Lane

    It’s bad enough that the city only created 1 km of bike lanes last year. What’s even worse is that the city is allowing those bike lanes that...

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  • Three people don’t make it “mixed reviews”

    The Star has an article today about the Queen’s Quay pedestrian/bike lane experiment. They had quotes from three residents who didn’t seem...

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  • BikeFriday starts THIS FRIDAY!

    Do you know someone who would like to ride their bike to work, but is too nervous to ride in traffic? Have you ever experienced the wonderfully safe...

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  • Stockholm syndrome, part II: BIKES

    I just returned from a week in Sweden and was quite taken by the country’s advanced urbanity. I have a couple posts to make about my trip with some...

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  • * moonlight bike ride *

    Who could resist a moonlight bike ride on a fine August night? Quiet, peaceful, and lit by streetlamps, the city takes on a new, almost more personal...

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  • More stolen bike tales

    Over at the blog The Tea Makers, there are images of a fellow who CBC security wants to chat with. He has been seen working on bike locks in 30 second to...

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  • Two-by-four lore

    What should you do if you see someone with a two-by-four at a bike locked to a ring and post bike stand? As we know from recent city cycling news, there...

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  • Cool Mist in Qatar

    As gas prices rise Toronto’s transit and cycling infrastructure is under attack. First it was the bike rings now it is the transit shelters...

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  • Weekend headlines

    • Bike sculpture built for 300 [ Toronto Star ] • HUME: Glorious kick in the asphalt [ Toronto Star ] • Toronto’s east-west divide ...

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  • Stockholm syndrome

    I’m in Stockholm, Sweden for a week and plan to post my observations about the city’s public realm as much as possible during my time here. I...

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