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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...
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The Hidden Jewel of Hull
Marc Dubé is the owner of most of the parking lots in downtown Hull. He was kind enough to agree to an interview with The Impervious P-lot...
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Winter cyclist profile – Geoffrey, Bike Pirate
Name / Occupation / Age Geoffrey Bercarich/ Student / 23 What do you use your bike for? I bike to and fro between York University and my home at Queen and...
By Tammy Thorne -
Smug on smog
You gotta love it when someone knows they’re doing something environmentally destructive, such as driving an SUV, but still finds it necessary to be...
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Plowed bike lanes vital to winter biking
Following the City’s Bike Winter promotion and the Coldest Day of the Year ride, the Toronto Star featured an article paraphrasing the cycling...
By Tammy Thorne -
Are speed traps the best use of police resources?
There was an interesting article in the Wheels section of the Saturday Star about speed traps and the tradition of flashing headlights at oncoming cars to...
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Tree Tuesday: The Narrowing of Gladstone
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of LEAF posts a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The...
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Winter cyclist profile – Leehe the personal trainer
Name / Occupation / Age Leehe Lev / Self Employed Personal Trainer and Lifestyle Coach, Owner of Whole Self Fitness / 34 What do you use your bike for...
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Continuing to swap one bad habit for another
Last year, The Canadian Cancer Society and Toronto Public Health teamed up to bring you the Driven To Quit challenge which encouraged people to quit...
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Winter cyclist profile – Brandon, Bike Pirate
Name / Occupation / Age Brandon Z / Statistical Consultant / 34 What do you use your bike for? How about what do I *not* use my bike for? Hmmmm…...
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POLL: do you have a driver’s license?
At a recent party over the holidays I asked a majority of the people in attendance if they had a driver’s license. I was surprised by how many folks...
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Casual carpooling
I recently received my newest copy of The Next American City — a magazine similar to Spacing, but focused on all of the US of A. One article that...
By Matthew Blackett