{"id":1086,"date":"2006-08-21T13:13:06","date_gmt":"2006-08-21T17:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=1086"},"modified":"2006-08-21T13:13:06","modified_gmt":"2006-08-21T17:13:06","slug":"bikefriday-starts-this-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/08\/21\/bikefriday-starts-this-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"BikeFriday starts THIS FRIDAY!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Do you know someone who would like to ride their bike to work, but is too nervous to ride in traffic?<\/p>\n

Have you ever experienced the wonderfully safe feeling of a group ride through the city?<\/p>\n

This is the idea behind BikeFriday<\/a>: safety in numbers.<\/p>\n

From the bikingtoronto<\/a> blog:<\/p>\n

Remember the kick-off to BikeWeek<\/a>? The great “group commute” of thousands of bike commuters travelling west from Danforth and Woodbine, east from Bloor and High Park…as well as many other start-points around the city?<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It was great to have bikes be so prevalent on the roads that day that it was safe for us. The sheer number of cyclists travelling together made car drivers a lot more careful.<\/em><\/p>\n

Therefore, BikeFriday<\/strong> asks… why does this only happen one day a year?<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The BikeFriday<\/strong> concept is simple: meet in groups and ride to work together on the last Friday of every month.<\/p>\n

Grassroots Environmental Products<\/a> at 372 Danforth is providing a free bikers breakfast (which has, apparently, helped to capture the attention of some bike-minded municipal politicians.)<\/p>\n

Mayor David Miller<\/a> has also expressed interest in BikeFriday<\/strong>. Although he is too busy to join this Friday’s ride, his office says he will participate in the future.<\/p>\n

Hmm…maybe someone should let the Mayor know that BikeFriday<\/strong> still needs a contact person for the Bloor-High Park route?!<\/p>\n

If you would like to be the contact person for a BikeFriday<\/a> group ride in your neighbourhood, contact: bikefriday@bikingtoronto.com<\/p>\n

I plan to start a Queen West commute for September’s BikeFriday<\/strong> ride. The route would loosely be; Queen (which I usually try to avoid when riding solo) from Sorauren, up to and through Trinity Bellwoods Park, then Dundas to Kensington Market, and finishing (for me) at College and St. George. I would guess that other riders might continue on Dundas to the city centre or head up St. George to Bloor and beyond.<\/p>\n

Overall, BikeFriday<\/strong>‘s goal is to make the last Friday of every month a celebration of cycling in Toronto. Critical Mass<\/a> already greatly contributes to this noble pursuit and so can you. Come on out and make the first BikeFriday<\/strong> a success!
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