This is overdue. Police ignorance is a recurring issue.
http://commuteorlando.com/wordpress/2010/04/14/lane-use-and-cyclist-safe...
NOTE: commuteorlando recently ran a series on police bicycle training.
geoffrey : 13 years 11 months ago
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There will be a launch party for the graphic novel on Igor Kenk, aptly called KENK. (I'll be on the panel for the subsequent panel discussion on bike theft and Igor Kenk, taking place at the end of May). Details about launch party below:
Thurs. May 6th, 2010 - 7:00pm 'til late
@ The Cadillac Lounge
1296 Queen St West
(includes back patio)ADMISSION IS FREE
Presented by Pop Sandbox, TCAF, Hot Docs, The CFC Media Lab, TCHAD Magazine, NOW Magazine & Steam Whistle
Come celebrate the release of KENK at our official Hot Docs and Toronto Comic Arts Festival launch event, in partnership with the CFC Media Lab. The entire creative team will be on hand to celebrate the release and do a special short presentation as well as display original artwork, animation and more. This event will go 'til late.
KENK will be available for purchase on-site from Type Books.
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KENK: A Graphic Portrait is a ground-breaking 304-page journalistic comic book detailing the life and times of Igor Kenk, “the world’s most prolific bicycle thief” (The New York Times and The Guardian). In summer 2008, Kenk was arrested and nearly 3,000 bicycles were seized in one of the biggest news stories of the year. Built from more than 30 hours of never-before-seen intimate footage taken over the year leading up to his arrest, KENK is a thought-provoking and surprisingly funny portrait of an outsize neighbourhood figure and a city in flux.
KENK is produced and conceived by Alex Jansen, based on documentary footage shot by Jansen and filmmaker/designer Jason Gilmore. It is written by acclaimed journalist and avid cyclist Richard Poplak, whose award-winning books include The Sheikh’s Batmobile: In Pursuit of American Pop Culture in the Muslim World and Ja, No, Man: Growing Up White in Apartheid-Era South Africa with Penguin, and it is illustrated by Toronto based artist Nick Marinkovich, who adapted Sony Picture’s Underworld and has done various comics with Marvel, IDW and Image.
KENK is an exciting new hybrid that simultaneously takes the form of documentary film, journalistic profile and comic book, produced and published under Pop Sandbox.
Visit: www.kenk.ca | www.popsandbox.com
Map of Cadillac Lounge:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1296%20Queen%20Street%20West%2C%...
herb : 13 years 11 months ago
On Saturday February 21 2010, Scott Torrance, the landscape architect behind the design and implementation of the West Toronto Railpath led a walking tour of this wonderful new public space. The walking tour was hosted by the Lost Rivers Committee, Toronto Field Naturalists and the Toronto Green Community.
During this walking tour, Scott Torrance described various aspects of the history, design, and implementation of the Railpath. He provided a great insight into some of the choices made about how the path was landscaped, the materials used, the plant life, and more. I didn't attend this walk, but fortunately someone brought a video camera!
The first video posted here (above) is the short 3-minute summary. If you want to see the whole thing, it's broken up into 3 parts below.
There's more info about Scott Torrance's work on his website, and you can also watch these video on his Youtube channel.
Interested in another walking tour of the Railpath? This Saturday, May 1, there will be a Jane's Walk on the Railpath. It's not hosted by Scott Torrence, but rather by some knowledgeable locals. Check it out if you want to learn more about the current state of the Railpath, and plans for future south/east expansion.
vic : 13 years 11 months ago
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