bike path

As a member of the newly-formed Toronto Cycling Advisory Committee, I will be attending a meeting next week with Antonio Medeiros, a project manager at Waterfront Toronto. He is working on the design for the Martin Goodman Trail at Ontario Place that will run along the south side of Lakeshore Drive directly south of Exhibition Place.

The Waterfront Toronto team is at the beginning stages of the design work and are hoping for some cyclist feedback and thoughts about the project. In particular, the design team is concerned with safely accommodating multiple trail users, as well as creating safe and easy-to-navigate intersections where vehicular traffic must intersect. Please read the following description of the project, as it stands now, and post your comments. This project is already approved and will be completed quickly, with or without cyclists’ input. The more ideas I can bring to the table at this time, the better. Thanks for contributing!

Photo of Niagara Falls by Alec Soth from the NIAGARA project

What do you think of when you think of Niagara? The Falls, of course, but probably not bikes.

Well, the Toronto-Niagara Bike Train initiative is going to change that. Bike Train is a new service that allows you to take your bike on VIA from Toronto to Niagara and back. It is only in the pilot project stage so service is limited, and tickets are selling fast. Sunday July 15th is the last day to book tickets for the July 21 inaugural weekend trip.

Book tickets online here.

An overview of the entire pilot project schedule can be seen here. You can also call 1-888-619-5987 for more information.

Tickets are $59 including taxes. Bikes should not exceed 32 kg (70 lbs) or measure longer than 180 cm (6 ft).