car free day

Mayor Hazel bikesHere's to all you softies out there who are too afraid to break a sweat by biking to work. She's 87 years old, the Mayor of a burgeoning, sprawling city, and she'll be biking to work for Car Free Day! Mayor Hazel gave a matter-of-fact interview to the National Post on her proposed ride to work.

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Q: So how far of a bike ride is that?
A: It is quite a distance. I can’t take transit, because no transit comes anywhere near my house. I’d have to walk quite a distance to get anywhere near a transit stop. The bike ride will take a while. It takes me 10 to 15 minutes by car, so you can judge that.
Q: You said you have been practising. So do you bike around quite a bit?
A: No I don’t, I don’t have time. But I do grab it when I can.
Q: What kind of bike do you ride?
A: I don’t know, a regular bike.
Q: Why did you decide to do this?

On Sunday September 23rd 2007 help us bring out the Bells on Bloor

To get involved, please email info@bellsonbloor.ca

Join hundreds of cyclists of all ages in celebrating car-free day with a pedal powered parade, ringing our bells all the way from High Park to the ROM.

Cycling protects our environment. So let’s protect our cyclists with more bike lanes. Fighting global warming has never been so fun.

Come with bells on, ring a bell along the route, or get a free bike bell.

Great Events on Sunday, Sept. 23!

Bells on Bloor and The Toronto Smog Hike are working together. Our bike parade ends at the ROM and will encourage riders to join forces with smog hikers at 1pm on Yonge. (Or participate in their opening at 10am, and meet us at NOON at High Park).

The Sierra Club of Canada is hosting the City of Toronto's 2007 Car Free Day celebration on Yonge Street and Yonge-Dundas Square on Thursday, September 20 from 10 am to 2:00 pm.

World CarFree Day is this Saturday, September 22 in Toronto.

Come out and see how much fun carfreedom can be! Host a Parking Metre Party along Queen St West from 1 p.m., then join the Carfree Parade at 6 p.m. (5 p.m. assembly at Trinity Bellwoods, to head east).

How to host a parking metre party:
1. Scout out a parking spot where you'd like to spend the afternoon
2. Park your non-motorized "vehicle" (bike, trike, roller-skates, dinky-car etc.) along Queen West
3. Pay the meter: for $1.50 per hour the spot is yours! (Be sure to display your parking receipt on the "dash" of your "vehicle"!)
4. Have fun!

It's fun! It's legal! Bring your fellow velorutionaries!

Then, on Sunday, September 23, Bells on Bloor invites you to join their pedal powered parade.

We will ring our bells all the way from High Park to the ROM. Free bells will be distributed by Bell Captains. If I am given the honour of being a Bell Captain, my name will be Bella Lugosi. (Major Belle E. Ache has not yet confirmed my status.)