Where do we go from here?

City of BicyclesCity of BicyclesBelow is an excerpt of John Pucher's taken from Momentum Magazine. I could not agree more although one could add many more initiatives based on conditions and practises in Canada.

The key policies and innovations used in Dutch, Danish, and German cities to promote safe and convenient cycling focus on:

  • Extensive networks of separated cycling facilities
  • Intersection modifications and priority traffic signals
  • Traffic calming
  • Traffic education and training
  • Bike parking
  • Co-ordination with public transport
  • Traffic laws

If you support these policy priorities or have other ideas/comments please email the folks running the show: bikeplan@toronto.ca

Almost May and still stuck in reverse?

Bike Bear(Bloor and Lansdowne/April 2008)

The TTC is back: what a relief. Too many cars on the road for sure. Cough, cough. Interestingly, the strike likely did a lot to promote bicycles as the perfect alternative to being stuck in a car or paying for the high cost of a TTC ticket or pass.

Also, the lack of bike lanes was not lost on the documentary filmmakers in town last week for the Hot Docs festival: "Lots of bikes but where are the bike lanes?"
The local press also noticed:
Time to get into the lane game (Toronto Star)
Toronto lacks behind as a bike city (Toronto Star)
Toronto: Not so bike friendly (BlogTO)

Let's all hope that the excellent bike summit last week will be the first step to change all this once and for all. I am hopeful that it will.

Bike The Strike!

Toronto Bikes
So, it's on after all. A TTC Strike.
I wonder if the City can do more for Bikes than the measly three or four streets offered for bikes as special routes.

Need info? Check out this page out about how to get around during a TTC strike on your bike .

Bike The Strike!

tino : 17 years 11 months ago
Tags: active transportation, bike lanes, news, TTC