bike lanes

This photo was taken by Martin Koob at the City's cycling consultation session in July. A summary of that consultation can be found here.

Looking north from Dupont/Davenport

Is the city beginning to take the idea of a bike lane along Bloor-Danforth a bit more seriously? Perhaps. But it looks like we'll need to get a lot of people to phone the councillors on this list to convince them - even though a number of them are cycling friendly!

You can track the meeting here.

Hundreds of cyclists rode on Sunday to demand a Bike Lane on Bloor and safe passage across Toronto. Thank you to Albert Koehl, Hamish Wilson, Anglea Bischoff and many others who helped organize this impressive show of strength by cyclists of all ages. Bells on Bloor

1. Urban Scrawl: The hazards of cycling in the city – Unsafe drivers or unsafe cyclists debate unfolds in the Post

As much as the new influx of electric bikes bugs me, there’s no real reason for my discomfort; it’s like my inherent aversion to those fluorescent moulded gardening shoes people insist on wearing around town.

I can certainly deal with either of these trends, if they’re any indication of fewer cars on the road.

Bayview Avenue is making a small step, at least politically, towards bike friendliness. Local cyclists, including those from the Sunnybrook hospital BUG, ICES, have been discussing the needs of the area with staff and the city councillor, Cliff Jenkins. Less than a month ago, a cyclist died in a collision on Bayview Avenue. Daniel Egan has reported back to the local cyclists that Bayview Avenue is being "considered" for bike lanes next year. In his words:

"In fact, Bayview is in the Bike Plan and we are considering including it in next year's program."

Police Ticket Taxi in Bike Lane

This is a followup to last week's article.

Update - The Squad's pink lanes got some props in New York City on Streetsblog!

A few pretty pink Penny Farthings showed up on Bloor street last week along with a lovely matching stripe.

This new pink bike lane is in homage to female cyclists in Toronto, and comes to you courtesy of the Other Urban Repair Squad.