Weekly News Wrap-Up: Jan. 11
posted by Joe on Friday, January 11, 2008 - Permalink
Here's a wrap-up of all the newsy posts that have been up on BikingToronto since last friday. Enjoy.
- Toronto Cyclists Union Interview on TorontoCranksHow is this for a nice coincidence: I was just about to post about a big interview given by Dave Meslin about the Toronto Cyclists Union to Darren Stehr of Toronto Cranks, when an email from "Mez" appeared in the BikingToronto Inbox: Darren Stehr has posted a super-long interview about…
- Globe: Toronto City Councillors want MyBikeLane concept extended to "eyesores"Interesting story out of the Globe last week about Councillors wanting an interactive website where people can submit digital photos of "eyesores" such as graffiti and illegal dumping: Councillors Cesar Palacio and Joe Mihevc want to create a Web-based reporting system similar to the "Love Lewisham" program, through which anyone…
- TCAT News Bulletin: January 8thBikingToronto is a TCAT supporter. Here's the latest from TCAT: The Toronto Coalition for Active Transport just released their latest e-bulletin. It's now on their website, so here's what it covers - you can decide for yourself if you want to read more: TCAT Annual General Meeting - Save the…
- Globe: Are the suburbs a health hazard?More and more health information coming out about how communities planned around cars are bad for not just the environment, but also for human beings: "The suburbs are a nightmare — a total planning disaster. People move in because they're affordable, and then they can't do anything. They're in the…
- Justin Lafontaine and the BikeTrain: 2007 Torontoist Hero!Torontoist.com recently started tallying up the Heros & Villians of Toronto in 2007... and made cycling afficionado and productive activist Justin Lafontaine one of the Heros for his commitment to cycle-tourism and getting the Toronto-Niagara BikeTrain going: The Bike Train was the brainchild of Justin Lafontaine, who managed to convince…
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