Weekly News Wrap-Up: Jan. 18
posted by Joe on Friday, January 18, 2008 - Permalink
Here's a wrap-up of all the newsy posts that have been up on BikingToronto since last friday. Enjoy.
- Union Station BikeStation Coming in May?News coming from the Star this morning about a "bike storage facility" near Union Station (under the York St. Rail Underpass) being discussed and opening as early as May!: A proposal for a bicycle storage facility near Union Station is expected to be popular with riders who don't want to…
- Balancing Streetcar Accessibility with Cyclist Safety on the new RoncesvallesThere are a lot of BIAs in Toronto who see cyclists as a nuisance (I'm thinking specifically of the Yorkville BIAs exclusion of cycling infrastructure in their multimillion plans), but that isn't the case with the Roncesvalles Village BIA. Recently, plans have been unveiled for a reconfiguration of Roncesvalles that…
- BikePirate in NOW MagazineLast week's NOW Magazine had a little profile of Anibal Davila, one of the BikePirates: WHO Anibal Davila WHAT Bike Pirates, bike fix-it and community space WHY “A bunch of anarchist punks wanted to build a community space for bikes.’’ INSPIRATION Freedom. And putting 90 more bikes, that would have…
- Cyclist Challenges Driver Downtown - And WinsSaw this on CityNews last night, and glad I found it online for you: It happened around 3:45pm, when a motorist tried to make an illegal turn that almost knocked a rider off his bike. The angry cyclist refused to let the driver get away with it, constantly preventing him…
- Spacing: Look Out for BikesI've been a little negligent in bringing your attention to the great cycling posts going up over on Spacing Toronto. Here's a rundown of the last 5 they've had up - starting with one about great signs going up in Seattle alerting drivers about looking for bikes to avoid giving…
- TCAT News Bulletin: January 14thBikingToronto 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: New Bike Lane Approval Process AdoptedMartin Goodman…
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