News Roundup

Here's the (near) daily post of cycling news from across the country, and sometimes interesting things from around the world. If I missed a worthy piece, please pass it on to me. Comments welcome.

Local Articles

• Family, friends mourn death of avid young cyclist (Globe and Mail, Aug 17)
  I went on the memorial ride. A good turn out; a good group of people. See here and right here
• Urban Scrawl: The hazards of cycling in the city (National Post, Aug 16)
  Already Mentioned, but here for completeness
• BFF forever! Well, for four glorious days anyway… (Spacing Wire, Aug 17)
• Vancouver calms and reprioritizes traffic (Spacing Wire, Aug 17)
  Vancouver is better for cycling than Toronto
• Vancouver’s bike infrastructure (Spacing Wire, Aug 16)
  OK, OK, We get. Toronto sucks for cyclists compared to Vancouver
• Cycling kids to camp (Toronto Sun, Aug 16)
• Heaps rebuffs Miller on committee invitation (Scarborough Mirror, Aug 15) also here and here and here and here
  City's Cycling Committee Chair isn't getting any closer to the Mayor
• The Red Green Show? (Torontoist, Aug 15)
  Yes, we know already, Toronto's cycling infrastructuire sucks when compared to what other cities have done

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Regional

• Cyclists need to mind walkers on waterfront trail (newsdurhamregion.com, Aug 17)
• Lives depend on vehicles and cyclists sharing the road (Ancaster News, Aug 17)
• Cyclist's claim correct (The Peterborough Examiner, Aug 17)
• Ajax man cycling in MS fundraiser (newsdurhamregion.com, Aug 17)
• Bicycle owner makes citizen's arrest (North Bay Nugget, Aug 17)
• Back on his wheels again (newsdurhamregion.com, Aug 14)
• Speed limits going up for safety (The Record, Cambridge, Aug 16)
  I hope this actually works!

Canada

• Quartier Concordia enters next phase (News@Concordia, Aug 17)
• Campaign encourages bike helmet use (Prince George Citizen, BC, Aug 15)
• Route Verte is envy of cyclists (The Montreal Gazette, Aug 15)
  No kidding!
• 'Lesbian haircuts and bike store': catchy name! (Montreal Gazette, Aug 18)
  The Gazette's headlines are great!

Away

• San Francisco Police Say "Take the Lane" (Bike Commuting in Columbus, Aug 15)
• Cyclists overlooked in English coastline access plans (bikeradar.com, Aug 16)
• Drivers trade gas pedals for bicycle pedals (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Aug 15)
• New bicycle laws coming soon (The China Post, Taiwan, Aug 17)
• Letters: Helmets are just a placebo (Taipei Times, Taiwan, Aug 16)
• Bicycle Coaltion elects Balicki (TimesRecord.Com, Augusta, Maine, Aug 17)
• Disabled cyclists ride across state (The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan, Aug 17)
• Cruise green, on a bicycle (freep.com, Aug 16)
• Driver faces up to 75 years behind bars for hitting cyclist (AccessNorthGa.com, Athens, Ga, Aug 17)
• Youth touring world on bicycle to spread AIDS awareness (Press Trust Of India, Srinagar, Aug 17) also here
• South Africa: Cyclist's Mountain Hold-Up (AllAfrica.com, Cape Town Aug 16)
• Letter: Cyclist has shocking experiences (2theadvocate.com, Aug 16)
• Town gets grant to encourage students to walk, bicycle to school (ironwooddailyglobe.com, Wisconsin, Aug 14)
• Leaving the car behind and commuting by bike (The Oregonian, Aug 14)
• The one-of-a-kind wooden bicycle (CNet News.com, Aug 15)
• A General View About The Bicycle (PR-GB.com, Aug 15)
• Secret habits of timid cyclists studied (The Oregonian, Aug 15)
• Plan to lift parking for cyclists (The Border Mail, Albury, Australia, Aug 15)
• Bike and Build: Cyclists stop in Davis on trip spotlighting housing issues (Davis Enterprise, California, Aug 14)
• GREG COMBS: Profile: Cyclist Shares Her Passion for Fitness (ThePilot.com, Southern Pines, NC, Aug 15)
• Pedals powered: TPD bicycle patrol rolling out five new bikes (Tulsa World, Oklahoma, Aug 16)
  "Bikes are the most effective bad-guy-catching tool and community relations tool," said First, who leads the TPD bicycle patrol program. "They're also the least expensive, most cost-effective, and have no impact on the environment. There is very little downside."
• A Bicycle Built For Crooks: Miami On Pedal Patrol (CBS 4, Miami, FL, Aug 17)
  Seems Miami Police are also finding cops on bike useful
• Logan Airport adds bicycle patrols (WHDH.com, MA, Aug 16)
  And Logan Airport are also fiding out that bikes are useful!
• 250 miles a week: bicycle messenger specializes in speedy service (The Daily Record, Jacksonville, FL, Aug 17)
• Drive Calmly (boston.com, Aug 18)
• Tougher penalties needed when driver error takes a life (kansascity.com, Aug 16)
• Navitas bicycle trailer concept offers 3-way power generation (GizMag, Aug 16)
• 'The city's gone cycling mad' (The Guardian, UK, Aug 16)
  Good for Paris
• Mayor pushes grab-and-go cycle plan (Edie.net, Aug 17)
  And now London wants the same
• Exercise by biking to shops (Mail Tribune, OR, Aug 17)
• Bike Riding Dangerous for a Baby? (NewsReleaseWire, Hollywood, FL, Aug 17)
• Commission checks safety of bike lanes (San Jose Mercury News, CA, Aug 16)