How did Rossi bike to the Green Living Show?

We all know by now, mayoral candidate Rocco Rossi's promise to Torontonians to remove all bike lanes on "major" roads (which he's left sufficiently vague to save face if things don't go his way). Rossi figures that biking on major streets is "insanity" and he promises to install bike lanes on side roads (which in a previous post we've shown would be quite an impossible undertaking, but let's not let facts get into the way just yet).

We've been lucky enough to get a photo of Rossi happily using the Toronto Cyclists Union's free Valet Parking at the Green Living Show this last weekend. It was probably not lost on Rossi that his own views on bike lanes are diametrically opposed to the bike union's.

I wondered just how Rossi got to the Green Living show: was he forced to arrive by the insanity of major roads, or did he manage to avoid them in his ride from his house?

The Green Living Show took place at Exhibition Place, just off of the Waterfront Trail. Presumably Rocco Rossi avoided major roads by biking along the waterfront trail. But what about the start? As far as I can tell, Rossi lives in "Mid-town", which might mean that he's only a short drive to the Don Trail. He (or his chauffeur) could have driven his bike on the back of the car. I can imagine Rossi driving down to Sunnybrook Park, park the car, and then bike along the Don Trail to the waterfront. He'd soon be forced onto Queen's Quay, so depending on whether he views it as a major road or not, he may have been forced to walk or taxi Queen's Quay.

After Bathurst, he'd be able to hop back on where the Martin Goodman Trail resumes the rest of the way to the Ex.

We could see Rossi's commute as exemplary. If you find yourself straying from such safe cycling routes as below you may want to book yourself an appointment with a psychiatrist.

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