News Roundup

Here's a posting of 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. As always, comments welcome.

Local

• Don't Mess with Bikes in Toronto (EcoGeek, Sep 15) also at treehugger and bikingtoronto
• A bicycle-friendly city is environment-friendly, too (Toronto Star, Sep 17)

Regional

• Active Cambridge refurbishing bicycles (Cambridge Times, Sep 14)
• Fail To Remain Collision Involving Cyclist Witnesses needed (Brampton News, Sep 14)
• Help make cycling an election issue (The Record, Sep 15)

More news!

Away

• Bicycle Film Festival (St. Paul Asian American Press, MN, Sep 13)
• 110 miles a day as cyclist shows his fitness on ride (Malvern Gazette, UK, Sep 14)
• Investment in cycling could save £520m, government told (Guardian Unlimited, UK, Sep 17)
• Is Chicago bike-friendly? (Chicago Tribune, Sep 16)
• Arizona Cyclist Takes Cycling Neighbors to Task (THe Cycling Dude, Sep 16) a rebuttal to this
• Government call for bike lanes raises cyclists' hopes (Ha'Aretz, Tel Aviv Israel, Sep 17)
• NYC Rolls Out First Citywide Bicycle Awareness Campaign (MediaPost, NY, Sep 17)
• Golden Apple tour draws 1200 cyclists (White Plains Journal News, NY, Sep 17)
• Cyclists ride on roads their taxes pay for (Seattle Post Intelligencer, Sep 16)
• Tainan City inaugurates bicycle patrol squad (China Post, Taipei Taiwan, Sep 17)
• Muni may start catching double parkers on film (Examiner.com, Sep 13) - Although not about bikes or bike lanes, this such a good idea that I thought it worth mentioning as many bus lanes here also welcome bikes

Gadgets & Gizmos

• SiCortex intros First Bicycle-Powered Supercomputer (TechGadgets.in, Sep 15) also at engadget.com