After at least eight years of dreaming the West Toronto Railpath is officially open! This last weekend an opening party was held. Twitter user, skubie, provided the photo of the path from the south end of the trail where it meets Dundas, just north of College.
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"Will You Be My Bicycle?" HotShot Gallery | Group Show
June 19 - July 3 | Opening June 20 | 7-9 PM
HotShot Gallery | 181 Augusta Avenue (in Kensington Market)
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The West Toronto Railpath will have its official launch on June 20, 2009, 2pm with a Party Parade! It starts on Wallace Ave., west of Perth (at the pedestrian rail overpass). Bring your bike, blades, strollers and kids to a party for the railpath.
Brought to you by: Friends of the West Toronto Railpath, Bike Pirates, Cyclops, Yasi's Place, Big on Bloor, and by the Letter D.
Last year the Toronto Cyclists Union was brought to life with a film screening of Pee-wee's Big Adventure, supported by a live cast featuring members of the Hidden Cameras, Broken Social Scene, Apostle of Hustle, Kids on TV, Republic of Safety, the Phonemes and others. Recently "pigeonhat" aka Mez posted a video of the event.
Lex Vaughn as Pee-wee. Gentleman Reg as Francis. Magali Meagher as Simone & Jo-Ann Goldsmith as Dottie. Special appearance by Sook-Yin Lee.
Bike Pirates - Bike Wash
Saturday June 13, 2-6pm
Wash! Lube! Air! Fun!
1292 Bloor St West (in the alley)
$5-10 PWYC
Fun for all!
Thank you Vic Gedris for this fine video.
I'm sorry to hear that we're apparently at war with motorists and it's all our fault. This is disturbing. Some of my bestest friends drive cars and it saddens me that they may fall victim to a bicycle blitzkrieg. Perhaps there's a chance to avoid carmageddon if only we would all step away from our vehicles, let reason prevail, and admit we've been bad boys and girls.
"Yeah", I laughed, "fenders are proven technology, they've been around for over a century. And unless you favour pedal powered enemas, I highly recommend them."
So went the conversation with Chris, a colleague at work. Chris is an ideal candidate for two wheels: he has a young family and, with a mortgage, on a budget; he's located at Landsdowne and College, well within pedalling range of much of what Toronto has to offer; he doesn't drive and, at 15 K, a work commute is certainly viable (seasonally at least); and lastly, he's looking to lose some lard.
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