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Bicycling Magazine is finally shifting their focus a smidgen towards urban cycling issues with article on the founders and followers of Critical Mass.

From the article (we've got a ways to go to match Budapest!):

Every once in a while you come across an article about riding your bike that just makes you smile. Like this one by Gavin Hudson entitled '17 Reasons Why Bicycles Are the Most Popular Vehicle in the World Today' I thought it made a nice companion article to the ever popular Top 10 excuses NOT to commute.

Well, well. Toronto's finest have been known to lay some dumb charges against cyclists over the years. Like the infamous tickets for not putting your foot down when stopping at a stop sign. Now, for many years, I have heard lots of reports about them trying to hand out demerit points to those cyclists who had a driver's license while handing out tickets. I think not. Read below and please contact Advocacy for Respect for Cyclists if you have been treated that way over a traffic ticket while riding your bike.

Rogers Rd.Here's a quick status update of the bike lanes that have, are, or will happen in 2008. 26.3km of bike lanes are reported on below. That's about half of of the 50km Councillor Heaps has promised for this year, and summer hasn't officially started yet; we might just make it.

The Globe is reporting today that the new 'Mink Mile' will not include bike lanes.

'Mr. Egan said traffic volumes - 30,000 cars a day - meant that the new narrower Bloor still needed four lanes and could not accommodate full-size bike lanes. However, he said the street could be retrofitted with bike lanes later.'

Many disagree.

Location Correction: The meeting is at 2 Strathgowan Crescent (at the corner with Blythwood)

Four sections of bike lanes were on the agenda at today's PWIC meeting: All carried. That is: what we are getting is what was on the agenda.

At dispute was a section of Annette from Jane to Runnymede; this section was not on the agenda before the PWIC but many cyclists felt it should have been. A total of 14 people gave deputations about Annette Street: 9 came out for the bike lanes, 3 were against.

A big group of cyclists attended the memorial today. We rode to the intersection, laid flowers, and had a minute of silence in the person's honour. A personal thank you to all who rode with us today, those who rode with us in spirit, and ARC for organizing the memorial.

We need safe passage on Toronto roads now.

Ghost bike
The memorial ride will leave from Bloor and Spadina at 9AM Thursday
May 29th. Bring flowers and ribbons.

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