Toronto Cycling Committee

Last night I had the start of a revelation. I had been wondering what was wrong with the Toronto Cycling Advisory Commitee, and through an unusual source, I had an epiphany.

The agenda for the April 14th meeting is up.

Valet ParkingOn Thursday night the City of Toronto Bicycle Promotions staff and the Public Consultation staff hosted the Toronto Cycling Consulation Session down at the historical St. Lawrence Hall the base for the mayor in pre-confederation days who ruled with the power of policy-maker and judge, so I was told. He ruled the tiny town of York with an iron fist.

Got this email from the city. Seems that in addition to reducing the membership of the Toronto Cycling Committee they are also renaming it. I strongly encourage cycling-positive folk to apply! Help push for more bike lanes.

The City of Toronto is looking for volunteers interested in serving on the Toronto Cycling Advisory Committee (TCAC). Anyone able to volunteer is encouraged to review the information package and complete an application form.

A couple days ago I wrote about the restructuring of the cycling commitee, in a blog entry called: Happy Bike Week! And, here's a sharp stick in the eye...

Then, my I Bike TO colleague Darren received some comments back from Councillor Heaps, the new chair, that can be read here.

Some of the answers (below) that he provided to me are similar.

I know a lot of questions have been asked of Councillor Heaps in the past few days. I took a moment to ask a few short questions I had on my mind. One issue that seemed to be coming up in online discussion was the idea of where new infrastructure might be placed. Would this lead to more focus on the long neglected suburban infrastructure? Will these changes to the committee make a difference? As Martin Koob pointed out, it's the mayor and council that are responsible for implementing the Bike Plan, not the TCC.

Goldhawk Live focuses on cycling tonight from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Rogers Television's local cable channel -- channel 10.

The guests on the program will be Councillor Adrian Heaps, Ward 35 Scarborough Southwest, and Ron Fletcher, the President of the Toronto Bicycling Network.