safety

This photo was taken by Martin Koob at the City's cycling consultation session in July. A summary of that consultation can be found here.

If you happened to cross the Bloor Street Viaduct on Monday afternoon, you might have noticed David Curtis, his partner Laura and a couple of die-hard activists still givn’er with placards, after 4 solid days of Car Free activity.

The following note was submitted by Marty Collier, who is leading the charge to re-open the South Kingsway / Queensway Environmental Assessment (see map). Please email Marty if you would like to get involved.

For the second time in less than one week, a cyclist has been killed by a truck in Scarborough.

At about 3am early Sunday morning, a cyclist was riding on Pharmacy Ave. north of Lawrence Ave. when he was struck and killed by a stolen landscaping truck. The truck's thief fled the scene and has not been found. Police are having trouble identifying the cyclist too. UPDATE: The cyclist has been identified as 40 year-old Patrick Lonergan.

From the original MyBikeLane New York:

By my reckoning, MyBikeLane is 1 year old today! Congratulations to the innovator of this pioneering open-source people's law enforcement site.

This van has it's hands spread wide open and is clapping for MyBikeLane . . . not.

As much as the new influx of electric bikes bugs me, there’s no real reason for my discomfort; it’s like my inherent aversion to those fluorescent moulded gardening shoes people insist on wearing around town.

I can certainly deal with either of these trends, if they’re any indication of fewer cars on the road.

A recent thread in the I Bike T.O. Forums brought up the subject of "bike jackings" - cyclists being robbed while riding.

Anthony posted an article about a bike jacking in London Ontario, and Darren S. replied saying that this is a common occurrence in Toronto, making it into the police reports frequently.

Is cycling in New York any different from Toronto? The stories I hear give the impression things are a notch rougher there.

Changing the way people think is notoriously difficult. Well, it would be difficult, if it weren't for two powerful tools: television and the male sex organ, or more accurately, a man's concern over its size.

Australia has grabbed hold of both of these tools, and started work on making its streets safer through this television advertising campaign.

Nice letters almost entirely in support of the pink Bike Lane and cycling in the Star today.