I started making some changes to BikingToronto yesterday. These are changes I’ve been thinking about for a while. You’ll notice the following design changes: 1. New title logo. Big. Bright. Simple. Sassy. 2. Less clutter. I cleaned stuff up… something I try to do once a year at least. I try to refocus on what [...]
I’m going to start a new feature here on BikingToronto… something I’m going to call “The News Cycle”. There is always so much happening in Toronto related to bikes that I sometimes don’t get a chance to blog about it (you can usually find everything on the BikingToronto Facebook Page or Twitter Feed though), and [...]
Woot! It was only 2 months ago that we were posting about having 800 fans on facebook (and 4 months before that, 600), but we just hit 1,000 fans today! If you haven’t liked us on Facebook yet, you should. It’s a great way to get links about news and the other fun stuff on [...]
Back in October we did a little blog post about gaining 600 Fans on Facebook, and we’re happy to report our “LIKE” number is now up to 800! If you haven’t liked us on Facebook yet, you should. Not only is it a great way to get links about news and the other fun stuff [...]
Those of you who have been reading BikingToronto for a while (over a year) know that I *love* stats and graphs, and I love to wrap-up each year on BikingToronto with a few posts that look at the preceding year. Here is the first of those posts. This post is a general overview of the [...]
It’s New Years Day, and I hope your holiday season was happy, safe, and filled with great friends and family. Here at BikingToronto, 2011 is shaping up to be a busy year. More and more Torontonians are hitting the roads on 2 wheels, and it’ll be interesting to see how Rob Ford as Mayor responds [...]
I’d like to welcome Duncan to blogging here on the main blog of BikingToronto. For those of you who have been visiting BikingToronto for a while, you’ll know that Duncan started the first of many member blogs on the site last summer. His City Rides blog has been a great read, featuring personal stories and [...]
You may have noticed that BikingToronto is vastly different in 2010 than it was in 2009. It’s more interactive, social and has, on average, 87% fewer references to Rob Ford. Okay… just kidding. Rob Ford is “good copy”, as they say. Ben Elling of Third Rail Repository decided he wanted to interview me to figure [...]
That’s right! 4 years have gone by since I made the very first post on BikingToronto on Jan. 12, 2006. 4 years! If BikingToronto was a kid, it would be starting kindergarten. What’s happened in 4 years? Why don’t I tell you? (photo from no small wonder on Flickr, via NYC BikeMaps) Hosting: BikingToronto started [...]
Hi everyone, Every winter, I generally take stock of BikingToronto and update the design of the site and figure out what’s working well and what’s working not-so-well. With the success of the forum, I’d like to add more interactivity to the site to make is as useful for Toronto cyclists as possible… but I need [...]
Here at BikingToronto, we’ve decided to add a “How To” section to the site. Lots of sites do this, of course, but we’re going to do it a little differently (because we’re all a little different, haha). Namely, we’re going to let *you* develop the “How To” section. We’re going to do this through the [...]
We are now halfway through September, so I want to remind everyone about the Community Contest we have going on. It’s a draw-type contest, and the more you participate in the BikingToronto Community, the more draw entries you get. It’s that easy. You can win a free, customized BikingToronto T-shirt, a Little Green Book of [...]
It’s time for another Community contest! Over $100 worth of prizes!!! What kind of contest? How do I enter?It’s a draw. Everything you do in the community in the entire month of September gets you an entry. Post in the forum? Each post is an entry. Share a photo? That’s an entry. Write a blog [...]
Here’s some updates about the BikingToronto Community for you: We’ve broken the 100 member mark, increasing by 34 members (or 50%) in July. The prizes have been delivered for the May Community Contest, and the drawing for the July Contest is just about ready to go. There will be another contest soon, so don’t worry [...]
Hi everyone, So, I’m back from a 2 week vacation in which my wife and I did a lot of relaxing things like go to Wasaga, Stratford, and various parts of the GTA. I’ll be working on catching up on stuff and continuing to make BikingToronto better for you, the reader, over the coming days [...]
