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Introducing The News Cycle

November 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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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 that isn't fair to you, dear reader. Therefore, I'm going to attempt to do a periodic post that links to and shortly describes things you need to see regarding bikes in Toronto. … [Read more...]

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1,000 Fans/Likes on Facebook!

May 6, 2011 By 1 Comment
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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 this site, and we post bike-related stuff that is happening all around the world.  But, don’t worry… we only post the good stuff.  BikingToronto is all about the good stuff. The following people who you … [Read more...]

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800 Fans on Facebook!

March 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I Like Biking Toronto!

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 on this site, but we post bike-related stuff that is happening all around the world.  But, don't worry... we only post the good stuff.  BikingToronto is all about the good stuff. :) So go and "like" us on Facebook, or if … [Read more...]

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BikingToronto in 2010: The Stats

January 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
2010

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 statistics about BikingToronto's visitors in 2010. The Overall Numbers According to Google Analytics, over 155,000 people visited BikingToronto in 2010. This is a 115% increase over our 2009 numbers If … [Read more...]

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Happy 2011!

January 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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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 to it (and how the cycling community responds to Mayor Ford) as well as witnessing the launch of Bixi Toronto, which will see 1000 Bixi Bikes hitting the streets of downtown Toronto. As always, … [Read more...]

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Welcome Duncan to the Main Blog

March 31, 2010 By 1 Comment
Duncan means business. Look at all that black clothing! :)

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 photo-posts about dressing with style and how to carry stuff by bike, as well as general larger-topic issues. Here's a little bit more about him from his "About" page on his City Rides … [Read more...]

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BikingToronto, Interviewed

January 26, 2010 By 4 Comments

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 out why I had made the changes and learn more about the evolution of the site as a source for great cycling information for anyone interested in bikes in … [Read more...]

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BikingToronto is 4 Years Old!

January 13, 2010 By 6 Comments

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 out on blogger.com before moving to it's own domain, and just moved over to Wordpress at the start of this year. Evolution: BikingToronto started out as a … [Read more...]

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What Do You Want From BikingToronto in 2010?

November 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment

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 your help. What do you want to see from BikingToronto in 2010? Is there a feature you wish it had? Have you seen another website (cycling-related or otherwise) with a cool feature … [Read more...]

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Starting a "How To" Section

November 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment

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 BikingToronto Forum - we've set up a new "How To" section in the forum, and opened the first topic "How to Bike in the Winter" (in honour of yesterday's first snow of the season) for discussion.Share … [Read more...]

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The Community Contest – September 2008

September 16, 2008 By 1 Comment

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 Big Savings (180 discounts worth over $4,000 in freebies and savings from locally owned and operated restaurants), and some BikingToronto buttons.All the details are here.Come … [Read more...]

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Community Contest – September 2008

September 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment

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 post? That's an entry!What do I win? There better be great prizes!The prizes are fantastic. You know they are! We've got over $100 worth of prizes for you!First off, we've got a free BikingToronto T-shirt … [Read more...]

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New on the Community

August 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment

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 if you missed out on these.There's a blogging function on the Community - so if you want an easy way to write about biking in Toronto and having an instant audience of 100+ fellow … [Read more...]

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Back from Vacation…

August 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment

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 and weeks. There's some good stuff and improvements in the works, so stay tuned.All the best,Joe … [Read more...]

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Two Week Vacation

July 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Hi everyone, I'm going to be offline for the next two weeks as I'll be on vacation, but that does not mean BikingToronto won't be updating.I've set it up so that the Photo of the Day and the From the Archives posts will continue to update every morning - and the top of the main page of the site will have lots of nice automatically updating stuff for your reading pleasure.If you hear of bicycle related news going on it the city, post about it over in the News Section of the BikingToronto … [Read more...]

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