It’s been a while since our last News Links post, so here are some news clippings we’ve collected over the last few weeks: Rob Ford Truck Touting “Respect For Taxpayers” Ironically Parks Disrespectfully Over Taxpayer-Serving Bike Lane – Torontoist August 12, 2010 11:38 AM On Monday evening, at around 6 p.m., Linda Noelle Bush was [...]
Have You Tried the New Jarvis? Tell Us About It!
July 26, 2010 By 3 Comments
We’ve put out a call on twitter for stories of the new Jarvis during rush hour this morning… and would like to extend the invitation here too. Did you try out the new Jarvis bikelanes this morning? Did you like them? Were cars still moving along just fine? I tried them out at approx. 8:20 [...]
Vote Now for Toronto’s Best Bike Lane
July 26, 2010 By 3 Comments
We have a winner! Click here to see Toronto’s Best Bike Lane. Have you been out biking in Toronto? Have you been using a bike lane or two? Toronto’s bike lanes may not be perfect, or in great enough numbers, but we do seem to be getting it right here and there. That’s why BikingToronto [...]
The Jarvis Bikelanes are Painted!
July 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
If you’ve been following our Jarvis Bikelane construction posts, you know we’ve had a Before post, a During post (which includes video) and another Video post. Now we have what you’ve been waiting for… painted bikelane photos… again courtesy of Neal Jennings:
Jarvis Street, During Bikelane Installation
July 21, 2010 By 7 Comments
Remember the horrific gridlock that was supposed to bring Jarvis to a standstill when it went from 5 lanes to 4? Hasn’t happened. Neal Jennings shot this video at 5:01 pm yesterday (Tuesday). We’re continuing our series of Jarvis Bikelane Photo Posts (see the “before” photos here) with a “During” post. Photos again by Neal [...]
Bikes in the News – July 20, 2010
July 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It’s been a while since our last News Links post, so here are some news clippings we’ve collected over the last few weeks: InsideToronto Article: Jarvis set to get controversial bike lanes Bike lanes are finally going onto Jarvis Street this month. The only question now is how long the hugely controversial lanes will stay [...]
Jarvis Street Middle Lane now Car-Free. Bikelanes Are Coming
July 19, 2010 By 2 Comments
I saw this on my way downtown this morning, and the Star has picked up on it too. The city has made Jarvis into a 2-lanes-each-way street, striping off the middle lane with yellow lines in preparation for turning it into a bikelaned street. It’s good to see drivers abiding by the yellow lines. It’s [...]
Jarvis Street, Before the Bikelanes
July 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The process for installing bikelanes on Jarvis started on Friday, and not only those of us who like to bike Toronto are excited. People who live in the area are looking forward to having the street become a little more people-friendly. The new bikelanes will create a small “buffer” of road space between moving car [...]
Jarvis starts getting Bikelanes this Friday!
July 14, 2010 By 1 Comment
We are happy to report that the July issue of Cyclometer has let us know that the Jarvis bikelanes installation will start this Friday, July 16th. You may remember that originally the re-configuration plans for Jarvis always called for the reduction of the street from 5 car lanes to 4, and that the original plans [...]
Blue Bike Lanes for Toronto
July 2, 2010 By 1 Comment
The Spacing website has started off their “Ideas for Toronto” series of posts with a doozy (of a great idea) – coloured bikelanes! Coloured bikelanes range from The colours range from red in the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, and Belgium, to blue in Denmark, yellow in Switzerland, and green in France. (blue ones seem to be [...]
Counting Bikes on the Bloor Viaduct (with Photos and Video)
June 20, 2010 By 5 Comments
On Friday morning, I went over to the Bloor Viaduct to check out the new re-painted bikelanes, and while I was there fairly early decided to relax under some trees and count the people biking by on their way downtown to work. The Bloor Viaduct is one of the perfect places in Toronto to do [...]
Photos and Review of the New Bloor Viaduct Bikelanes
June 18, 2010 By 11 Comments
I was up early this morning, so went out for a ride to the new re-painted Bloor-Danforth bikelanes to see what they were like (and take photos for you). They are, on the whole, great! I say this from someone who crosses the Viaduct twice a day to and from work. Looking east past the [...]
Photos from the Bloor Viaduct Bikelane Improvements
June 16, 2010 By 2 Comments
Michelle St. Amour of the DIY shop BikeSauce has published some photos of the bikelane improvements being striped on the Bloor Viaduct I mentioned yesterday – including wider lanes, a small “buffer” between bikes and cars, and sharrows marked where bikes need to cross car traffic exiting from Bloor onto the Don Valley Parkway: Thanks [...]
Changes Coming to the Bloor Viaduct Bikelanes
June 16, 2010 By 1 Comment
The Bloor Viaduct bikelanes are essential pieces of cycling infrastructure for residents of East York, the Danforth, Riverdale, Leslieville, the Beaches, etc… but they have some problems including being too narrow in spots as well as having a dangerous traffic crossing when approaching Broadview and Danforth from the west. Safety concerns have been noted in [...]
Toronto’s Bike Plan Switches Gears
May 31, 2010 By 4 Comments
Toronto Star article out today (the first day of BikeMonth) about the new emphasis from Toronto cycling staff on quality rather than quantity. 2010 is seeing an emphasis on improving downtown bicycle infrastructure – partly due to that’s where most cyclists are, and partly due to Bixi Toronto starting next year. As he nears the [...]
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