http://bikingtoronto.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:49:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We'd like to welcome Lizz to more bike commuting in Toronto! [caption id="attachment_7617" align="alignright" width="368" caption="This is Lizz. That is not her bike. "][/caption] Lizz wanted to bike to one of her jobs but was unsure of how to do it so she wouldn't be too scared.  She wanted to ... http://bikingtoronto.com/blog/finding-a-safe-way-to-bike-to-work/ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Bloor and Runnymede"][/caption] The Clean Air Partnership released a study today (PDF) about the attitudes of shoppers in the upscale Bloor West Village towards altering the street design of Bloor Street to allow for bikelanes and/or wider sidewalks. As Duncan has already quoted on his blog: The dominant mode ... http://bikingtoronto.com/blog/shoppers-love-bikelanes-along-with-some-merchants/ Welcome to the 3rd week of March!  Looks like it’s going to be a warm and sunny one! Here are the bike events going on this week, to help you plan your next 7 days. You can always find this info or events far into the future on the ... http://bikingtoronto.com/blog/cycling-events-this-week-mar-15-%e2%80%93-21/ Happy Friday!  BikingToronto is growing fast... so here's all the cool stuff that's been going on this week! (if you don’t already get this in your email, but would like to – you can sign up here) In The News: The Share The Road Coalition says Ontario needs to inject at least $20 ... http://bikingtoronto.com/blog/weekly-news-wrap-up-smitherman-cabs-bikelanes/ Hi everyone, I just wanted to post quickly to let you know that since re-launching BikingToronto in early January we've had 100 people register on the site as members!!! Pretty good for just 2 months, I have to say.  Those were winter months too. If you are one of those 100 people, then ... http://bikingtoronto.com/blog/our-first-100-members/ The Ward 30 Bike Advocacy Group is looking for your help: A new Ward-Based Cycling Advocacy Group has formed in the East End! We are currently polling residents and visitors of Ward 30 (Ward Info (PDF)) to find out how we can best represent cyclists in the area. Please take a few ... http://bikingtoronto.com/blog/ward-30-bike-survey/ Welcome to the 2nd week of March!  Looks like it's going to be a warm one! :) Here are the bike events going on this week, to help you plan your next 7 days. You can always find this info or events far into the future on the always updating Events page, ... http://bikingtoronto.com/blog/cycling-events-this-week-mar-8-%e2%80%93-14/ Happy Friday!  It looks like it's going to be a great warm (for March) sunny weekend the next couple of days.  Get out there on two wheels and enjoy it! Here's your BikingToronto Wrap-Up for this week: (if you don't already get this in your email, but would like to - ... http://bikingtoronto.com/blog/weekly-news-wrap-up-bikemonth-bikemap-biketickets/ From the Forums: The Bike Union is reporting that some cyclists are reporting that the police are looking for cycling infractions more recently: http://bikeunion.to/news/2010/03/02/ticket-alert-cyclists-reporting-more-fines-police-attention Have you noticed anything? It's been the same on my commute (I hardly *ever* see any cops). The Union offers a few good tips too: "Please also note that officers ... http://bikingtoronto.com/blog/are-toronto-police-ticketing-cyclists-more/ We have three new additions to the BikeShop Map for you: Red Arrow Bikes (facebook page) now has a permanent address at 19 Kensington Avenue. Dan's Mountain Bike Repair (group page) is now open to the public at 1501 Woodbine.  It services all bikes, not just mountain bikes. :) Riders Cycle & Board ... http://bikingtoronto.com/blog/new-on-the-toronto-bikeshop-map/