Happy New Year to all! The blog has been quiet, and it shouldn't be - we've been busy! We'll get the posts up asap.Until then, next meeting: Tuesday February 2nd 20167pm. Location: Likely Ralph Thorton Centre, to be confirmedSee you there!
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Parking your bike when you bike to the park
Riverdale Park EastRecently, we found out that there may be some money in the City of Toronto Parks department budget for cycling infrastructure, including bike parking. As a result, we started to bike around Ward 30 to see what the state of bike parking was in our parkland.What we found was a bit of a … Continue reading Parking your bike when you bike to the park
Hello beautiful!
Spotted on Queen St West, is this the loveliest bike rack in all of Toronto?This gem is outside of fluevog shoes on Queen West. If you've seen better, post on the comments!
Councillor Fletcher’s Fall Newsletter
Councillor Paula Fletcher published her Fall newsletter today.Have a look, inside she's included some of the work we've been doing on cycling matters in the neighbourhood including Bells On Danforth, the Felstead cut through, and the Dundas bike lanes 🙂
Advocacy in Action: Ramp to Lower Don Trail
It's coming! Success!Remember our ongoing work on the Lower Don Trail? This struggle to access the Lower Don Trail will soon be a thing of the past!First AttemptIn 2012-2013, when the City of Toronto commissioned a Master Plan for the lower Don Trail, public consultations were held. At that time we advocated for accessible ramps to … Continue reading Advocacy in Action: Ramp to Lower Don Trail
Better Placed ‘Bike Rooms’ needed in StudioCentre proposal on Eastern
- to reduce the rate of increase in neighbourhood motor vehicle volumes Ward 30 Bikes' "Eastern Avenue Working Group" is making steady progress on our submission to City Planning about the proposed StudioCentre development on the south side of Eastern Ave between Pape and Larchmount. From our still-in-draft report, this is a snippet about the … Continue reading Better Placed ‘Bike Rooms’ needed in StudioCentre proposal on Eastern
Separation solves all Modes
Cyclists look out for cars all the time - but it seems, drivers don't notice.Pinch points created by 'bump-outs'-[[]I just watched a cyclist come off off the light at Queen and Leslie, the cyclist came off the light faster the cab driver, and as he approached the curb lane parking he paced his ride while … Continue reading Separation solves all Modes
Complete Intersections in the context of the StudioCentre proposed development at 629 Eastern
by Michael HollowayLead - W30B Eastern Avenue working groupI created this image that attempts a close-to-scale drawing corrected to 180 degrees of the StudioCentre proposed Eastern-Caroline intersection. The new street south is the same width as Eastern Avenue. Copy it and paste it into a mark-up program (like MS Paint) and add your Complete Intersection … Continue reading Complete Intersections in the context of the StudioCentre proposed development at 629 Eastern
Tomorrow: Cycling Network Planning Ride with Cycling Unit Staff; 6pm – Bay/Queen to Woodbine
Meet at the globe sculpture near the northwest corner of Nathan Phillips Square at 6pm - and ride east to Woodbine.Chris Bouchard's Facebook post from July 23rd: All are welcome to join this Tuesday's Cycling Network Plan Scoping Ride, no need to RSVP, just show up.This week (July 28), let's head on an eastward trajectory … Continue reading Tomorrow: Cycling Network Planning Ride with Cycling Unit Staff; 6pm – Bay/Queen to Woodbine
Bike Share has made it to Ward30!
Look what opened up last week just east of the DVP at Toronto Bike Share's maintenance depot:Bike share now available on Dundas East between Munro and Hamilton - Just east of the DVPIt's not a huge fleet at this location... but it's a start!
Ward 14 Bikes 