Join us this Saturday for the fifth annual Bells on Danforth, a pedal-powered parade to celebrate cycling! More than 500 people riding all manner of bikes, took over Danforth for last year's biggest-ever edition. Let's go even bigger this year! Meet across from Castle Frank Station at 10:30 am on Saturday, June 25. See the … Continue reading Bells on Danforth: Saturday, June 25, 2016
Our regularly-scheduled volunteer meeting has been cancelled for this month. Join us instead at the Cosburn Pape Community Bicycle Day, Bells on Danforth, or the East York Canada Day Parade (details to be announced).
As part of the Cosburn Pape Community Bicycle Day, Ward 29 Bikes and the East York Historical Society will be running a special edition of the East York History Bike Ride. Join us for a cycling tour of some of Ward 29’s historic sites. Discover the Taylors and Playters, explore the villages of Todmorden and Chester, … Continue reading East York History Bike Ride: Saturday, June 18
We’re bringing our bike festival to the neighbourhood on Saturday, June 18! Join us for a day of activities including the East York History Bike Ride (1 pm), le Tour de Cosburn, and more! Visit our hub at Bethany Baptist Church (southeast corner of Cosburn & Pape) to get your bike tuned up, learn about … Continue reading Cosburn Pape Community Bicycle Day: Saturday, June 18
Today marks the start of Bike Month!Mayor Tory rode a Bike Share to City Hall to celebrate Bike to Work Day and officially kick of Bike Month. Our Mayor and our Chief Planner!How was the turnout? Check out Yonge Street!!https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgreatergoodstoronto%2Fvideos%2Fvb.1496467863927031%2F1731053247135157%2F%3Ftype%3D3&show_text=0&width=560 Meanwhile the City of Toronto's Planning department unleashed a series of tweet profiling staff who … Continue reading Bike Month Begins – City Shares Awesome Staff Profiles
The beginning of Bike Month is still a few weeks away but we're starting early with a bike-themed Jane's Walk on Saturday. This one-hour walk, led by Adam Wasserman of Ward 29 Bikes, starts on the Danforth and moves west to Sherbourne. Along the way, we will explore and discuss some of the challenges that … Continue reading How to make the Danforth a part of a cycling city (Jane’s Walk): Saturday May 7, 2 pm
Photo: Chris ThompsonIf you've ridden along the Lower Don Trail at the Don Roadway recently, you may have noticed a small but significant change. The button to activate the crossing signal on the west side of the Don Roadway, which used to be behind a fence on the north side (the least convenient side for … Continue reading Small victories: button on Lower Don Trail relocated
Just in time for our Bikes Mean Business Event last week, Councillor Paula Fletcher issued a letter to the Chair of PWIC urging her to support and fund the 10 year cycling plan. A copy of the letter is below:April 19, 2016Councillor Jaye Robinson, Chair PWIC100 Queen Street West, Suite A12Toronto, ON M5H 2N2Dear Chair and … Continue reading Councillor Paula Fletcher urges PWIC Chair to Support and FUND the 10 year bike plan
Last week our event Bikes Mean Business was a huge success! Left to Right: Brandon (Ward 30 Bikes), Jared (Cycle Toronto), Billy (Chair of Danforth Mosaic BIA and owner Red Rocket Coffee, Councillor Fletcher, Sylvia (Ward 30 Bikes), John (owner of Allens' and Dora's) - photo credit: Councillor Fletcher's officeThis event was a collaboration between … Continue reading Bikes Mean Business!!
You may have noticed that we've been looking at parking in our ward. Major infrastructure projects like bike lanes on Danforth aren't slated in the city plans for at least another year, so it's something we're working to improve in the interim. Previously we did some work on auditing bike parking in local parks. Last week … Continue reading Bike parking on the Danforth
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