It’s a dangerous world
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Danielle Smith skips out on Corrupt Care questions, skedaddles off to Japan and Korea
Alberta’s United Conservative Party must really fear the potential impact of the Corrupt Care Scandal, as the NDP Opposition has dubbed the continuing brouhaha about dodgy contracts pushed on Alberta…
Bikes and Roads
Over the years we have drawn a number of Bike and Road and BikeLane cartoons. Some references will be pretty much bound by local knowledge.
High Noon
Pick on someone your own size
Bike Lanes are Really Good for Businesses (seriously, there are too many studies proving this)
Bike lanes are good for business and everybody knows it, except for business owners and local politicians afraid for of small minded businesses. Over at Business Insider they’re running an…
Weather Doesn’t Matter Where There’s Good Bicycling Infrastructure
People opposed to multiple transit solutions often argue that it’s not worth building bicycle lanes because nobody rides in the rain. They couldn’t be more wrong. A new study from…
Bike Lanes Save Lives in Toronto
Here in Toronto we’ve seen little to no changes in our urban space during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other cities have been closing streets and making more room for people while…
Let’s do Better than Bike Lanes
In North America bike lanes are afterthoughts slapped on infrastructure meant for heavy metal objects that kill people and the planet. It doesn’t have to be this way. We can…
Toronto’s Bloor Bike Lanes Boost Local Businesses
Despite being only 2.4 kilometres long the bike lane on Bloor street in Toronto was heavily contested. It was debated in local politics for decades and was only declared permanent…
Providing Bike Lanes is Better than Providing Parking
In North America riding a bicycle in the cities built for cars can be stressful. Because these cities are designed for cars it’s hard to get anywhere quickly and New…
Doctors Love Bike Lanes
The new Canadian organization, Doctors for Safe Cycling, clearly loves bicycles. Based on their name alone you would think that they advocate for better bicycling infrastructure for cyclists, but they…
Bike Lanes are Good for Everybody
Bike lanes are amazing! They give users of the roads an area which protects emission-free bicycle riding. They bring local business lots of profits and they improve towns. Bike lanes…
Let’s call this a Thursday rant…
(… well, technically I am writing this on Wednesday night but it won’t pop up till tomorrow..) Rant # 1 – People on social media who make a fulltime job…
In New York, Bikes Have Totally Victory Over the Car
NYC Streets Metamorphosis from STREETFILMS on Vimeo. New York City might be famous for its cabs, but in the future it might be famous for its bikes. The city has…
What Are Cyclists Lives Worth
While I cannot answer that question I can tell you what our society and its governments have decided cyclists lives are not worth. Cyclists lives are not worth the cost…
What Are Cyclists Lives Worth
While I cannot answer that question I can tell you what our society and its governments have decided cyclists lives are not worth. Cyclists lives are not worth the cost…
What Are Cyclists Lives Worth
While I cannot answer that question I can tell you what our society and its governments have decided cyclists lives are not worth. Cyclists lives are not worth the cost…
Olivia Chow is the Best Choice for a Bike-Friendly Mayor of Toronto
On October 27th of this year, Toronto will have the opportunity to elect a new Mayor who will commit to improving transportation in our city. For those who want a…
Does public participation waste time and money?: A note on the value of participatory democracies
Francis Bula, Vancouver pundit, introduced a debate on wasting public resources to open up a debate that would have resulted in the same decision: Does public participation slow down cities’
Thoughts on Taking The Lane
Updated 2013-11-11 As I am not an expert on cycling safety this post is not intended to be advice on how to safely take the lane but only my thoughts…