Stolen Bike Alert
My Giant Boulder SE, men’s frame, silver colour bike was stolen from 15th Ave and McTavish St. (Regina) at 2:45pm Saturday; please watch for it. It had a yellow round…
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More Women Riding Bikes in Southern California
Regular readers probably know that bicycles are the best form of transportation imaginable (I may be biased). It’s always good to read of efforts to get more people in North…
RoboCon: Adversaries and Enemies
Robocalls critics: At least Tories aren't calling us Nazis or chld pornographrs huff.to/KeEbpt via @HuffPostCanada #cdnpoli #elxnfraud— Reclaim Democracy (@Colettestweeter) May 25, 2012 The Conservative Party’s latest salvo in response…
Bye Bye Bixi
What a disgrace. Quebec has ordered Bixi to sell off its British bike share spinoff because Montreal didn’t have the authority to send money to a business that created a…
Improve Your Mood
Biking to work improves your mood. It also gives you a better perspective on life, and helps you get enough daily exercise to avoid some of life’s more terrible ailments.…
Haikus in NYC for Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety
City of New York Makes streets safe with poety Haikus may save lives!
Design Regina – Adapt Early
Our competitive advantage is that we’ve not yet adapted to large urban growth, but we have that opportunity now. Or we can be “a mid-size city with big city problems.”…
Parking at UofR
In 15 minutes, at 1:30, be at the Ad Hum Pit to hear concerns and solutions to the limited parking available at the UofR. Many people are displeased by the…
The Excitement of Parking
Not much is more thrilling that finding a parking spot. The only thing that is better is not having to look for one at all. I’m looking forward to the…
Bike Sharing in Canada
This Summer I had the pleasure of using bike sharing in Ottawa. Had I know how easy it was, I’d have used it in Toronto too, and possibly Montreal while…
Montreal
April and I showed up in Montreal yesterday afternoon, after a few nights in Ottawa. While in the capital, we toured Parliament, and I saw Elizabeth May’s desk, tucked away…
Bixi Responds to Flurry of Financial Coverage
Montreal news has been awash with coverage of BIXI's financial situation. After some delay, the city has approved $108million in loans and loan guarantees for the non-profit that operates BIXI.…
Bixi Rolling Out for 3rd Season In MTL
If you are in Montreal right now you've seen it: the Bixi docking stations are popping up all over the city. Sitting empty they have a strange sci-fi ghost town…