Loading ...The concept, which involves closing certain streets to make the paved space available for walking and cycling, has been slower to thrive here than in some places. In New York and Guadalajara, Mexico, the idea of Sunday ciclovias, a tradition in Bogota since the 1970s, has been embraced and modified to fit the landscape and residents. With the support of the Ontario minister of health promotion, Margarett Best, 8-80 Cities is pushing for more car-free Sundays in the Toronto region. And there are small signs of [...]
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Wendy Gillis, a Master of Journalism student at Ryerson University, is looking for input from people who commute from the suburbs into downtown Toronto. With Mississaugans taking to the street more and more on their bikes, there should be plenty of experiences to share from cyclists in our city. Ms. Gillis has been assigned to write [...] Helmets save lives. Just ask seven-year-old Lakeview resident Connor Moogk. On May 30, Connor was riding his bicycle near Orchard St. and Lakeshore Blvd. when he was struck by a pick-up truck. Connor, who was wearing a helmet, didn’t suffer any head injuries. He was rushed to hospital and, after a brief stay, was pronounced healthy — [...] Mississauga News – Sept. 9, 2009 As the City puts the finishing touches on its Cycling Master Plan, cyclists are holding their collective breath in anticipation. There was a recent accident in Mississauga with a truck backing into a young cyclist. Some parents are so worried for the safety of their child in traffic that they insist that they only ride on the sidewalk. This cycling practice is continued by some into adulthood. Children riding a bike on a sidewalk can be difficult for drivers to see. There are simple steps drivers (and cyclists) can take to avoid such accidents. [...] Some cyclists tend to complain to no end about dangerous car drivers, but what about those same cyclists’ cavalier attitude around pedestrians? Welcome to the transportation food chain where bicycles tend to be caught right in the [...] |
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Consider This: Bicycle Boulevards
Bicycle Boulevards create liveable neighborhoods by making them friendly for cyclists and pedestrians. The ideal candidates for bicycle boulevards are streets that weren’t originally meant to be a fast moving thoroughfare, but for one reason or another have turned into major traffic [...]