This is quite a long post, and I was thinking about whether I should break it into multiple posts, but I decided to add a table of contents, instead, to make it easy to jump to a specific section.  The Ride Cindy, Barry and I decided to ride to Biidaasige Park, a new parkContinue reading “Ride to Toronto – Biidaasige Park, Bike Rally, and Public Art”
Category Archives: Advocacy
Bill 212 – Multi-use paths versus On-Road Bike Lanes
Brampton roads have been significantly overbuilt leading to speeding, aggressive driving, high building and maintenance cost due to the width of the roadway, stormwater management issues, and injuries and deaths among drivers, as well as vulnerable road users. The key strategy of Brampton’s Active Transportation Master Plan, which was passed unanimously in 2019, was toContinue reading “Bill 212 – Multi-use paths versus On-Road Bike Lanes”
Bill 212 Bike Rally and Request for Action
To my friends and family, and others who enjoy reading my blog to follow my travels by bike, I want to let you know how much I appreciate you taking the time to follow me, when there are so many things online demanding your attention. I began writing this blog to be more mindful ofContinue reading “Bill 212 Bike Rally and Request for Action”
Willowdale Community Ride with Councillor Lily Cheng
Lily Cheng is the Toronto city Councillor for Willowdale. She has been working with Toronto BikeShare to bring stations to Willowdale. The area is getting nine stations in 2024, and three more in 2025. To encourage Willowdale residents to try biking and BikeShare, Councillor Cheng held a Community Ride on September 14, starting at AvondaleContinue reading “Willowdale Community Ride with Councillor Lily Cheng”
Peel School Board Bussing Policy
I have just written to my Peel Board Trustee, Chair and the Minister of Education about Peel’s bussing policy and am reproducing the letter here. Eligibility for bussing is as follows and was recently revised downward. The distance a child must walk to the bus stop is even less. Trustee Singh, Chair McDougald and MinisterContinue reading “Peel School Board Bussing Policy”
Bike To School Week – Year 2 – Robert J. Lee
On the final day of Bike To School Week, the mother of a kindergarten student was locking his bike to the rack as I was counting the bikes. The bell had already rung. She told me that they had been running late and she told her son they would drive the car to school. “NoContinue reading “Bike To School Week – Year 2 – Robert J. Lee”
Dixie Road Cycling Facilities North of Bovaird Drive
This is the first of three blog posts I will make about cycling in, or near, the Dixie Road corridor, and the various cycling facilities, or lack thereof. Dixie Road Cycling Facilities North of Bovaird Drive Bramalea GO Station to Clark Boulevard (Bramalea City Centre) along Dixie Road Clark Boulevard to Bovaird (Chinguacousy Trail)Continue reading “Dixie Road Cycling Facilities North of Bovaird Drive”
Poor Sign Placement – Castlemore Road
I am relating this story here on my blog as I wish to provide more information to the city insurance claims adjuster but am unable to successfully send image rich emails to the city without them being bounced for being to large. There is an approximately 2.4 metre multi-use path adjacent to Castlemore Road onContinue reading “Poor Sign Placement – Castlemore Road”
Brampton Cannot Afford A Tunnel
According to Brampton’s 2016-2018 Capital Budget Overview (on page 69) the City of Brampton has approximately $4.7 billion of assets in operation, excluding land. As assets are used and age, their useful life declines, which leads to the need for replacement. This decline is known as depreciation expense and is considered to be the minimumContinue reading “Brampton Cannot Afford A Tunnel”
Father Tobin Road Traffic Calming Endangers Cyclists
Father Tobin Road in northeast Brampton runs 3.5 km west-east from Dixie Road to Mountainash Road. It has houses, parks, two elementary schools, a middle school and two high schools. Unfortunately, as a 3.5km long, straight, overly wide road, it encourages drivers to use it to avoid busier arterial roads and to exceed the speedContinue reading “Father Tobin Road Traffic Calming Endangers Cyclists”