TL;DR TL;DR stands for “Too Long; Didn’t Read”. It is internet slang used to introduce a quick, digestible summary of a much longer message, article, or document. So if you don’t have time to read this whole post, please read the first few paragraphs and send an email. Readers you did an amazing job sending emailsContinue reading “I am Cautiously Optimistic– Delegation to Brampton Council Against Another Bike Lane Removal”
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Lily Cheng Community Ride – 2026
More than 120 cyclists and three dogs joined Toronto Councillor Lily Cheng’s third community ride from Willowdale to the Port Lands. The 25 km route highlighted Toronto’s trails, cycling infrastructure, and gaps in safe connections, while bringing together riders of all ages for a welcoming day of advocacy, community, and unexpected weather.
Barrie and Algonquin Highlands – Days 4 and 5
Rain couldn’t dampen our travel day as we packed up, and in Orillia celebrated with friends. The next day, I rode my first gran fondo of the year from Barrie to Brampton, joined by Barry and Cindy. With over 500 km cycled in two weeks, I’m training hard for Quebec in October.
Ride to Toronto – Biidaasige Park, Bike Rally, and Public Art
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”
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”
Etobicoke Creek Trail: Kennedy Road to Mid-Way/Dixie
The Etobicoke Creek Trail has recently been expanded from east of Kennedy to Mount Charles Park in Mississauga. The path is prepared for paving which is expected to happen in October 2018. The red line on the map below shows the route. The line between the two downward pointing arrows is the section awaiting paving.Continue reading “Etobicoke Creek Trail: Kennedy Road to Mid-Way/Dixie”
Etobicoke Creek Trail: Mid-Way/Dixie to Lake Ontario
Today I cycled the Etobicoke Creek Trail, from Mid-Way/Dixie to Lake Ontario, with eight fellow cyclists, one of whom I have known since Grade 7, the rest who I have met through cycling advocacy, community rides and cyclists I know introducing me to other cyclists. It was a hot, humid day, but some sections of theContinue reading “Etobicoke Creek Trail: Mid-Way/Dixie to Lake Ontario”
#OttawaBramptonOdysseyCycle – OTC Magazine Summary
The following is a summary of our trip written for the Ontario Traffic Council‘s quarterly magazine. Past issues are no longer online so I am sharing the summary here. Last fall, as members of the Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee and BikeBrampton chatted after a committee meeting, I overheard John Van West and David Laing talkingContinue reading “#OttawaBramptonOdysseyCycle – OTC Magazine Summary”
#OttawaBramptonOdysseyCycle – Stats Summary
I thought it would be fun to summarize the riding days from Ottawa to Brampton. Also, here is the complete list of blogs for the trip: Prep Day – https://wp.me/p4TEzX-OE Travel Day – Train Travel Day to Ottawa – https://wp.me/p4TEzX-OK Ottawa Day 1 – Meeting and Tour Day – Ottawa – https://wp.me/p4TEzX-Pl Ottawa Day 2Continue reading “#OttawaBramptonOdysseyCycle – Stats Summary”
#OttawaBramptonOdysseyCycle – Ajax to Brampton – Final Day
I felt so much more energetic on our final day, after staying in for the evening, than I did on Day 5. At our final evening briefing we decided to take the advice of our local experts, who provided such a great escort yesterday, and follow the Waterfront Trail to the Don Valley, for aContinue reading “#OttawaBramptonOdysseyCycle – Ajax to Brampton – Final Day”