Category Archives: other cities

Why Licensing Cyclists is the Wrong Reaction

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Padraic

So, the other day I made a reasonably sarcastic post about an entirely meaningless web-poll that was up on the CTV Ottawa website. Anyway, Marcus Gee over at the Globe takes the time to offer a more serious and detailed … Continue reading →

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Video: Burrard Bridge bike lane

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Padraic

For everyone who is curious about the 3 month trial of separated bike lane on Vancouver’s Burrard Bridge, here is the first-person view: http://www.youtube.com/v/gJwPJbZlUMs&hl=en&fs=1& (link) It looks like a safe and enjoyable way to get downtown. Let’s hope the trial … Continue reading →

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From the Downright Bizzare Folder

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Padraic

Comes the story of a man in North Carolina who was driving on Sunday morning when he saw a man cycling on a busy road with his 3 year old son in a bike seat on the back of the … Continue reading →

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Getting Rid of Highways to Reduce Congestion

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Padraic

Often times debates surrounding urban space use pits cyclists who want road space removed from cars and designated for cyclists (as in Toronto) against motorists who want more road space for cars with the idea that it will ease traffic … Continue reading →

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Toronto becomes a little more cycle friendly

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Padraic

I  really can’t imagine a plan of equivillant scale being implimented here in Ottawa. Jarvis Street in the heart of Toronto is going to be narrowed to 4 lanes between Queen and Bloor with bike lanes being added to help … Continue reading →

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Why Bikes and Buses are bad at sharing

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Padraic

I was in Dublin in early January and was generally impressed by the seeming dedication of Dublin to provide bike lanes around most of the city centre. This stood in stark contrast to Cork which had no bike lanes. However, … Continue reading →

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Scooter territory

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Padraic

A Spacing Toronto contributor makes a cautious case for allowing scooters in bike lanes after living in Amsterdam, where 1/4 of scooters take advantage of this legal practice.

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Vancouver stats

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Padraic

A reader pointed us to this report [.pdf] from the Greenways and Neighbourhood Transportation Branch of the City of Vancouver. It documents cycling and pedestrian traffic based on StatsCan census data and the city’s field research. As you’d expect, cycling … Continue reading →

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Bad data

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Padraic

Bad Science deconstructs and rebuts some silly, fearmongering cycling accident statistics from a British insurance company: “Mounting financial pressures have led to a surge in inexperienced cyclists taking to the roads,”say LV in their press release: “resulting in a 29% … Continue reading →

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Who's being silly?

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Padraic

I bike TO notes the public response and eventual apology after a Waterloo Region police sergeant had this to say after a 34-year-old father of four was hit from behind, and killed, by a car, while cycling on a dry … Continue reading →

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