Two Wheeled Politics
A Toronto bike blog by Robert Zaichkowski
June 22, 2022
An In Person Consultation for Broadview
June 16, 2022
RANT – Death of ActiveTO Lake Shore West
June 14, 2022
WTF is up with Eglinton?
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Eglinton Connects rendering (Via SvN) |
May 19, 2022
Parkside Design Options Coming to IEC
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Speed Camera Installed on Parkside Drive (via Michelle Dow in Safe Parkside Facebook group) |
May 16, 2022
Adapting Maslow's Hierarchy to Bikes
Over the past decade, I have seen how Toronto’s cycling advocacy has evolved. While advocating for painted bike lanes may have been fine back in 2012 – one year before Toronto’s first separated bike lanes officially opened on Sherbourne Street – it certainly is not the case today where the constant threats of parking in bike lanes prompted the need for physical protection. However, advocating for safe streets goes far beyond adding physical protection. To reflect on this exercise, I took a crack at adapting Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to cycling infrastructure.
May 04, 2022
May 2022 Cycling Consultation Catchup
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Rendering of Martin Grove multi-use path (via City of Toronto) |
April 27, 2022
Toronto Loop (and a Protected Intersection)
On Sunday, April 24, Albert, Mark, Arthur, and I from the Toronto Community Bikeways Coalition joined urban planner Al Rezoski for a ride covering the Toronto Loop. This recreational loop is 81 kilometres long which consists of the Martin Goodman Trail, Humber River Trail, Finch Hydro Corridor, and the Don River trail system. The loop is one of Mayor John Tory’s long term initiatives which has the potential to encourage cycle tourism in the city. Before starting by Queen’s Park, Al showed us a map of the loop and highlighted the following seven gaps which we planned to stop at for discussion. Some of these gaps will be addressed with the latest bike plan.
- Stephen Drive (north of The Queensway)
- Weston Road (between St. Phillips Road and Cardell Avenue)
- Finch Hydro Corridor (between Weston Road and Norfinch Drive)
- G Ross Lord Park (near Finch Avenue and Dufferin Street)
- Yonge Street (at Hendon and Bishop Avenues)
- Betty Sutherland Trail (between Duncan Mill and York Mills Roads)
- West Don River Trail (near Eglinton Avenue and Leslie Street)
Toronto Loop highlighted in orange with the seven gaps circled |