Showing posts with label TRCA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TRCA. Show all posts

May 29, 2026

East Don Trail Finally Done!

On May 11, 2026, the TRCA updated the East Don Trail project website to say work on the Phase 1 trail is expected to be done by early July. However, I was notified by Tom on Strava last weekend that the trail is now fully paved from Taylor Creek all the way to Bermondsey. This morning, I used my day off work to check it out.

August 30, 2025

Revisiting Toronto’s 2012 Trails Plan

Back in 2012 when the late Rob Ford was Mayor, Toronto approved a 77-kilometre Bikeway Trails Implementation Plan. While the City of Toronto has since issued a Ten-Year Cycling Network Plan (2016) and a series of three-year plans, it’s worth revisiting which of the trails have been completed since then and which ones have not. Let’s dive in!

July 19, 2025

July 2025 Ride The Meadoway

With last year’s “Ride The Meadoway” being one of my favourite rides in Scarborough, I was thrilled to find out it was happening again this year! This year’s occasion also gave an excuse to check out the newest Meadoway segment from Military Trail to Morningside, as well as the Marcos to Midland segment under construction. This morning, I joined about 60 people who started at Wexford Hydro Park while a few others joined in afterwards.

October 14, 2024

East Don Trail and Leaside Bridge Ride

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Hope you were able to enjoy the long weekend with lots of food, as well as some riding. With today being sunny and 10’C, I rode 25 kilometres to check out the progress along the East Don Trail, new cycle tracks along Ferrand, and improvements to the Leaside Bridge.

July 20, 2024

July 2024 Ride The Meadoway

This morning, about 75 people took part in “Ride the Meadoway” which was hosted by Toronto East Cyclists, Scarborough Cycles, and Regenesis Cycle UTSC. Bike Share Toronto provided some bikes for those who needed them, while Patty Time served some Jamaican beef patties and vegetarian samosas. Let’s reflect on what happened during the ride.

March 17, 2024

March 2024 East Don Trail Visit

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everybody!

Yesterday, I did a ride along the Lower Don Trail, checked out the East Don Trail, and checked the progress along Eglinton Avenue. Since the eglintonTOday Complete Street project is expected to go to the Infrastructure & Environment Committee on Wednesday, March 27, I will focus this post on the East Don Trail and discuss Eglinton separately when the final report comes out on Wednesday, March 20.

July 03, 2017

Biking Brampton's Etobicoke Creek

 
While I have biked both east and west of Toronto, my experiences north of Steeles Avenue have been limited to training rides for the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer in 2014. Thanks to a suggestion from Helen, we took part in Bike Brampton’s “Bike the Creek” ride on Saturday, June 24. Not only did it give me exposure to cycling north of Steeles, but it is arguably one of the best organized rides in the Greater Toronto Area with hundreds taking part.