Category: Cycling
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The CAA isn’t Roadside Assistance, it’s an Automobile Lobby Organization
Let’s talk about the fact that the CAA has published a study that essentially suggests that the solution to cycling/car conflicts involves improving car infrastructure. Because, of course it does. Small progress has been made in North America to focus less on cars as transportation, but it always comes back to this. Until other forms…
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Tokyo Diaries: A City for Bikes
Not just in Ontario, but all across North America there seems to be a bit of a backlash emerging against bike lanes and urban cycling. It’s not terribly rational–bicycles have 2% of the road space in Toronto, and yet our wonderful premier is convinced that roads are clogged because of the bike lanes. This made…
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Doug Ford, Bike Lanes and the Truth
I’m a cyclist first–it’s how I self identify. I rode to work in Vancouver pretty steadily for 10 years. My mileage was down a bit this year for a few reasons (you can find me on Strava if you want to check) and working from home had a huge impact, but still..it’s what I am.…