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  • A Tariff On Bicycles Makes No Sense

    On March 21, 2013, Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty presented the 2013 Federal Budget. One area of this budget that both interests and concerns me is “Tariff Relief for Canadian Consumers”. Budget 2013 proposes to permanently eliminate all tariffs on baby clothes and sports and athletic equipment (excluding bicycles). This measure will support Canadian families […]

  • Active transportation isn’t supposed to be seasonal

  • He he he…

  • Something funny about this sign on an icy day.

  • The Big Move for Brampton

    If you live in Brampton, you might have noticed that travelling to work has become more challenging over the last few years. Metrolinx has a plan to combat this, called “The Big Move“. Now, I love transit—I live car-free! And I think the what Metrolinx has painstakingly put together goes a long way in depicting […]

  • More 8YO artistry

  • Forget this snowstorm. I’m getting groceries!

  • Cycling and Active Transportation Projects in Peel

    I am clearly not spending enough time in Mississauga. On January 19th, I attended Walk and Roll Peel’s Public Forum, where I learned about walking and cycling initiatives in Mississauga and Peel; preliminary results from the Peel GPS Cycling study, and ideas on how Mississauga and Peel should move forward to create active, healthy communities. […]

  • Be Strong With Emphasis: Semantics

    There are advantages of using <strong> over <b>, and <em> (as in emphasis) over <i>. I’ll try to explain the differences of these semantics as simply as possible. In HTML, <b> tells the browser to display type as bold, and <i> tells the browser to display type in italics. The problem with this is that […]

  • The Flexibility of Cycling

    One of the amazing things about cycling, I think, it ‘s flexibility. There aren’t many modes of transportation that let you transition from operating a vehicle to being a pedestrian almost seamlessly. With this flexibility, it’s important to remember that automotive transportation is NOT flexible. It’s awkward, cumbersome, and clumsy. To navigate safely with automotive traffic, it’s […]