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For Sale: Bakfiets.nl XL Cargo Bike
For Sale: Bakfiets.nl XL Cargo Bike. Price: $1,500
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I miss my bicycle. #BikeMattawa
I miss my bicycle. #BikeMattawa
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My last BikeBrampton signoff from Brampton
As we get closer to moving to Mattawa, I had a chance to reflect on the last 10 years of cycling advocacy in Brampton.
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For Sale: Gazelle NL Electric-Assist Bicycle
For Sale: Gazelle NL Electric-Assist Bicycle. Price: $2,000
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The end of one journey, the start of another
“Different Spokes” is where I was hoping to take The Bikeport before life pulled me in a different direction.
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Some Changes
I’m making, and have made, some changes.
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Letter: A Bi-Directional Bike Lane
The following is a letter I sent to Brampton 311, Councillor Gael Miles, and Councillor Sandra Hames. Hello. I’m Kevin Montgomery, a car-free resident of Brampton. I suggest a pilot project to install bike traffic signals and a bi-directional bike lane to connect the Don Doan Trail to Bramalea GO Station. The specific locations I suggest for bike traffic signals are at the intersections of Bramalea Rd. at Avondale/Dearbourne Blvds. on the north and west sides, and at the intersection of Bramalea Rd. at Steeles Ave. on the west side, with a bi-directional bike lane connecting the two…
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Carfree 1.1
Hi Everyone. I feel like I owe everyone a thank you, and an apology. A thank you because the Carfree webapp started seeing steady use earlier than I expected. This resulted in one of the APIs I was using, specifically one to do an approximate geolocation based on IP address, to reach a request limit. This in turn, caused the Carfree webapp to fail. So, I thank you, and apologize for that. I’ve switched to a new IP geolocate provider, and the webapp *should* see more stability for a while. At least, where geolocation is concerned. So, please do continue…
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Carfree
It’s taken me a few months, but I finally have a Carfree app that I’m ready to share with everyone. What is Carfree? Whether you’re trying to go “car light”, or remove your dependency on a car altogether, this app should help you decide the best way to get to where you want to go, without using a car. It has a few features that I hope you’ll find neat. The Blue Circle When the map first loads, you’ll see a blue circle located where you are, as best the app can tell. Any place in the circle is within…
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Road Taxes: Where The Rubber Has A Blowout
I recently read a report published by The Conference Board of Canada, titled “Where The Rubber Meets The Road: How Much Motorists Pay For Road Infrastructure”. While I recall seeing this report in October 2013, for whatever reason it failed to adequately capture my attention until 3 months later. The synopsis of the document is that motorists largely already pay a sufficient amount back towards the cost of maintaining the road network in Ontario, and do not receive significant subsidization. By the calculations presented in this report, if you add the taxes and fees people pay to drive, and compare…