Cycling

  • 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

  • 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. […]

  • 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 […]

  • A Beautiful Snowfall In Brampton

    Just thought I would post one for viewing pleasure. 🙂 Enjoy!  

  • Passing Safely

    A few days ago, this happened:     Not the brightest move, granted. My camera didn’t capture the license plate, so there’s little to report to the police I’m afraid. I want to mention that although the driver’s manoeuvre was reckless, I didn’t feel like I was in immediate danger. I did my part, slowed down […]

  • Taking The Lane in #biketo

    This is my first stab at opening a dialogue. It’s a video of a typical morning commute through downtown Toronto. I’ve posted annotations of sections from the Highway Traffic Act in the video that I think apply to the things I’m doing in the video. But it also shows some advantages to “taking the lane”, […]

  • #Brampton Morning Commute – A.K.A. – “Space Mountain”

    The first video I want to post is one of my favorite parts of my commute in the Winter, when the sun hasn’t come up yet.  

  • My 6YO was organizing while I was out. #biketo