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 and encourage physical activity and healthy living by lowering the costs of importing these goods. More details here: http://www.budget.gc.ca/2013/doc/plan/anx2-eng.html The statement above suggests to me that our Federal Conservatives aren’t really interested in addressing our problems with transportation, health, energy costs, and associated cost…
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. Also, there was a special guest speaker: Dave Cieslewicz: Former Mayor of Madison Wisconsin from 2003 to 2011. He discussed how Madison was made into a Platinum-rated “Bike Friendly City”. It was open, encouraging, and just plain awesome. As I’m sure the G.T.A. is keenly…
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 helpful to behave as they do per the Highway Traffic Act. Doing so makes you predictable, and reduces unnecessary risk on the street. And don’t forget to take advantage of transitioning to “pedestrian mode”, where possible, if traffic gets a little to thick for your…
Just thought I would post one for viewing pleasure. 🙂 Enjoy!
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 and moved over to facilitate a pass as quickly as I could once I was aware of it. There are a few things about this video I find interesting and wanted to talk more about in detail: Notice that there is a solid line in…