On May 15, 2013, Brampton Council approved the request by the Department of Works and Transportation to carry out their Bicycle Facilities Implementation Plan including the submission to become a Bicycle Friendly Community. Council also approved a request to have the Brampton Bicycle Advisory Committee I’ve been a part of for a few months officially recognized and supported. While the next steps with the city are as of yet unclear, it’s very exciting to see that Brampton Council seems to see the promise that cycling holds as a transportation solution.
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 the problems of mobility that the GTA and Hamilton will face if nothing changes to relieve congestion. It’s just that, I don’t know… It doesn’t really have “bite”. It doesn’t push hard enough on people to second guess whether they are doing themselves justice by…