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Archive for April 21st, 2010

I know the drivers of brown trucks have their jobs to do, but why do some of them choose to park illegally while they do their job?

There is plenty of room in the parking lane for the driver to park there instead. Because he was talking on his cell phone, I didn’t get a chance to ask him why he chose to block the bicycle lane.

What do you think?

Reminds me of Buffalo’s Blue Bikes.

Toronto is poised to get its first bike share program, modelled after a wildly popular system in Montreal.

BIXI Toronto received unanimous approval from the city’s public works and infrastructure committee yesterday. It will launch next spring, if city council gives its OK. Daniel Egan, manager of cycling infrastructure and programs, said the public bike program is designed as a “extension of public transit.”

Users who buy a monthly or yearly pass will have unlimited access to bikes as long as the trips are less than 30 minutes. Tourists can purchase a day pass for $5.

“It’s really intended for the person who comes out of the ROM and rides down to the AGO,” Mr. Egan said. The first rollout will see 1,000 bikes on the street at 80 downtown “stations,” which wouldn’t be more than 300 metres apart.

Here’s the full article: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto/story.html?id=2931686