Car-Free Day
As we celebrate car-free day I can’t help being saddened by this news coming out of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Another cyclist killed in a car-bicycle accident, and this is especially tragic since the...
View ArticleObservations from the Great Car-Free Experiment
I have been conducting the Great Car-Free Experiment for over 2 months now. During this time I’ve only driven my car once and had disastrous results!! On a stupidly busy day about 2 weeks ago I decided...
View ArticleLiberty! Bicycles to Reopen
As residents of St. Catharines know, a fire struck Liberty! Bicycles this past summer. The word is starting to spread that they will reopen in a new location downtown. This is excellent news — I’m...
View ArticleWell, As Long As We Don’t Inconvenience the Drivers
Looks like St. Catharines is about to lose a set of bike lanes because the lanes are being blamed for causing heavy traffic jams. The message here? It is ok if cyclists and others going car-free are...
View ArticleThe Garden City Plan
An article in the St. Catharines Standard discussing the city’s “blueprint for the future” caught my attention this morning. The draft of the City’s new official plan is available online and makes for...
View Article“This is the end of favoring motorized transportation”
Exciting news coming up from south of the border re: making bicycles and other forms of non-motorized transportation a priority. Wouldn’t it be amazing if the Canadian government took this issue...
View ArticleNo Bikes?
So, I had a medical appointment today. It was at a new building, a place I’d not been to before. As I walked up to the front door I saw this sign: Hmmm… I want to give this medical establishment the...
View ArticleNever a Dull Moment!
This weekend brought wrestling artists, vegan pub food and the official kick-off to the Spring 2010 biking season. Never a dull moment around these parts! First, the wrestling artists. On Thursday...
View ArticleA Bridge to Port
I am so excited that the new pedestrian bridge between Port Dalhousie and Jaycee Park is now open! I went for my first walk on it the other morning and was just grinning the whole way across the...
View ArticleBuffleheads, Backyard Beauties & Bike Rides
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! The weather has turned lovely and spring-like in the Niagara region, and I’ve been trying to get outdoors as much as possible. Throughout the winter we’ve been having...
View ArticleNotes from the Great Car-Free Experiment
The Great Car-Free Experiment continues and I’m happy to report that things are going well. Of course it is easier because I am attempting to get around in pleasant summer weather and I am on a summer...
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