Tag Archives: transportation

Golden Gate Bridge

Riding with Confidence – Video

I came across this short but helpful video about overcoming your fears to riding a bike in the city. It is part of a series called “Urban Biking” and is produced by Mind The Gap. Video source: Laura Lukitsch, YouTube, January 26, 2011. I think the following suggestions were good: Take your first few rides […]

Lock up facility

Just because you build it …

… doesn’t mean they’ll come. I spent a couple of days at a large office complex in Mississauga this week and saw a memo to building tenants: Bike Lock up Facility [Building owners] are pleased to announce that a designated bicycle parking area has been created to service the tenants who wish to bike to […]

Road Users Coexist Sticker (Source: San Francisco Bicycle Coalition)

“I would never ride a bike in Toronto!”

I hear this. A lot. On the one hand, it makes me feel kinda gutsy that cycling is my main mode of transportation. On the other hand, I lament that so many people feel too scared to ride in this city. And if I had a third hand, I’d wonder if I lack (or choose […]