http://www.bbc.com/travel/blog/20110909-travelwise-bike-sharing-around-the-world
D - locally, this is the chicken before the egg.
The egg being a working network of bike lanes, and a trail between Guelph and Kitchener.
Build it and they will come.
But build it in the right order.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/toronto-police-considering-charges-for-cyclist-who-fatally-struck-pedestrian/article2158467/
D - I detect a double standard. Last year, a car hit a bike in a bike lane and killed the cyclist. There were no angry editorials.
But if a cyclist- also in the wrong lane ( a sidewalk), and for considerably better reasons, hits a pedestrian? Off with his head!
This is BS.
It's the war on the cyclist.
Ford is full of it - there is no war on the car.
There IS a war on the unquestioned supremacy of the car.
The car basically has a Monroe Doctrine and no other means of transportation is allowed to questions its empire-like status.
http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/531368--is-paid-parking-coming-to-uptown-waterloo
Biz is abuzz about this. A car occupies an area of about 7x15'. It is public land. Not everybody has cars. What is wrong with charging a fee? Plus this actually INCREASES business for them. Folks will show up, buy and go. Instead of parking all day, or move the car every 2 hours.
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