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<title>blogTO Recent Comments: Are We Losing the Fight for a Bikable City?</title>
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<title>rpto</title>
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yes weve lost!!
its crazy riding in the city.everyday im almost hit by a driver not looking,on phone,drinking coffee,counting money etc.i can see why people dont want to ride here,its not safe at all.people in vehicles are immune to the dangers outside of their vehicles because they are boxed in their machines and nothing else matters but what their doing,they are safe and there is no interaction to the outside world.i feel i need to carry a weapon or something to protect myself because its nuts out there,how can i survive a vehicle hit?.toronto will never be progressive,creative and beautiful as long as we bow to the car companys and unions with money to keep these companys here in ontario,its huge business.it feels like doing something environmentally friendly and exercising in the city is a crime and im guilty because im in prison on the roads.its a sad commentary on society that money only matters and not the health and well being of cyclysts and people in the city of toronto. how will drivers face their kids when the air is so bad and they ask how it got like this?.off topic i guess but this is bigger than just riding.peace.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/04/are_we_losing_the_fight_for_a_bikable_city/#c136017</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:26:24 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kari</title>
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I also thought it was funny that Giambrone left after only an hour of discussion (they started the evening about 20 minutes late, too). Too bad, because yes- I think many of the people that had questions wanted them answered by a council member. Alas. 

The guy on the phone in Montreal- sheesh! That part really bugged me. Not only were they wasting our time experimenting with phone/mic communication, the guy didn't even really have a question- he just wanted to promote the Public Spacing Committee meeting that happened last night at Metro Hall. I also found it strange that a woman from the US asked a quesiton fairly non-related, and a woman from Burlington started harping on a Walmart development there. I just kept saying to myself, "But we're in TORONTO."

Anyways... I did think it was pretty informational, despite these drawbacks. I'm glad I went.  ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/04/are_we_losing_the_fight_for_a_bikable_city/#c135957</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:45:23 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Ryan</title>
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Despite my love for bike riding, I've never once attempted it since I first moved here for university a couple years ago.  I don't feel at all safe on the roads, and I especially don't feel safe locking my bike up anywhere, even with the best of locks.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/04/are_we_losing_the_fight_for_a_bikable_city/#c135928</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:42:56 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Biker Dude3000</title>
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Also missing from the photo is the two crazy ladies who we're on thier cell phone the whole time, talking to some guy from Montreal.  They then put the phone up to the mike so guy could ask a question (didn't work).

Other than that, I was an informative night.  Well done.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/04/are_we_losing_the_fight_for_a_bikable_city/#c135623</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:30:26 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>blobbish</title>
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I find it significant that Adamn Giambrone did not see fit to stay the evening (note he is missing from your foto). He had a date with the "clean and Beautiful city" as he put it, and had to leave early. Most of the questions that came up from the floor would have had him as their target, so it was perhaps indicative of his interest in cycling that he made haste to depart. 

Of course, at a previous engagement to hear public input on the TTC, he also left early, according to NOW magazine and Walmart Advertiser. Is he proving to be just another politician? 

So young, they fall, so young.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/04/are_we_losing_the_fight_for_a_bikable_city/#c135551</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:01:34 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Ben</title>
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I found it <blockquote>The other thing I really like is bike lanes in a city. I'm fighting for that in Toronto right now. I like to ride my bike a lot to get places, and we have no major east-west bike artery at all in our city, and people are dying on their bikes all over the place.</blockquote> I guess that is not really an endorsement.
URL: http://grist.org/news/maindish/2006/12/18/BNL/ ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/04/are_we_losing_the_fight_for_a_bikable_city/#c135494</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:00:12 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Ben</title>
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The lead singer from Barenaked Ladies (I forget his name) endorsed the Bloor - Danforth Bikeway (TakeTheTooker) in an interview last year.  That kind of counts as a celebrity something or other.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/04/are_we_losing_the_fight_for_a_bikable_city/#c135492</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:54:19 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Geoff</title>
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I don't see why the end of BikeShare has caused so much grief. In my 7 years living in Toronto, not one of my friends or acquaintances have ever used the yellow bike system. This might easily be disregarded if it were not for the fact that we're the perfect demographic for such a program. Most of us already regularly commute by bicycle; few of us have the disposable income for car or frequent TTC travel; and we live relatively close to several hubs. And yet never once did I hear someone say "I'm going to join BikeShare, it seems so convenient." People who live here buy their own bikes. Why do we need a rental program? It's helpful I'm sure for tourists, but even then how many visitors to the city explore by bike?

I'm all for increased bicycle use, but BikeShare seemed superflous at best.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/04/are_we_losing_the_fight_for_a_bikable_city/#c135480</link>
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<category>Toronto, City</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:04:52 PDT</pubDate>
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