start off the month with 2 very different events all about bikes!
Saturday, Bells on Bloor is a family friendly bike ride along Bloor St from High Park in the west end to City Hall in order to show support for putting bike lanes on Bloor St/Danforth Ave, the longest continuous east-west route in the city. Bike lanes on Bloor St were recommended as far back as 1992 but have yet to appear. It’s a very controversial topic in Toronto. Hopefully the growing support shown at events like this one (last year two thousand cyclists came out) will help make those lanes a reality soon! For more info on bike lanes on Bloor St check http://takethetooker.ca/
Sunday, hit the east side of downtown for the St Lawrence Criterium
held on a closed course loop on the Toronto St Lawrence Market streets. The criterium builds on Toronto’s long heritage of bike racing. From 1894 to 1927, the City hosted the annual Dunlop Trophy Race, attracting North America’s top competitors. I missed it last year, so this year I’m definitely checking it out!
For all the upcoming events in Toronto for Bike month check out the City cycling website the online calendar or the community run Bike Events TO calendar for year round events
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1 Jean // May 29, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Hope you post some great fun photos of the musical Bloor St. ride. i will be visiting Toronto again in a few wks. to see family after returning ….from Copenhagen.
Note: I’m sorry that Toronto didn’t get their pilot separated bike lanes on University Ave. this year. But congrats. to Toronto for their upcoming Bixi bike rental program. I know the city well since I lived, worked and cycled in TO for many years before moving to Vancouver, BC.
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