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Outdated but Calculated – Bicycle Licensing Debate in Toronto

April 19, 2010
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Last week Toronto Mayoral candidate, Giorgio Mammoliti, announced that, if elected, he would introduce bicycle licensing as a way to help pay the cost of proposed new cycling lanes. This is an idea that has been raised before, and as the City of Toronto’s own website clearly states, ‘studies have concluded that licensing is not worth it.’
Besides this recent bicycle licensing idea, Mammoliti also proposed in 2007 that the army should be called in to [...]

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Somalia – In the news, but soon forgotten… again

December 14, 2009
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photo by ctsnow Mogadishu, Somali
A couple weeks ago I wrote about the release of the Canadian and Australian freelance journalists that had been held hostage inside Somalia. Since then the Toronto Somali community has been shocked by the disappearance of five young Somali men that many are speculating have gone to Somalia to fight with a terror group called Al-Shabaab.
These current events, coupled with the rise of Somali pirates over the last few years, has [...]

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Mean Green MEC Takes on the Bike Shops

November 7, 2009
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Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) is a store known by pretty much every Canadian who has ever camped, traveled, rock climbed, kayaked, or participated in any number of other outdoor pursuits. Since 1971, it has built up a reputation as the destination store for anything you might need for the outdoors, at a very resonable price, run by environmentally-friendly, forward-thinking people.
An article last week in the Globe and Mail discussed a hotly debated issue surrounding MEC [...]

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New York Marathon by Public Transit

November 7, 2009
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Ahhhh, what a great way to experience the New York Marathon. Phew, but I am exhausted. Transiting around the city to find the best vantage point is no easy task. And in between I must have covered well over 2 miles on foot.
The marathon started in 1970 with a mere 127 runners. It has grown to become one of the most prestigious marathons in the world, attracting over 40,000 participants this year. Unlike the Boston [...]

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How Cyclists can make the Streets more Car-Friendly*

October 17, 2009

Since all cyclists are such forward-thinking, progressive, equal rights types, it’s time to develop a good list of ways to make the streets more car-friendly. This may make many cyclists gasp, but consider it for a moment.
Until Toronto becomes as advanced as Copenhagen and their bicycle superhighways cyclists will inevitably on their daily commute have to share the road with motorists. So how can you make the streets more pleasant for the motorists?

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A travel and news chronicle from the places my bicycle takes me. It’s not a cycling blog per se. It’s a record of things I encounter along the way – in my travels with Tour d’Afrique Ltd., and through my own experiences at home and abroad.
This is a personal blog and has no official affiliation with Tour d’Afrique Ltd. or anyone other than myself. The views and opinions expressed here represent my own and not those of anyone else.

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