Via YouTube
This video was created by Streets are for People! in honour of activist group the Urban Repair Squad. Directed by Michael Louis Johnson, the film played on the small screen (a vintage TV set) as part of the Creative Activism exhibit at the Toronto Free Gallery, the Actions exhibit at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, and enjoyed it's big screen debut in New York City at the 2009 Bicycle Film Festival.
For more on the URS visit http://www.urbanrepairs.blogspot.com
Labels: Bicycle Film Fest, Streets are for People, Urban Repair Squad, video
Via Scott Torrance on Twitter:
Labels: photos, West Toronto Railpath Park
Hipsters, Hasidic Jews Fight Over Bike Lanes In WilliamsburgThe war over Williamsburg has taken yet another turn.
In response to last week's removal of bike lanes in the traditionally Hasidic neighborhood in Brooklyn, a group of local bike riders took it upon themselves to repaint the lane lines running down Bedford Avenue.
The Hasids had asked the city to remove the bike lanes from the neighborhood, claiming the influx of bikers posed a "safety and religious hazard."
In an interesting twist, the group of guerrilla line painters reportedly included members of the Hasidic community who are not opposed to the lanes.
Last year the religious group complained to the community board that many of the young, female cyclists who rode through the neighborhood were "hotties," who "ride in shorts and skirts," both of which are against their dress code.
According to the New York Post, "a source close to Mayor Bloomberg said removing the lanes was an effort to appease the Hasidic community just before last month's election."Via Huffington Post
Labels: bike lane removal, Brooklyn
Bike! Bike! 2010
Summer 2010Bike! Bike! is an international annual conference organized by and for Not-For-Profit bike projects. It takes place in a different city each year. This year it will be hosted by Bike Pirates in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
If you have services, housing, or supplies you would like to contribute, or would like to help out in any other way, please fill out our volunteer form and/or send us an e-mail at: bikebike2010 -at- gmail.com
There will be an assortment of different workshops at Bike! Bike! geared towards helping bike projects better serve their intended communities. There will also be social events to help/encourage projects to netowork. Some things which may (or may not) take place include (but are not by any means limited to): Anti-oppression, Consensus Decision Making, and Working with Kids workshops as well as Spandex Dance Parties, Movies, and Bike Rides.
We're working hard on getting everything organized. Soon we'll have much more info available online as well as the ability to pre-register. For now, Canadians should sit tight, and Americans should make sure they'll hold valid passports for next summer.
Labels: Bike Bike 2010, bike pirates
Contemplating history in Toronto.
Labels: Flickr, Toronto, vintage bicycles
When was the last time you saw someone using a 40 year old (or older) vehicle running day to day errands and commuting to work?
Unless of course you start looking at the bicycles that take many students and commuters around the city...
And you'll find some brand new bicycles (with classic inspiration) on our streets as well...
Labels: cycle chic, Toronto, vintage bicycles
James D. Shwartz, editor of The Urban Country, has made this great video of an early morning (and chilly) ride along the West Toronto Railpath:
Labels: video, West Toronto Railpath Park