TCAT News

Chicago's mayor is aiming to construct 160 km of protected bike lanes during his term. Construction has progressed rapidly since his election; the first protected bike lane was installed within 30 days.

Even though rural communities may not rank on the Walk Score, walking and biking is sometimes as, or even more, common, as in urban centres. The data comes from the latest report from the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a nonprofit organization seeking to transform former rail lines into network of trails.

Complete Streets aren't just good for your health; they're also good for business. Dr. Rodney Tolley's discussion paper, "Good for Busine$$: The benefits of making streets more walking and cycling friendly" prepared for the Heart Foundation South Australia, investigates the economic benefits experienced by neighbourhoods after they were made more walking and cycling friendly. 

Earlier this month, Toronto City Council approved plans to make pedestrian streets on the University of Toronto and Ryerson University campus permanent for at least the next five years.

A shout out to TCAT volunteer Sam Schacher. Over the last few months he has been diligently organizing, tagging, and cataloguing our photos on Flickr. Thank you Sam for the fantastic work.

Calling all active transportation loving students! Thanks to generous support from ING Direct, we are pleased to offer 20 Student Scholarships at a reduced rate of $50.  For more details, please contact networkorange@ingdirect.ca

Better Streets, Better Cities: A Guide to Street Design in Urban India, released by the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy  and the Environmental Planning Collaborative, provides an overview of Complete Streets that are applicable anywhere. Starting with the premise of solving mobility issues with efficiency rather than capacity, the document articulates the ‘equitable allocation of road space,’ including space for street vending.

TCAT is pleased to announce that this year’s Complete Streets Forum will be a joint conference with the Ontario Bike Summit.

It's very busy at TCAT with multiple projects underway in need of volunteers. There are opportunities to suit a range of skills, experience, and time commitments. 

Complete Streets Forum

From the University of British Columbia School of Population & Public Health's Cycling in Cities research program, Kay Teschke will be giving an on-line lecture on "The impact of transportation infrastructure on the risk of injuries to cyclists." She will discuss the results of an injury s