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Welcome to the Toronto Cyclists Union's Ring & Post newsletter, your guide to Toronto cycling news. You're invited to our dance party! Read more here. |
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November 2011
1. You're Invited to Derailed! You're Invited to Derailed!We're kicking our drive to 2,500 members up a notch - join us for Derailed: A Dance Party at CSI Annex on Friday Nov 11! Doors at 9:00. Presentations until 10:00. Silent auction, raffles and dancing until 1:30. Members get in free. Non-members $5. Join or renew and get in free & get a free beer. Bring a non-member and let's keep the drive alive! RSVP on our Facebook event page! Not on Facebook? Check out our event page on our website for more info. A special thanks to our event sponsors Mill Street Brewery, the Bicycle Commons and Hoopdriver Bicycles! :: MEMBERS ONLY ::Member Appreciation Night
Hoping to get a head start on your holiday shopping? Join us for our Member Appreciation Night at Mountain Equipment Co-op on Thursday December 1st from 7:00 – 9:00. Like last year, bike union members will receive 10% off everything in the store except boats. New this year, MEC has extended their 10% discount to bikes as well! Mark your calendars! Register/Report/Check
Have you ever had your bike stolen? Do you know anyone who has? If you live in Toronto, chances are you know a victim of bike theft. To combat bike theft, we’re launching the Register/Report/Check campaign! The solution to reducing bike theft is to collapse the market for stolen bikes, making it harder for thieves to re-sell stolen bikes, and easier for the police to return stolen bikes to their owners. This requires three elements: 1. REGISTER your bike 2. REPORT theft when it occurs 3. CHECK the stolen status of used bikes Many don't register their bikes because they don't see the point. Even fewer people report the theft when it occurs. And since so few bikes are registered, stolen bikes change hands easily because people rarely check to see if the bikes are stolen. Through our apathy we end up creating a healthy market for stolen bikes! Continue reading... Be Bike SavvyCan Toronto afford bike lanes? How do bike lanes impact businesses? Shouldn't cyclists be licensed? Explore the big issues surrounding cycling in Toronto in our new Be Bike Savvy section. We have compiled a list of frequently asked questions to dispel some of the misinformation around cycling. Read up on all the issues and be ready to win skeptics over at the water cooler or your next cocktail party! Richmond & Adelaide Update
Last week the City's Public Works and Infrastructure Committee voted to proceed with an Environmental Assessment (EA) for protected bike lanes in the Richmond/Adelaide corridor. The EA will determine the best route and design options for the protected bike lanes. City staff will also explore ways to have the protected bike lanes connect to existing bikeways west of Bathurst Street and east of Sherbourne Street. The bike union's action alert generating a response from over 200 people. A big thanks to everyone who e-mailed their support to move this forward! In 2001, the City's official bike plan, Shifting Gears, identified Richmond and Adelaide Streets as suitable for protected bike lanes. At that time, the Plan noted that approximately 15,000 cyclists travelled to and from downtown on weekdays. Since then, the number of cyclists travelling to and from the downtown core has more than doubled. Separated bicycle lanes in the Richmond-Adelaide corridor will significantly improve bicycle safety and access to the many employment, residential, cultural and entertainment destinations in Toronto's downtown core. This proposed east-west bikeway will become an integral part of the City's emerging downtown separated bikeway network. We will continue to provide updates on the EA process and opportunities for public consultation over the next year. Check out our resource page to learn more about protected bike lanes. Refer-a-Rider Recap
After a dramatic last ditch drive, Fiona Jones pushed past Tonya Surman to claim top spot in our Refer-a-Rider member drive. Incredibly, our members recruited 163 of their friends, family and colleagues as members of the bike union! Fiona recruited 36 members and takes the Kona Ute from Sweet Pete’s. Tonya recruited 32 members and takes a shiny new Linus bike from Curbside. Dave Meslin recruited 22 members and wins an AutoShare family membership. We’ll award these prizes to our Top 3 recruiters as well as our raffle prize winners at Derailed: A Dance Party on Friday November 11! Holiday Gift MembershipsLooking for a great holiday gift idea? Show your support for safe cycling and get your loved one a holiday gift membership! Purchase your gift membership before December 7th to ensure it arrives before the holidays. Upcoming EventsNov 11 - Derailed: A Dance Party - 9pm at Centre for Social Innovation - Annex
Nov 26 - Cycling in Fall and Winter - 2pm at Lillian Smith Library
Dec 1 - Member Appreciation Night - 7pm at Mountaint Equipment Co-op
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About UsWe are Toronto's only member-based cycling advocacy organization working toward creating safer streets. The more people we represent, the more power we have in creating a safe cycling city. Please join the bike union to make Toronto a better place to ride. Plus, your membership will save you money with discounts around the city. Learn more about our member benefits. Share This
Were you forwarded by a friend? Sign up for our newsletter by clicking here! Get LitIn October we gave away almost 400 bike light sets to unlit cyclists across the City. We'd like to thank our generous sponsors for making this event happen! A big thank you to Sweet Pete's, Curbside Cycle, Urbane Cyclist and Mountain Equipment Co-op! CAN-BIKEIf you are interested in becoming a CAN-BIKE instructor, Rob Wallis of 32 Spokes is trying to organise a CAN-BIKE Instructor Workshop early next season. He need at least 3 more people who have completed the CAN-BIKE II program with at least an 80% pass mark to approach a national instructor examiner to run the workshop. If interested, please contact Rob at ward32@bikeunion.to.
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