Tag: Canada

The Canadian Bike Brigade (Toronto) connects non-profits and individuals with an Internet-connected army of volunteer cyclists willing to help do anything from deliver essentials to those in need, deliver food to homeless shelters, or even marshal anti-racism protests

Keywords: 52-adventures , 52adventures , seva , volunteer , volunteering

I pull up to the Biking Lawyer’s office and there are 5-6 other cyclists there. Outside volunteers are carrying out boxes of produce. Some are emptying the boxes into panniers, others are putting them on racks strapped down with bungee cords. I have signed up to bring five boxes with me and am disappointed when the first box comes out. I can’t even get it through the opening in the top of the trailer. But not to worry – it turns out that inside the box are plastic bags full of produce. I take the bags out and stack them inside, and five fit perfectly.

https://gooutsidetoday.com/2020/07/08/52-adventures-33-bicycle-courier

Is free bike sharing economically feasible for cities and towns?

Keywords: homes , new homes and condos life

Studies show that creating a km of bollard-protected bike lanes is about $380,000, which may sound like a lot. But in comparison, a one km stretch of a bus rapid transit system comes in at $500,000 and it’s a big jump up to $326 million per km to build a light rapid transit line, such as the Eglinton Cross town LRT. But all of these numbers are a fraction of the $1 billion per km needed to build more subway lines.

https://torontosun.com/life/homes/a-bike-sharing-model-to-get-more-people-moving