tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post9167170212122977189..comments2023-10-22T05:42:46.637-05:00Comments on Bike Lane Diary: Finally, City provides a bike system worth having.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-73778238699352828932007-09-23T21:42:00.000-05:002007-09-23T21:42:00.000-05:00i lived in chicago for 6yrs before moving to toron...i lived in chicago for 6yrs before moving to toronto. there are many differences between the 2 cities:<BR/><BR/>1. an awesome bike dept w/in the city's DOT (headed by ben gomberg- tooker's brother)<BR/><BR/>2. chicago (city-wide) a true grid system (cartesian plane), much better for continuous bike lanes<BR/><BR/>3. but the best thing about the city (for bikes, that is) is that mayor Daley is brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09216380005929491479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-53644257470710487152007-09-18T09:31:00.000-05:002007-09-18T09:31:00.000-05:00Hey Geoffrey - I know Gord is weaker on bike issue...Hey Geoffrey - I know Gord is weaker on bike issues, but at least you've got a couple of senior level reps who are somewhat aware of bicycling. <BR/>As for the Bollard Club, why stop the placement of these things on the bike trails, clearly the bigger problem for the exits is the Lakeshore - so it's time to bollard that one too eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778280.post-84427161548502423302007-09-17T13:31:00.000-05:002007-09-17T13:31:00.000-05:00What a difference a cycling mayor makes. Our loca...What a difference a cycling mayor makes. Our local "environmentalist" councillor doesn't due to a childhood ailment (smoking?) and, ah .. you haven't seen the double set of bollards yet lining the entry to the Boulevard Club? Its his latest crowning achievement. Weed out those pesky psycho cyclists!<BR/>He will upstage that for the benefit of Mr Kite (aka the palaispiss royale) where a triple Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com