The Long Road Ahead!

The Long Road Ahead!

It looks like the city’s bicycle infrastructure is coming along nicely. It is by far not perfect and a WHOLE heck of a lot of work is needed in the coming years, but I think the city is finally taking bicycles seriously. I site the new Queensway trail as a great addition to Mississauga’s bicycle network. This is a roughly 13km bran new trail which was already getting use even before it was complete. The trail also incorporates a new bridge which crosses the Cooksville creek. Of course no picture or experience of the trail would be complete without a glimpse of my Pashley Sovereign :)

Mississauga Cycling Master Plan

Well the City of Mississauga released its long awaited Cycling Master Plan the other day. It was attended by roughly 40 people or so at Central Library. The plan is extensive and has a 20 year completion date. The cycling committee of course is hoping to get the plan completed in half that time.

I find the City talks a lot but shows very little action. Sometimes it seems as if the city's left hand doesn't know what its right hand is doing.

I guess the only thing to do is wait and see if they truly start to implement some of the proposed changes.

Milestone Achieved

As a cyclist commuter I achieved a milestone yesterday and snapped a photo for posterity. A grand total of 1000km reached on my Marin Fairfax.

Two Bikes - One Dog

Well...here I am, back at my regular Starbucks hang out this cool Sunday night. Sadly it has that title as it is the ONLY coffee shop in town, within biking distance. Now that I have anything against Starbucks...it is a really nice place. Its just nice to have some variety.

Anyhow, I locked up on the usual spot and moments later, another bike pulled up. Two bikes locked up against the Dog Leash holder. I don't understand why Starbucks can't 'get it' and provide some decent bicycle parking. It is not like they don't have the space. Heaven forbid another bike shows up..oh oh..where will it be parked? Anyhow the photo was snatched from my iphone, hence why it is a bit blurry. Maybe it's time for an SLR? Time will tell.

Bicycle Parking

I don't know what it will take for business in the suburbs to bring more bicycle parking, such as the local starbucks that I frequent. Even today as I sat inside enjoying my caramal machiato, a couple of cyclists had to leave their bikes leaning on an umbrella on the 'patio'.

Com'mon Starbucks....bring us some proper bicycle parking!!!

Spring is here

Spring is here and in the air. Today we reached a balmy high of 18 degrees. The girls are out wearing less, the sports cars are out....but most importantly...there are more cyclists getting out there and enjoying the warm air. Myself I rode to my local Starbucks to enjoy a nice cool drink while I got some work done. I really wish they could instal proper bike racks. Currently im relegated to locking my bike up to the dog post :( To my surprise my new bike seems to be generating a lot of interest as random people are coming up to me to inquire into this beast. I am still working out how I want to finally equip her, but you can see a pic of the bike in its current condition. I must admit, I do like the attention.

Keep riding Mississauga. It is as someone in the Mississauga News wrote, "The better way". As more of us get onto the roads we are living examples to drivers that there really is a better way.

Cheers

Winter biker :)

Just another guy braving the cold weather and a shinning example to the rest of us that Winter Biking IS Possible

Winter is upon us!!!

Well, I will make no apologies for not writing in a while. I've been busy and well lazy. Hopefully now that im biking again in the dead of winter, I can re-energize the blog.

Looks like things are looking good in the city. Cooksville for example is getting a much needed bike lane on the Queensway, which looks fantastic. Totally separated from traffic, very wide and quite long. Hopefully once it is complete the city will make a point of plowing it. For now it remains snow covered. The only issue with it, is that it does not have a north south connecting lane to it on the eastern side (between Cawthra and Dixie). Hopefully one day that will be addressed soon.