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Complete Streets Forum 2012

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The 2012 Complete Streets Forum is TCAT's fifth annual active transportation conference taking place on April 23, 2012 at Evergreen Brickworks. The Complete Streets Forum represents a holistic approach to active transportation policy and planning with a focus on cycling and walking while maintaining the interests of other road users.

The Forum continues to develop the program of sharing research, best practices, and creative solutions for designing and implementing safe and inviting streets for everyone.

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Toronto International Bicycle Show

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The Toronto International Bicycle Show is consumer-facing bike exhibition running over the first weekend of March.

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Complete Streets Forum 2011

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To confront these challenges head-on, the theme for this year's Complete Streets Forum is “Building Alliances”. The Forum brings together a diverse group of professionals, policy-makers, researchers, advocates, and thought-leaders from across the GTHA and beyond. It will be of particular interest to those in the transportation, public health, urban planning/design, public policy, and non-profit sectors.

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Panel forum discussing bike lanes on Toronto's streets

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A free Star Talks forum sponsored by the Toronto Star and moderated by Urban Affairs columnist Christopher Hume.

Panelists:

• Planner and community activist Ellen Greenwood
• Cycling and pedestrian advocate Gil Penalosa of 8-80 Cities
• Fiona Chapman, manager, pedestrian projects, of Toronto's Public Realm Section, Transportation Services
• Yvonne Bambrick, executive director, Toronto Cyclists Union.

Guest Speaker - Public transport bike rental system in the Netherlands

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REGISTRATION REQUIRED

$10 general admission
$5 for Toronto Cyclists Union members
FREE for Complete Streets Forum registrants

Please Register at: http://tinyurl.com/yhck2x3
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COMPLETE STREETS FORUM, Community Event

TOPIC: Cycling integrated public transport in The Netherlands

SPEAKER: Kaj Mook, Director, NS OV-fiets, Dutch Railways

PANEL: Sean Wheldrake, City of Toronto Public Bikeshare Program Coordinator.
Moderator - Matthew Blackett, Spacing magazine

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KENK: Community Discussion Around Bike Theft

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Presented by: Pop Sandbox

A moderated community discussion forum around bicycle theft in Toronto, tied-in with the release of KENK: A Graphic Portrait.

Date: Thursday, June 3, 2010, 8 - 10 pm (during Bike Month)
Location: CineCycle (401 Richmond @ Spadina)

Confirmed panelists include:

* Richard Goddard, Moderator (CBC)
* Richard Poplak (Writer, KENK: A Graphic Portrait)
* Yvonne Bambrick (Toronto Cyclists Union)
* Eric Kamphof (Curbside Cycle)
* Herb van den Dool (IBikeTO.ca)
* Additional Panelist TBA

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Bike! Bike! 2010

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Bike! Bike! is an international annual conference organized by and for Not-For-Profit bike projects. It takes place in a different city each year. This year it will be hosted by Bike Pirates in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

For more information or to help volunteer, visit our website at bikebike.org

Toronto Spring Bike Show

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Toronto BMX Jam returns for the 10th year. A number of the world’s best Professional Street Course BMX riders will battle it out for thousands of dollars in cash and prizes. New limits of what’s possible on a bike are pushed, making for an incredible show. Riding in jam format (heats of 4 riders) allows this competition to be one of the most progressive in the world. Saturday afternoon’s Pro qualifying, and the Pro Finals and Hard Trick contest on Sunday afternoon are not to be missed.

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