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On your way to school one morning, take a look at the people cycling. Do you notice something about them? Are they fit? Reckless? Sweaty? They may be any of the above, but look closer, there\u2019s something else. They\u2019re old. Commuter cycling, not the weekend joyride but the ride that takes cars off the road and replaces the TTC drudge with an adrenalin pumping journey, is dominated by people thirty years old and older. On Friday, Oct. 28, a beautiful, sunny day, I counted 13 bikes locked around the school, that\u2019s 13 bikes for 1400 students. There are, on the other hand, at least 10 teachers who cycle to school on a regular basis, that\u2019s 10 from a staff of 70. The ratios are disturbing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But now that we have the classic, Toronto invented ring-and-post bike-posts at the front of the school (and two more bike-parking areas soon to be added) let\u2019s work at building NTCI\u2019s cycling culture. In the spring we will conduct an NT bike day. Treats will be offered to all who bike to school that day and we will have our first meeting of the NTCI Cyclists Union. The NCU will investigate ways of making cycling to school a more realistic proposition for students. What\u2019s keeping you off your bike? Concerns over bike theft? Personal safety? Body odor? We\u2019ll put our minds and energies together to find and agitate for solutions.<\/p>\n
So enjoy the winter, but get ready to ride through spring.<\/p>\n
Ps. What\u2019s with the 5 of 13 bikes that were sloppily parked along the pathway instead of taking their proud and logical place at the bike racks? Don\u2019t dump your bike like the dirty laundry on your bedroom floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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