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Articles by Holly Reid

About Holly Reid
Holly Reid is a recreational road rider and cycling commuter. An advocate for safe cycling, she is a member of Cycle Don Valley Midtown, Cycle Toronto’s advocacy group for Wards 15/16.
Photo Green Communities Canada.
Cycling

School streets – could these work in Leaside?

September 1, 2023 Holly Reid

The upcoming school year will soon be upon us and with it come the perennial concerns about traffic and road safety around schools. School streets, a road safety intervention embraced in the UK and Europe …more

Pedalheads campers learning to ride on our residential roads. Photo by Holly Reid.
Cycling

Are Leasiders ready to get serious about a neighbourhood transportation plan?

July 1, 2023 Holly Reid

The much-anticipated update on the Leaside Neighbourhood Transportation plan was revealed in early June, with near-term improvements proposed: Phase I: “Quick wins” This phase of the plan is to deliver the “quick wins” – interventions …more

Cycling

Discover Leaside history on Two Wheels

May 1, 2023 Holly Reid
Cycling

How are Leasiders bridging the gaps in our local cycling network?

April 1, 2023 Holly Reid

On several occasions I’ve written in this column that Leaside has “great cycling routes right on our doorstep.” When you consider the nearby valley trails, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery and the Beltline, and on-road protected routes …more

Yonge & St. Clair: Complete streets provide safe space for everyone. Photo Robin Richardson.
Cycling

Why the Yonge complete street matters for Leaside

March 1, 2023 Holly Reid

A new vision for our city streets is now here to stay. Following a positive staff report and the strong recommendation of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee, the mayor and 21 councillors listened to the …more

eglintonTOday Complete Street Project.
Cycling

A “complete street” is coming to Leaside soon

October 1, 2022 Holly Reid

If you’re concerned about road safety, you’ve likely heard about “complete streets.” Often described as “streets for people,” they are frequently prescribed for what ails our roadways. A more comprehensive definition comes from Toronto’s Complete …more

A Cycling Network Plan for Leaside.
Cycling

Here’s to a Cycling Network Plan for Leaside

September 1, 2022 Holly Reid

Were you excited to learn that our Neighbourhood Transportation Plan was moving ahead? It was a hot topic at the most recent meeting of Cycle Don Valley Midtown, the local chapter of Cycle Toronto. Members …more

Carmen Jones uses her e-bike as a car replacement on weekends. Photo Graham Welsh.
Cycling

E-bikes rev up the fun for Leaside locals

August 1, 2022 Holly Reid

E-bikes are predicted to be the future of low-carbon mobility, but for locals Carmen Jones and Leo Johnston, they are the present, and they are all about the fun! Just to be clear, we’re talking …more

Bikes Without Borders and Amsterdam Brewery – bikes on the bottom and beer on top! Photo from Holly Reid.
Business

Bikes Without Borders cycles to Leaside

July 1, 2022 Holly Reid

Step into the Amsterdam Brewery these days and you’ll find more than beer on the storage racks. The brewery at 45 Esandar Drive is sharing some of its 65,000 sq. ft. site with registered charity …more

Cycling

Tour de Thorncliffe is back!

July 1, 2022 Holly Reid

Building on the success of last summer, the Gateway Bike Hub, Women’s Cycling Network and Thorncliffe Park Autism Support Network (TPASN) are repeating the Tour de Thorncliffe bike-a-thon. The goal for 2022 is to raise …more

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Come join in the community fun at the Leaside Community Corn Roast, September 17, 2023.
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Join the munch bunch at the Community Corn Roast

by Lorna Krawchuk in Community

Between noon and 5 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 17, you’ll want to tuck in at Trace Manes Park (McRae and Millwood) for the 27th annual Community Corn Roast, put on by the Toronto-Leaside Rotary Club. ...more
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  • Redrawing our boundaries
  • W.A. Deacon – literary giant, Leaside local
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  • My Labour Day family tradition
  • Preparing for a safe and vibrant hub of economic activity in Leaside
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