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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.
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Cycling

Could a Neighbourhood Bikeway work here?

May 1, 2022 Holly Reid

The cycling column is back and I will pick up where I left off last October – Leaside is indeed in a sweet spot for cycling thanks to progress on several cycling projects. The Yonge …more

Image of Move365 Connect's plan for three new major bike routes throughout Toronto. Photo taken by Evan Brazeau.
Cycling

Cycling campaigns put Leaside in a sweet spot

October 1, 2021 Holly Reid

Move365 Connect is a new initiative by Cycle Toronto, a registered charity advocating for a safe, healthy and vibrant cycling city for all. Until recently, those of us living north of Bloor could only look …more

Celebrating the success of the first Tour de Thorncliffe. Photo credit: TPASN.
Cycling

First Tour de Thorncliffe hits the mark

September 1, 2021 Holly Reid

At the beginning of June, it seemed like a tall order. Could a grassroots group, a local not-for-profit and a community agency pull off a bike-a-thon and community celebration in less than six weeks? The …more

Sharrows (pictured here) indicate where cyclists should ride. For motorists, they are a reminder to share the road. Photo City of Toronto.
Cycling

Is active transportation the pandemic’s silver lining?

August 1, 2021 Holly Reid

Throughout the pandemic, it’s been obvious that people have been out walking and cycling more. Not only has people’s health and fitness benefited, air quality improved as well. But as things have opened up, are …more

Alec Locklin with bikes he collected for the Gateway Bike Hub. Photo by Holly Reid.
Cycling

In our community, charity begins with a bike

July 1, 2021 Holly Reid

Bikes are making a big difference in our community. Here’s how: Student-led bike drive Alec Locklin loves to ride his bike. The Grade 8 student at Bessborough Public School heads off to the trails in …more

Leaside Cyclist Jenny Tomko.
Cycling

This Leasider is still riding strong

June 1, 2021 Holly Reid

One of my earliest memories of Jenny Tomko is seeing her riding her bike around Leaside with a child on the front, another on the back, and two more pedaling on their own leading the …more

Cycling

ActiveTO is coming to midtown on Yonge!

May 1, 2021 Holly Reid

Last July, writing in Leaside Life about the lack of ActiveTO installations in midtown, I asked, “If active transportation makes sense on Bloor and Danforth, why not in midtown on Yonge Street, the busiest transit …more

Cycling

Are Leaside streets for all ages and abilities?

April 1, 2021 Holly Reid

When temperatures hit double digits in early March and the sun was shining, my thoughts turned to warm-weather cycling. Getting out for a ride on bare roads and feeling the (warm) wind on your face …more

Carmen Jones (above) and Daphne Jackson are locally-based, experienced cycling commuters ready to help you bike your way to work.
Cycling

Leasiders are making cycling better

March 1, 2021 Holly Reid

At this time last year, I was preparing an article about spring cycling, blissfully unaware of what was heading our way. Like so many community groups, Cycle Don Valley Midtown, the local chapter of Cycle …more

Cycling

#BikeMatchWCN brings 75+ bikes to women

November 1, 2020 Holly Reid

Call it the “little Bike Match program that could.” Modelled after U.S. programs created to get bicycles into the hands of essential workers, #BikeMatchWCN has exceeded all expectations thanks to the generosity of people in …more

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