Winter cycling shouldn’t be this hard
Submitted by keagangartz on January 24, 2022 - 11:01amSkip to our Action Alert below and write to your local councillor and the Mayor about why we need reliable snow clearance and removal.
Skip to our Action Alert below and write to your local councillor and the Mayor about why we need reliable snow clearance and removal.
To get the Ring & Post on time, make sure you're subscribed.
by Ryan Shissler
I started bike commuting in February of 2010. At the time, I didn’t even think about how I was going to deal with snowy roads; I couldn’t afford to get to work any other way. Luckily, in 2010, Toronto had one of the lowest snowfall totals in recent history, and I made it to work safely every day.
Guest blog and photos by Anton Lodder
Winter is back, and with it a familiar experience in Canadian cities: the sight of blue flashing lights on giant orange trucks, the scrape of massive blades on asphalt, the piles of snow, and the disappearance of a number of bike lanes under a crust of ice – not to be seen until the next real thaw, or maybe even until spring.