On June 6th, 2004 will be the first of four Community Bicycle Festivals that will happen over the next month in various areas of the City of Toronto. The goal of these events are to bring information about the Toronto Bike Plan 'Shifting Gears' and the Bikeway Network into the communities of Toronto. Staff from the City of Toronto's cycling programs will be there to answer questions and gather feedback from the residents of the community. Also Councillors Adam Giambrone and Sylvia Watson will be there. People can learn about the bike lanes or paths that are being planned in their communities and see how they fit in to the overall plan as laid out in the Bike Plan. They can also learn about the various cycling safety, education and promotion programs that the city offers. The details of the event are at the following web page: Bike Week Schedule June 6th,

The festival will be at Dufferin Grove Park which is just south of Bloor street and runs from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. This event falls on the same day as the Becel Ride for Heart on the DVP. If you are going to the Ride for Heart you can take a side trip to the Community Bicycle Festival. If you pick up the 2004 cycling map you can find a route that connects from Coronation Park to Dufferin Grove Park, Look for the signed route on Strachan (a solid blue line on the map). Follow it up through Trinity Bellwoods park, up Crawford to Harbord St. Turn left and follow the dotted blue line that traces a route along Harbord, Ossington, Dewson and Sylvan which will take you to the south end of the park.

If you miss out on this event there will be three more. The tentative times and locations are June 17th at Colonel Sam Smith Park at Kipling Ave. and Lake Shore Blvd. West; June 19th ath the East York Civic Centre at 850 Coxwell Ave.; and July 1, 2004 at Thompson Memorial Road at Brimley Road and Lawrence Ave. East. I will post more details or changes to the times and dates when they become available.