Bikes + Transit = fun on a bun

Not to be confused with Bike Train, which acts more to promote tourism within the green belt, Bike+Transit (or B+T for those of you out there on the interwebs that are too lazy to type out both words) seeks to promote intermodal transportation whether for recreation or for commuting.

…a website encouraging and facilitating recreational and commuter bicycle and transit travel across the region.

Promoting “inter-modal” local cycling tourism awareness, B+T.com is designed to help get the most out of GTA and Golden Horseshoe transit, bike path and trail infrastructure.

Source: Bikes+Transit.com website

I received an email from Donald Weidman about a media conference that would officially launch the Bikes + Transit initiative for 2009.

Media Conference – official launch of Bikes+Transit.com

(www.bikesandtransit.com)

Date: WEDNESDAY, JULY 8

Time: 11:00 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.

Place: High Park TTC Subway Station, Bloor Street West, Toronto

With: Adrian Heaps – chair, City of Toronto Cycling Advisory Committee
Adam Giambrone – chair, Toronto Transit Commission
Donald Wiedman – founder Bikes+Transit.com, and GO-by-Bike to Ajax (2008)

Invited: Representatives from: GO Transit, Metrolinx, Waterfront Trail, Trans Canada Trail, Toronto & Region Conservation, Durham Tourism, City of Pickering, Town of Ajax, Town of Whitby, Town of Grimsby and City of Burlington.

From July 13 to September 13, Bikes+Transit.com will feature a weekly sample destination, affordable and easily reached by bike + bus, subway, ferry, motor coach or commuter train.

Bikes+Transit.com – get right on it!
www.bikesandtransit.com

For more information:
Donald Wiedman, 647 669 0461
donald@wiedmancommunications.com

Bikes + Transit is certainly an interesting initiative, which would get people more active and allow people to see parts of the city (or parts of other cities) that they normally wouldn’t get to see.

If you are unable to attend the media conference/launch on July 8, then you don’t need to worry.  You can participate in one of several Bikes+Transit sample routes from July 13, 2009 to September 13, 2009.

Happy (and safe) riding everbody!