The debate about the St. Clair West Street Car right-of-way (ROW) included many cyclists. They were concerned that the redesign and reconstruction of St. Clair West take into account the needs of cyclists. The ROW has been approved by council but there is still lots of work to do to ensure that St. Clair West remain bike friendly. There are a group of cyclists who want to set up a Bike User Group or BUG to provide input into the ongoing design process and tackle other issues for cyclists along St. Clair. I have quoted an article from Charles O'Hara who is working to establish this new BUG.

St. Clair Bicycle User's Group (BUG)
- Help make it happen!

What is a BUG?

A Bicycle User Group, or BUG, is group of a people in a workplace, a school, a community, or a neighbourhood, who come together to improve conditions for commuter.  BUGs are officially recognized by the City of Toronto and form part of a city-wide network of BUGs.

Add your name to the St. Clair BUG

A group of cyclists who use St. Clair avenue are interested in starting a BUG so that cyclists can speak with one voice about how to make St. Clair a better place for cycling.

The BUG could be involved in such things as pointing out problem spots for cyclists on St. Clair that need repairs, lobbying for changes to signage or road infrastructure on St. Clair that would make cycling safer, or giving suggestions to the ROW design team on how to make the new ROW bicycle friendly.

Joining WILL NOT TAKE A LOT OF TIME, all it takes is adding your name to the list of members and advancing any suggestions you may have about your concerns, and hopes, about cycling on St. Clair.

The more names we have, the better we can represent cycling on St. Clair.

If you are interested, please e-mail Charles at st-clair-bug@respect.to.

Remember, it won't take much of your time, and you can help make St. Clair a better cycling route.

Charles O'Hara

For more information on BUGs and the Bike User Group Network you can see the City of Toronto's BUG web site: www.toronto.ca/bug