Cities, Bicycles, and the Future of Getting Around

Yvonne Bambrick is a life-long year-round Toronto cyclist. She is Executive Director of the Toronto Cyclists Union, is one of the key organizers of Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington Market, was the original Community Animator at the Center for Social Innovation, and regularly contributes as a photographer to Momentum, Spacing, Dandyhorse, Corporate Knights and Green Power Magazines.

Renowned musician, visual artist and filmmaker David Byrne (Scotland/UK) is a co-founder of the musical group Talking Heads and has released several solo albums, including the Academy Award-winning score for the film The Last Emperor. He was recently commissioned by the New York City Department of Transportation to design artistic bicycle racks, which were installed in August 2008. Part travelogue, part journal, part photo album, Byrne’s new book, Bicycle Diaries, is a culmination of his observations and insights of seeing the world from the seat of a bike.

Architect and Urban Designer Ken Greenberg has played a leading role on a broad range of assignments in highly diverse urban settings in North America and Europe. Much of his work focuses on the rejuvenation of downtowns, waterfronts, neighbourhoods. Current efforts include plans for the Lower Don Lands, a comprehensive plan for the mouth of the Don River where it enters Toronto Harbour, a Strategic Master Plan for Boston University, plans for the renewal of Grange Park, in association with the Art Gallery of Ontario, and plans for the Calgary Riverwalk along the Bow and Oxbow Rivers.

Ben McNally is the proprietor of Ben McNally Books in downtown Toronto.