Extra, Extra: Toronto Gets Bikability Scores, Fringe Gets a New Executive Director

By Hamutal Dotan

Every weekday’s end, Extra, Extra collects just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss.

The greener, the bike-friendlier.

• As Toronto continues (do we ever stop?) debating the role of cycling on our streets and the kind of infrastructure we need to accommodate it, some maps that help show us where we’re at, and where our greatest needs are. Researchers from Simon Fraser and UBC, along with the folks at WalkScore, have assessed major Canadian cities for their bikability, based on cycling infrastructure, topography, and proximity to desirable amenities.
• Congratulations to Kelly Straughan, who has been selected as the next executive director of Toronto’s Fringe Festival. She’ll be hands-on at this year’s fest, and then take over after that.
• The Star has the remarkable story of Don Jail guard Andrea Roussel, who was once Andre, and is still working at the jail—with a lot of support from her colleagues—after her sex change.

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