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Kevin is a professional accountant and a retired infantry officer with the Canadian Forces. Kevin keeps encountering people who were students of his father, Dr. Robert Love, who was a professor at MacMaster University from 1977-2008. He lives near Durand Park in Hamilton and is currently Vice-Chair of the Hamilton Cycling Committee.
Two Jane's Rides in 2019: Downtown to General Hospital and Durand to Kirkendall by Alley - On May 4 and 5, Kevin Love will be leading Jane's Rides that explore how to use Hamilton's network of alleys to travel around the city. Published May 02, 2019 in Special Report: Cycling
City Must Restore Bicycle Lanes to Locke Street Reconstruction Plan - Since this $4.4 million project is a 'once-in-a-generation' complete rebuild, right now is the time to make sure that Locke Street becomes a destination that people can easily and safely get to. Published December 27, 2018 in Special Report: Cycling
New Unprotected Bike Lanes on Gage North of Dunsmure - There is a very serious safety issue with the bicycle lane being obstructed by the door zone of adjacent parked cars. Published December 13, 2018 in Special Report: Cycling
Cycling Committee Calls on Council to Make Queen and Herkimer Safer - The Hamilton Cycling Committee just unanimously approved a resolution advising City Council to take immediate action to make the intersection of Queen Street South and Herkimer Street safer. Published November 09, 2018 in Special Report: Cycling
How to Make Queen Street Safer - We could have saved the life of Herman Ohrt by applying the Hierarchy of Controls to the design of our transportation system. Published October 25, 2018 in Special Report: Walkable Streets
LRT: Let's Reduce Trauma - The total cost of building the B-Line LRT is about equal to the financial cost of deaths, injuries and property damage caused by motor vehicle operators each and every year. Published September 14, 2018 in Special Report: Light Rail
Why Children do not Cycle to Central Elementary School - Five minutes on Bay Street confirmed parents' and children's fear of traffic violence from the lack of physical protection for people on bicycles. Published July 03, 2018 in Special Report: Cycling
Doug Ford's Guide to Governing Ontario - You know where those downtown elites can stick their fancy-pants math. Doug Ford always keeps his promises and he never flip-flops. Published June 18, 2018 in Ontario Election 2018
Two Jane's Rides in May: Downtown to General Hospital and Durand to Kirkendall by Alley - On May 5 and 6, Kevin Love will be leading Jane's Rides that explore how to use Hamilton's network of alleys to travel around the city. Published April 19, 2018 in Special Report: Cycling
Make Hamilton Streets Safer Using the Hierarchy of Controls - Ontario's Ministry of Labour has an effective Vision Zero policy that has been very successful in eliminating deaths and injuries from Hamilton's factories. The same approach would also work on our deadly streets. Published April 11, 2018 in Special Report: Walkable Streets
Recommendations for Improving Ontario's Cycling Strategy - The Province of Ontario is currently undertaking a five-year review of its Cycling Strategy. Published March 23, 2018 in Special Report: Cycling
Standing in Solidarity Against Violence - The vandals threw rocks at people. It is only through luck that no one was hurt by flying glass. Published March 07, 2018 in Commentary
PC Election Platform: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - There is some truly good news in the PC Party manifesto, but the plan is not without some serious problems. Published December 27, 2017 in Ontario Election 2018
Southwest Ontario Bike Summit - Representatives from several southwest Ontario municipalities got together in London to share ideas on how to promote cycling. Published November 02, 2017 in Special Report: Cycling
Bay Street Bike Lane Installation - The design for the Bay Street bike lanes is a significant improvement over the status quo, but continues to discriminate against over 90 percent of potential cyclists. Published October 23, 2017 in Special Report: Cycling
New Pedestrian Crossover on Queen at Herkimer - The City is installing a new pedestrian crossover (PXO) at the dangerous intersection of Queen and Herkimer. Published October 05, 2017 in Eyes on the Street
Greg's Ride 2017 - For the first time, Greg's Ride was held in Hamilton this past Saturday. Published September 28, 2017 in Special Report: Cycling
Beg Buttons Removed at Young and James - The pedestrian 'beg buttons' have been removed from the intersection of James Street South and Young Street. Published July 20, 2017 in Eyes on the Street
Hamilton's Left-Handed Bicycle Stairway - The new staircase from Mountain Avenue to Highland Gardens Park ('The Rez') only has a bicycle gutter on the left side. Published July 05, 2017 in Special Report: Cycling
Dangerous New Fence on the Escarpment Rail Trail - As responsible adults, it is our responsibility to create a forgiving environment for children , an environment in which normal child behaviour does not cause harm. Published July 03, 2017 in Special Report: Cycling
Let's Go Dutch Part IX: Intersections - Starting with Bay Street, let us use safe intersection design so that all people in Hamilton can also safely travel by bicycle. Published June 21, 2017 in Special Report: Cycling
Let's go Dutch Part VIII: Busy Streets Do Not Have to be Unsafe - In a second Transportation Revolution, the people of The Netherlands took back their streets. They changed their city. Here in Hamilton, we can too! Published June 13, 2017 in Special Report: Cycling
Let's go Dutch part VII: Stop Killing Children! - In The Netherlands, the kind of rat-running that killed Jasmin Hanif has been systematically eliminated from almost every residential street in the entire country. Published June 01, 2017 in Special Report: Walkable Streets
Eyes on the Street: Wear-and-Tear on Hamilton Bike Share Bike 037 - It is truly amazing that the SoBi system has been such a fantastic success that the bikes are starting to wear out. Published May 02, 2017 in Eyes on the Street
A Proposal for Local GO Train Service East of Hunter - A proposal to use the old TH&B line to provide local transit service, similar to Toronto's SmartTrack, between Hunter Station and Centennial Parkway. Published May 01, 2017 in Special Report: Transit
Pedestrian Plazas Returned to Pedestrians at Hunter Street GO Station - The pedestrian plazas in front of Hunter GO Station were being used for transit security parking but have now been restored for use by people on foot and bikes. Published April 28, 2017 in Eyes on the Street
Wasted Electricity Generating Potential in Brantford - When private companies own Grand River water rights, these tend to be used for electrical generation. Publicly owned water rights should also be used. Published March 06, 2017 in Commentary
Light Rail Project Needs Protected Cycling Facilities - If there was only a painted line between human beings and dangerous moving machinery, the Ministry of Labour would shut us down in a heartbeat. People on our streets deserve no less protection. Published February 06, 2017 in Special Report: Cycling
Charlton Contraflow Bike Lane Opens - The long-awaited counter-flow bike lane has finally opened on Charlton Avenue West between MacNab Street South and James Street South. Published February 06, 2017 in Special Report: Cycling
Snow Clearing Good Enough for the Likes of You - A nice big wall of snow was left blocking the bike lane on Herkimer four days after the last snowfall. Published December 24, 2016 in Eyes on the Street
Those Christians and their Crazy Priorities - Suppose everyone put people first, put the needs of people ahead of power and money and the sort of important heritage structures that power and money can build. What kind of world would we then have? Published December 24, 2016 in Opinion
Hamilton's Vision Zero Survey that Only Drivers can Complete - A 'Vision Zero' survey that can only be completed by drivers is going to be about as effective as a "mouse protection" survey that can only be completed by cats. Published November 08, 2016 in Special Report: Walkable Streets
Eyes on the Street: Permanent Bumpout Completed at Locke and Herkimer - This is the successful end of a long and hard fight for a safer intersection. Published October 18, 2016 in Eyes on the Street
Eyes on the Street: Permanent Bumpout Coming to Locke and Herkimer - Good news: the knockdown sticks at the northest corner of Locke and Herkimer will be replaced by a permanent bumpout. Published October 07, 2016 in Eyes on the Street
Review of Whitehead's Herkimer Claims on the Bill Kelly Show - The West Mountain Councillor is called out for making up numbers out of his head to try and substantiate his ludicrous arguments. Published September 12, 2016 in Special Report: Cycling
Improvements Suggested for Claremont Access Cycling Design - The proposed design is a huge improvement on the status quo, but it can be improved further with a few adjustments. Published August 26, 2016 in Special Report: Cycling
Eyes on the Street: Car-Free McMaster Campus - Before McMaster freed its campus from cars, skeptics and naysayers predicted a host of negative outcomes that never happened. Published June 16, 2016 in Eyes on the Street
Eyes on the Street: Fixed Pavement in Cannon Street Cycle Track - The City has fixed the pavement tracks on Cannon Cycle Track near Adam Street. Published June 10, 2016 in Eyes on the Street
Eyes on the Street: Pavement Cracks in Cannon Street Cycle Track - The Cannon Street Cycle Track has several cracks parallel to the direction of bike traffic that are large enough to grab a tire and cause a crash. Published June 08, 2016 in Eyes on the Street
Eyes on the Street: Camouflaged Bollard in Woodlands Park - Camouflage is bad for bollards, as many people have been hurt by crashing into them. Published May 30, 2016 in Eyes on the Street
Eyes on the Street: Herkimer Bike Lanes and Cannon Planter Boxes - Kevin Love observes a notice about upcoming bike lanes on Herkimer Street and the return of the Cannon Cycle Track planter boxes. Published May 27, 2016 in Eyes on the Street
Hamilton LRT Design Excludes Cycling for Most of its Length - Toronto's Eglinton Crosstown LRT will include protected bike lanes. Hamilton's LRT, not so much. Published May 13, 2016 in Special Report: Cycling
Alleys of Hamilton: Durand and Kirkendall - Kevin Love will be leading a Jane's Ride on May 8, 2016, 1:00 PM touring the alleyways of Durand and Kirkendall Neighbourhoods. Published March 23, 2016 in Special Report: Cycling
Alleys of Hamilton: Downtown to Hamilton General Hospital - Kevin Love will be leading a Jane's Ride on May 7, 2016, 1:00 PM showing how you can ride from downtown Hamilton to the General Hospital on a network of alleyways. Published March 18, 2016 in Special Report: Cycling
Book Review: Happy City by Charles Montgomery - Happy cities are cities where urban transportation infrastructure puts people first, mitigates the effects of social inequality and respects the dignity of every human being. Published February 09, 2016 in Reviews
Let's go Dutch Part VI: Aberdeen Avenue - It is easy to see what Aberdeen Street in Kirkendall could look like. All we have to do is look a few blocks further east on the exact same street. Published November 30, 2015 in Special Report: Cycling
Rwanda, A Poem for Remembrance Day - In remembrance of the Rwandan Genocide and those members of the Canadian Forces who participated in the United Nations Assistance Mission. Published November 11, 2015 in Fiction and Poetry
Exploring Current Uses of Barton Street Alley - Alleys are valuable public property that belongs to all of the citizens of Hamilton. They have great potential as part of a transportation network. We only need to clean them up and use them. Published September 08, 2015 in Special Report: Cycling
Options for Adding Cycling Infrastructure to Barton Village BIA - The bit of low-hanging fruit that really jumps out is a fully protected bicycle route using the existing park/alley between Wentworth and Lottridge Streets. Published September 02, 2015 in Special Report: Cycling
Traffic Calming a Welcome Addition But Needs to Accommodate Cycling - Instead of making up our own traffic calming designs, we should simply adapt and follow the best practice engineering standards that are proven to work. Published August 21, 2015 in Special Report: Cycling
My Crazy Bike Commuting Route - For a car driver, the route to a given destination is usually simple and straightforward. Cycling should be the same. Published July 22, 2015 in Special Report: Cycling
Building the Network: The Pipeline Trail - Right now, we have a chance to build a Pipeline Trail to the best of Dutch standards so that we can be confident that it will be used for generations to come. Let's do it! Published May 15, 2015 in Special Report: Cycling
Building the Network: Cannon Street - A chain is only as strong as its weakest link and a protected cycle network is only good until it encounters an unprotected gap. Published May 14, 2015 in Special Report: Cycling
Building the Network: James Street North GO Station - The new James Street GO station is a major "A and B" origin/destination point. It needs to be connected to the protected bike lanes on Cannon Street. Published May 13, 2015 in Special Report: Cycling
Building the Network: Herkimer and Charlton - Protected bike lanes are essential if we are to have infrastructure that accommodates everyone. Published May 12, 2015 in Special Report: Cycling
Why a Protected Cycling Network? - Unprotected bike lanes discriminate against women and seniors and exclude 92 percent of the population. Published May 11, 2015 in Special Report: Cycling
Let's Go New York With Parking-Protected Bike Lanes - Parking-protected bike lanes are a third-class compromise compared to best design practices, but they are a vast improvement over the dangerous door-zone bike lanes the City plans for Herkimer and Charlton. Published April 24, 2015 in Special Report: Cycling
Long Road to Get to Gold - The 2015 Transportation Summit shows we have work to do to achieve the goal of making Hamilton a bike-friendly city. Published April 01, 2015 in Special Report: Cycling
Hamilton Bike Share Review - The comfortable bikes and advanced electronics make it easy and convenient to use. Even although I have my own bicycle, I will continue to use SoBi so I can walk away from the bike worry-free. Published March 24, 2015 in Special Report: Cycling
Benchmark Study: City of Hamilton's Proposed New Bus Garage - This article will benchmark the proposed new Hamilton garage against new public transit bus garages in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and East Gwillimbury. Published March 09, 2015 in Special Report: Transit
Let's Go Dutch Part V: Shopping by Bike - It takes a grand total of 15 seconds to hitch up the trailer to my bike to be ready for shopping. What could be easier? Published February 20, 2015 in Special Report: Cycling
Let's Go Dutch Part IV: Ontvlechting - An important but problematic cycling connection in Hamilton could be fixed easily with wayfaring signage at each end and a curb cut. Published January 26, 2015 in Special Report: Cycling
Support Bus Lane to Reduce Premature Death - The King Street Transit Lane is an important step toward saving the lives of 112 of Hamilton's citizens every year. Published January 20, 2015 in Special Report: Bus Lane
Follow Engineering Standards to Make Durand Streets Safe - With numerous grocery stores, banks, libraries, churches, GO station and other destinations within close proximity, Durand should be a healthy neighbourhood with a high walking, cycling and public transit mode share. Published November 18, 2014 in Special Report: Cycling
Let's Go Dutch Part III: Dutch Bike Lane Design - For bike lane design, one of the key elements of conflict that must be removed to ensure safety is the threat of dooring. Published July 04, 2014 in Special Report: Cycling
Let's Go Dutch Part II: Dutch Bus Stop Design - The highly successful Dutch approach to safety is based on designing and engineering conflict out of the street. Published June 16, 2014 in Special Report: Cycling
Let's Go Dutch: Cycling Best Practices from The Netherlands - Before the 1970s, most Dutch cities were car-dominated with dangerous and unpleasant streets, just like Hamilton today. They changed. We can too. Published April 04, 2014 in Special Report: Cycling
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