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Region of Waterloo Budget Analysis: 2021
Achievements in 2020 Despite the pandemic, 2020 was a busy construction year for the Region of Waterloo. In addition to the temporary bike lanes, there were some substantial additions to cycling infrastructure on regional roads, most notably the multi-use paths (MUPs) on both sides of Victoria St. N and on Franklin Blvd. in Cambridge. The…
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City of Waterloo Budget Analysis: 2021
Achievements in 2020 In 2020, we were pleased to have the City of Waterloo implement slow streets, closed streets, 30 km/h school zones and 40 km/h neighbourhoods. These projects met with varying degrees of support and were plagued with drivers ignoring or even stealing the road signs and construction cones. Nevertheless, Council approved continuing with…
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City of Kitchener Budget Analysis: 2021
Achievements in 2020 In 2020, City of Kitchener’s Cycling and Trails Master Plan was approved by city council that aims to create a city-wide network grid of cycling facilities, routes, and trails. This includes strategic planning for a downtown cycling grid that will begin construction this year. The roundabout at Strasburg and Huron was updated…
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City of Cambridge Budget Analysis: 2021
Though we didn’t ask Cambridge councillors to make the pledge in 2018, we are excited to say our analysis shows that Cambridge has significantly exceeded our pledge goals! We’re also pleased to announce that we now have Cambridge representation on our steering committee and we’re kicking off this year’s budget analysis series with a look…
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November 19: Virtual Folks & Spokes on Winter Cycling
Are you curious about winter biking or determined to give it a try this season? Our next Virtual Folks & Spokes welcomes Elysha, Sarah-Beth, and Ryan to share their winter-biking experiences! Join us online on Thursday, November 19, from 7:30 – 8:30 pm. to learn about biking in cold weather, bike maintenance tips, and more.…
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School Travel in COVID Times: Online event August 19
Tune in on Wednesday, August 19 at 7:30 pm on the CycleWR Facebook page for a conversation about the benefits and logistics of active travel to school.
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We asked and the Region delivered – now let’s use those ‘pandemic’ bike lanes!
Now that the municipal governments have done their part, we need to do ours—demonstrate that investing in safe, connected cycling infrastructure yields positive results. Here’s what you can do:
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URGENT: Tell Regional Council to vote for temporary ‘pandemic’ bike lanes!
ACT NOW to make sure regional councillors vote in favour of 24kms of temporary pandemic bike lanes on Wednesday, June 24.
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Making space for physical distancing in active transportation
Between reductions in public transit service, the hazards posed by taking transit right now, and the closure of recreational and exercise facilities, people are relying more than ever on walking and cycling outside for both essential transportation and exercise (which is also essential, for both mental and physical health). As a result, physical distancing is…
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Get your very own CycleWR t-shirt! (Orders closed)
November 1, 2019 update: We are no longer accepting orders for CycleWR t-shirts. Thanks to everyone who placed an order! We’ll let you know when the shirts are in! Pick yours up at our November 14 Folks & Spokes event, or email hello@cyclewr.ca to make other arrangements. We’re ordering our first batch of CycleWR t-shirts,…
