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Folks & Spokes: Monthly Socials @ Graffiti Market
The informal conversations we have with people who ride bikes in Waterloo Region help shape our strategy and priorities. Plus, we just really like talking about riding bikes and meeting new people who ride them! And we’re now hosting monthly no-commitment, show-up-whenever-you-want socials so we can do just that. Come find us at Graffiti Market…
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New volunteer positions open!
CycleWR is an entirely volunteer-based organization. We’re run by a volunteer steering committee that sets goals and campaigns based on member and community feedback. To build momentum and ensure we meet our organizational goals and execute campaigns, we are reaching out to the community to fill new volunteer roles in summer 2019. We are excited…
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What Waterloo Region Bike Shops are doing for Bike Store Day 2019
Saturday, March 23 is National Bike Store Day, an annual event to celebrate the culture of the independently owned bicycle store! Here’s what our local bike shops are doing for Bike Store Day – or this spring in general.
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Winter Cycling 101
Now that the snow’s here, we thought we’d pass on the tips shared at our Winter Cycling Clinic for Women & Non-binary Folks. Thanks to CycleWR chair Emily Slofstra, volunteers Kate Dudek and Gwen Mitchell, Ziggy’s staff, and our attendees for all the great advice! And a huge thank you to Ziggy’s Cycle & Sport…
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How to show your support for cycling infrastructure in the 2019 Kitchener budget
Thanks to you, we got a lot of bike-friendly councillors elected; now it’s time to make sure the funding comes through! This Monday evening, January 21 at 7:00 p.m., we’re asking everyone to come to a public input meeting at City Hall to show your support for the proposed cycling infrastructure projects in the 2019 budget for the City…
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Ride with Candidates: Angela Vieth (Waterloo Ward 3)
In the months before the 2018 municipal election, CycleWR volunteers have been taking municipal electoral candidates for bike rides to show off the best and worst of the cycling infrastructure in their ward/city/region. For a full list of completed rides, click here. CycleWR is a non-partisan organization that does not support any particular party or…
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Ride with Candidates: Diane Freeman (Waterloo Ward 4) and Sean Strickland (Regional Councillor, Waterloo)
In the months before the 2018 municipal election, CycleWR volunteers have been taking municipal electoral candidates for bike rides to show off the best and worst of the cycling infrastructure in their ward/city/region. For a full list of completed rides, click here. CycleWR is a non-partisan organization that does not support any particular party or…
