You have the opportunity to help us support a “first” for the Region – a roundabout with a completely safe pedestrian/cycling underpass! The Region of Waterloo is rebuilding Franklin Boulevard from Avenue Road…
Category: Advocacy
New Proposed Roundabout Survey
The Region of Waterloo is looking for feedback in regard to extending Strasburg Road to New Dundee Road with roundabout to connect them. We have a concern that this roundabout follows similar…
CycleWR Proposal to Cambridge 2024 Budget Process
CycleWR has spent 3 years developing a scientific methodology (the Cycling Route Effectiveness Model, or CREM) to assess the relative value of planned cycling routes. We have applied the methodology to the…
Reflections from Think Bike Workshop: First Session
On Monday, the 14th of August, we were given a last-minute invite for CycleWR to send two of their board members to participate in a Dutch Cycling Embassy Think Bike workshop. Which…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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:
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.