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Grand River Rocks on Lead: Paving the Way for a Bike-Friendly Waterloo Region
As urban cyclists, we often face a dilemma: choosing between the convenience of cycling and the security of our bikes. Finding adequate and secure bike parking can be a real challenge, limiting our ability to choose our bikes for daily errands and activities. CycleWR, your local urban cycling advocacy group, is on a mission to…
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New Dedicated Cross Rides Along Weber
Welcome to a new and soon to be ongoing series called, “What’s New in Waterloo”. The purpose of this new series is to highlight the ever growing and improve active transportation network in the region. These blogs will include a video of the route and a few photos to highlight sections of the route. To…
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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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8 things you should know about winter bike facility maintenance in Kitchener-Waterloo
Winter can be rough for bike commuters and recreational riders, especially in an area with unpredictable winter weather. We’ve already written our guide for winter cycling, and now, here is everything we think you might need to know about snow clearing of bike lanes and trails throughout Kitchener and Waterloo as of February 2019. 1.…
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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…
