Category: Cycling Safety
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COVID19 Bike Network Map
Brampton’s new COVID-19 bike network interactive map shows loops for planning essential grocery, pharmacy and medical trips from the interim bike lanes along Vodden Street and Howden Boulevard.
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COVID19 Interim Bike Lanes
To help protect the health and safety of residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, City of Brampton is implementing interim bike lanes along the Vodden Street corridor. These routes will provide an alternative cycling option to recreational trails for residents, and allow cyclists to maintain physical distancing.
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Rear View Cycling
Rear view cycling was promoted in Bike Month. MTO’s Road Safety Challenge grant allowed BikeBrampton to design, create and display a poster to encourage cyclists to check around them before turning or changing lanes. Published April 2018 in “Cycling Skills: Ontario’s Guide to Safe Cycling” included the inspiration for our challenge this year:
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Major New AT Investment to Make Cycling Safer, More Convenient
Brampton will be receiving $1,780,604 in investment funding to build bike lanes and other cycling infrastructure.
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Main and Queen – Downtown Streetscape
Brampton has initiated an EA for streetscaping the downtown to create a complete street that will capitalize walkability and pedestrian capacity.
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Top 5 Takeaways From 2017 Winter Cycling Congress
Montreal, Canada hosted the annual Winter Cycling Congress for 2017. #WCC17 was full of insights to encourage winter cycling this year. These are our top 5.
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Input for Active Transportation Master Plan
The November Brampton Cycling Advisory Committee meeting will be important. It will be dedicated to discussing the Active Transportation Master Plan.
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Act to Establish a National Cycling Strategy
Oct. 4, 2016, MP Gord Johns introduced a private Member’s bill to establish a National Cycling Strategy. Let’s make Canada a cycling nation!
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Ontario Supports Share the Road 2016 Greg’s Ride
Ontario supports cycling at Share the Road 2016 Greg’s Ride. Queens Park sent prominent Ministers to indicate importance of cycling in Ontario.
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Cycling Safety – A Kids Parachute Event
Parachute is a not-for-profit agency advocating to reduce predictable and preventable injuries resulting from motor vehicle collisions, sports and recreation activities and seniors’ falls. This past May 27th, Century Gardens Recreation Centre hosted, “Buckle, Buckle, Buckle”, an Awareness Safe Kids Launch Event with Parachute. BikeBrampton was invited to provide programs and information on cycling safety.
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