Category: Cycling Benefits – Economics
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Toronto bike lanes Study shows they are good for Business and Safety
Business went up and crashes went down; it seems like a win all round.
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Bike the Creek Canada 150
Bike the Creek Canada 150 celebrated by largest ever crowd in Brampton & Caledon. 631 cyclists gathered Jun 24, 2017 to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday with a joyful free family ride through the spectacular valleys, trails and historic landmarks of urban and rural Brampton and Caledon.
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Downtown Re-Imagined
Brampton residents: Please find your councillor and let them know that you support the Downtown Brampton streetscaping project!
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Cycling creates jobs, cuts health spending
“For many Minnesotans cycling is nothing more than a Sunday frolic, but a new report finds that the state’s bike industry produces $780 million in annual economic activity, 5,519 jobs and millions of dollars in health care savings because of reduced obesity, diabetes and heart disease.” Source: Cycling in Minn. creates jobs, cuts health spending,…
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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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Why Local Businesses Shouldn’t Worry About Eliminating On-Street Parking
Only a tiny fraction of people who parked on a Toronto street actually did any shopping there—and cyclists and pedestrians make more faithful customers.
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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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Reducing lanes solves Gridlock
If you make it easier to drive, people drive. If it is not so easy to drive, people drive less. The result of reducing lanes is less traffic, not gridlock.
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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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