Montreal, Canada had the honour of hosting the annual Winter Cycling Congress for 2017. The WCC was full of wonderful insights to encourage winter cycling this year. These are our top 5.
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Top 5 Takeaways From The 2017 Winter Cycling Congress
Peel Sustainable Transportation Strategy Survey
With close to 40% more people living in Peel by the year 2041, the Region will face increases to traffic related congestion, infrastructure demand, health concerns and environmental issues, unless we plan for a transportation system that fully realizes the potential of walking, cycling, transit, and carpooling to manage demand. The Sustainable Transportation Strategy is being developed as a long-term plan to enable and encourage more people to choose to travel in these modes.
Continue reading “kemosite-wordpress-theme”Myth Busting about Cycling Costs
A common political argument is that bike and transit riders should “pay their own way.” A study in Vancouver however suggested that for every dollar we individually spend on walking, society pays just 1 cent. For biking, it’s eight cents, and for bus-riding, $1.50. But for every personal dollar spent driving, society pays a whopping $9.20! Such math makes clear where the big subsidies are, without even starting to count the broader environmental, economic, spatial and quality-of-life consequences of our movement choices. The less people need to drive in our cities, the less we all pay, in more ways than one.
Continue reading “kemosite-wordpress-theme”Reducing lanes solves Gridlock
If you make it easier and quicker to drive, more people drive. If it is not so easy to drive, fewer people will drive or they will drive less. The net result of reducing lanes is less traffic, not gridlock.
Continue reading “kemosite-wordpress-theme”Most businesses on urban streets make their money from pedestrians and cyclists
A Toronto study has wider implications, and shows once again the importance of good active transportation infrastructure
“…when you look at who spent the money, the locals arriving on foot or bike are by far the biggest spenders.”
MTO Discussion Paper on Cycling Initiatives under Climate Change Action Plan
In April, 2016, cycling advocates called on the province to invest $200 million in cycling infrastructure over 4 years.
We were happy to report in June 2016 that the province of Ontario announced it’s much-anticipated Climate Change Action Plan, including several “actions that support cycling“, as well as other strategies that “will put Ontario on track to reduce transportation-related emissions while also helping to reduce the fuel costs of moving people“.
Continue reading “kemosite-wordpress-theme”Climate Change Action Plan Supports Cycling!
On June 8th, 2016 — during Bike Month — the province of Ontario announced it’s much-anticipated Climate Change Action Plan. In April 2016, cycling advocates were asked to asked to call on the Province to invest in cycling infrastructure, and Ontario delivered. The plan includes several “actions that support cycling“, as well as other strategies that “will put Ontario on track to reduce transportation-related emissions while also helping to reduce the fuel costs of moving people“.
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