Bicycles

Can be operated on roads in Ontario.  In the HTA, the definition of bicycle includes tricycles and unicycles but not motor-assisted bicycles. You do not need a drivers licence to operate a bicycle in Ontario. Read More …

According to the 570 News article from June 29, 2010  titled “Waterloo Explores Bike Parking“ local cyclists can have a part in helping to decide where a secure bicycle parking facility should be located and the format a map, outlining local bikeways, should be. Read More …

CALLING ALL CYCLISTS in the Waterloo Region!   The Region of Waterloo and the University of Waterloo are doing a GPS Cycling Survey and you can be a part of it.    The information collected will be used to update the Cycling Master Plan.   Read More …

Here is a great new idea to make your cycling holiday easy and accessible…” The Bike Train“…..  Originally launched in 2007 and running between Toronto and Niagara it features select passenger rail trains equipped with bike racks.  You travel comfortably in the passenger car while your bike is transported securely in a baggage car.  Bike Train staff are available onboard to provide cycling maps and provide information. Read More …

Effective in March of 2010 Google Maps have added cycling routes to their U.S.  maps.  For anyone heading to the States to do some biking this could be a really useful tool!! 

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On street bike lanes, better signs and increasing the now 45 km of bike lanes and trails to 120 km during the next 20 years are some of the policy changes that were unveiled at the Cycling Master Plan information session on May 19, 2010 at City Hall, Kitchener, ON Canada.  Read More …

E-Bike owners or those interested in more information on E-Bikes may enjoy attending this event today at Victoria Park, Kitchener from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Read More …

On Tuesday, May 18, in the Ontario, Canada legislature, NDP Transit critic Cheri DiNovo introduced a private member’s bill requiring vehicles to give 3-feet of clearance when passing a cyclist.   The clearance would increase to 4  feet when travelling on roads with speeds of between 50 – 80 km/hr and to 5 feet when speeds are greater than 80km/hr.  Read More …

So, here I am, once again looking at a new opportunity - totally overwhelmed with all the new information I am to understand – let alone take charge of.  However, I haven’t yet met a challenge I haven’t been able to meet.  So, here it goes….

Bikes and I go a long way back.  Well, at least 25 years.  That’s when I  married into the “Braun” family.   It was not until the last ten years however, that cycling has been a REAL part of my life. Read More …

The City of Kitchener in Ontario, Canada is developing a Cycling Master Plan with the ultimate goal of creating policies, programs, design standards and infrastructure that support and promote both recreational and commuter cycling.

A meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Read More …