Advocacy Archives - Bike Winnipeg

April 9, 2021
Mark Cohoe
Advocacy, News item
No Comments

Community Groups Call for a Connected Walk/Bike Network

Bike Winnipeg has joined in a community call for urgent action to provide a connected network for walking and cycling this spring in a letter to Mayor Brian Bowman sent on February 11th, 2021. We…

March 10, 2021
Charles Feaver
Advocacy, City Council, Cycling Insfrastructure, Featured, News item, Uncategorized, Winnipeg Bicycle Strategy
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OurWinnipeg 2045 planning to fail on climate

Our Winnipeg 2045 based on sub-standard climate plan

Stéphane Dorge with his bike on the Provencher Boulevard

September 4, 2020
Mark Cohoe
Advocacy, Featured, News item
No Comments

St. Boniface to Downtown Study

The City of Winnipeg has opened up public engagement for it’s St. Boniface to Downtown Walk/Bike Project. We’re asking you to fill in a survey and provide input through a mapping tool for the project…

January 20, 2020
Mark Cohoe
Advocacy, Featured, News item
No Comments

Comments on Recommended Design – Wolseley to Downtown Walk/Bike Projects

The City has published a “recommended design” for the Wolseley to Downtown Walk/Bike Project, and is seeking public input through an online survey (open until Feb. 9) and an open house January 29th 6 p.m.…

January 20, 2020
Mark Cohoe
Advocacy, News item
No Comments

Bike Winnipeg to Launch Local Bike Groups

We are excited to announce that as a part of our efforts to reach out into the community, we will be developing a number of Local Bike Groups tasked with engaging community members and local…

June 19, 2019
Mark Cohoe
Advocacy, Featured, News item
No Comments

Draft Recommendations and Comments – Wolseley to Downtown Walk/Bike Project Preliminary Designs

The Pedestrian and Cycling strategies call for bikeways along Westminster/Young/Balmoral/Granite Way from Dominion to Osborne, and along Wolseley from Omands Creek to Furby. The Wolseley neighbourhood has embraced some of the highest levels of sustainable…

January 27, 2019
Charles Feaver
Advocacy, Education, Featured, Safety
1 Comment

Safe Position on the Road

Excellent video that illustrates the safety concerns of cyclists using the road, and how the bicyclist’s position on the roadway can dramatically increase or decrease the most common crash types. Designed for training traffic police…

December 14, 2018
Charles Feaver
Advocacy, City Council, Cycling Insfrastructure, Featured, News item, Winter cycling
2 Comments

Ordinary Cyclists Need Cleared Paths

Bike Winnipeg has responded to Councillor Browaty telling him that, if it looks like most people who ride bikes in Winnipeg during the winter are hard core cyclists, this is a consequence of the lack…

December 13, 2018
Charles Feaver
Advocacy, News item, Provincial Policy, Uncategorized
No Comments

Bikes; a tool for sustainable development

Bike Winnipeg has told Manitoba Government budget consultations to set aside the image of bicycles as toys for leisure, and think of them as tools for building a sustainable economy. We said: Spending on more…

October 17, 2018
Mark Cohoe
Advocacy, Featured, News item
No Comments

Bike Winnipeg Supports Opening Portage & Main

At Bike Winnipeg, we believe that a vote to open Portage & Main is a vote towards the acceptance of alternative modes of transportation in our city. We believe it aligns with a shift from…

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