Town Hall
The last few years have been a pivotal time for the bike community. To ensure our organization is truly reflecting your voice, we’re launching a new series of dialogues, starting with this town hall. We…
Bike for the Future: City Centre
**Update: October 5 ** Cancelled due to inclement weather! **Update: October 5 ** Our final ride in this year’s Bike for the Future series will start and end at the Forks. Join us at 1…
Bikes for Wellbeing
Recently, Manitoba Blue Cross published the Manitoba Index of Wellbeing, a report it produced through the University of Waterloo to develop an evidence-based report on the holistic wellbeing of Manitobans. It’s an attempt to go…
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…
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…
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…
Chevrier Buffered Bike Lanes
In 2018, buffered bike lanes will be built on Chevrier Boulevard from Waverley Street to Pembina Highway. This will also include construction of a multi-use path on the east side of Waverley Street from Chevrier…
Adjustable Bike Lane Curb Survey
The City is exploring the feasibility of adjustable bike lane curbs. Winnipeg is running a nine-month trial of adjustable bike lane curbs on existing bike lanes. The trial will include testing installation methods, monitoring maintenance…
Bannantyne & McDermot bike lanes
McDermot Avenue and Bannatyne Avenue provide important east-west connections between Waterfront Drive and Sherbrook Street. This project will improve the existing painted bike lanes to protected lanes so that that they are comfortable for…
Taxis in Diamond Lanes
One of the fall outs of the vehicles for hire issue at City Hall is that council decided to allow taxis in diamond lanes as part of a one year pilot program. We submitted the…