News – Page 23 – Bike Winnipeg

October 14, 2013
Mark Cohoe
Advocacy, Featured, News item
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Setting the Stage for the 2014 City of Winnipeg Budget

As we get closer to 2014, planning for the 2014 City of Winnipeg budget is well under way. Bike Winnipeg continues to advocate for an increased emphasis on cycling infrastructure and programming in the city’s…

October 2, 2013
Mark Cohoe
Featured, News item
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Riding on federal coattails has to stop

Winnipeg cyclists, like Winnipeggers in general, can sometimes be too negative about their city. They feel Winnipeg is falling behind other parts of Canada, let alone other countries, in the worldwide movement to promote cycling…

Cyclists learn about "From Here Until Now", a public art piece on the Osborne Bridge

September 17, 2013
Mark Cohoe
Featured, News item
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Traffic bylaw Amendment – Parade Permits

Update – The Winnipeg Police Service has removed the proposed amendment from tomorrow’s EPC agenda. An information session is scheduled for 7pm tonight at Mondragon Bookstore & Coffeehouse (91 Albert Street). Bike Winnipeg shares the…

Bike Friendly Business Network members will all have adequate bicycle parking, cycling maps, loaner locka, and a bike bump should you need it.

September 14, 2013
Mark Cohoe
Encouragement, News item
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Bike Friendly Business Network Launched

Our friends at the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ and Exchange District BIZ have launched a great new program that we wanted to let you know about. The Bike Friendly Business Network recognizes that cyclists are important…

September 13, 2013
Charles Feaver
Advocacy, News item, Safety
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MPI & PUB refuse BW intervention on Road Safety

The Manitoba Public Utilities Board has refused Bike Winnipeg’s application for joint intervention with the Manitoba Consumers’ Association of Canada at the MPI hearing. Working with pro bono lawyer James Benson, a small group of Bike…

Bike Winnipeg analysis in our annual Winnipeg Bicycle Counts report show that the number of cyclists increased by an estimated 12% in 2013, compared to 2012

September 12, 2013
Mark Cohoe
Featured, News item, Research
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2013 Winnipeg Bicycle Counts Report

Volunteers from Bike Winnipeg have been conducting spring counts of bicycle traffic since 2007 in order to provide solid information about the numbers of commuter cyclists in Winnipeg based on direct observation. During April, May…

September 7, 2013
Mark Cohoe
Featured, News item, Planning, Winnipeg Bicycle Strategy
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City’s plan for active transport revived

by Bartley Kives Winnipeg Free Press THE City of Winnipeg has revived a bike-and-pedestrian strategy the cancellation of which earlier this summer sparked an outcry from cycling activists. In July, Winnipeg’s public works department nixed…

August 29, 2013
Charles Feaver
Featured, News item, Safety
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Bike Winnnipeg’s Ongoing Fight for Road Safety

Bike Winnipeg has been working on many fronts to ensure Manitoba drivers get the right information about how to maneuver near cyclists on the road. We are currently struggling to play a stronger role in…

August 21, 2013
Mark Cohoe
Monthly Meeting Minutes
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Draft August Monthly Meeting Minutes Posted

Draft minutes from our August meeting, held Tuesday August 13th at the Sport for Life Center can be viewed here. Our next monthly meeting will be held Tuesday September 10th at the Sport for Life…

August 15, 2013
Mark Cohoe
Featured, Local Media, News item
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Disraeli pedestrian bridge delayed due to long winter

Published August 15, 2013 Winnipeg Free Press Author: Staff Writer Was to open in July; now slated for mid-September A long winter has delayed the construction of the Disraeli pedestrian bridge. A civic spokeswoman confirmed…

More people biking more often!