Active Transportation – Bike Winnipeg

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…

February 22, 2018
Charles Feaver
Cycling Insfrastructure, Featured
2 Comments

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…

February 22, 2018
Charles Feaver
Cycling Insfrastructure, Featured
No Comments

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…

February 22, 2018
Charles Feaver
Cycling Insfrastructure, Featured
5 Comments

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…

February 22, 2018
Charles Feaver
Advocacy, City Council, Featured, News item
No Comments

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…

February 22, 2018
Charles Feaver
Cycling Insfrastructure, Featured
2 Comments

Fermor Bridge Project Includes Walking and Cycling Infrastructure

The pedestrian and cycling improvements that will be built as part of this project include: A north – south pedestrian & cycling underpass crossing of Fermor Avenue in line with Des Meurons Street to the…

February 22, 2018
Charles Feaver
Cycling Insfrastructure, Featured, News item
No Comments

Construction of Garry Street Bike Lane in 2018

Construction of a new, two-way protected bike lane along Garry Street with connections to the Exchange District on Notre Dame Avenue, Princess Street, and Arthur Street is underway and is expected to be complete in 2019. When…

January 20, 2017
Charles Feaver
Action Item, Advocacy, Cycling Culture, Cycling Insfrastructure, Featured, News item, Research, Uncategorized
4 Comments

Winnipeg Bike Count 2016

Bike Winnipeg’s bike counts from 2007 to 2016 indicate that: On a typical weekday in mid to late spring, an estimated 6,000 cyclists commuted in and out of the downtown area of Winnipeg, and throughout the…

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