Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Its official! Our cycling master plan passed at council!

A thank you note to all who made it happen!

Many nameless heroes were instrumental in the city's new CMP.  From Bron, Doug, Jack & past BCC members who kept the embers glowing for years to Eleanor & Gary who ignited the recent fires and finally Leo & Tom's great team at city hall who pulled it all together.

Its an ambitious plan, visionary in scope and when implemented will position Burlington as one of Canada's most bicycle friendly cities.

Thanks, on behalf of current & future generations that will benefit from a healthier lifestyle, better quality of life, less congestion (as more opt to cycle or use active transport rather than cars) a better environment and much safer cycling in Burlington.

One bike = 1 LESS car & saves taxpayers $$$ too!


Although I've repeated the above mantra many times, a picture is worth a thousand words.

Burlington replaced 2 parking spots in the Locust Street garage with 33 bike racks. You've read that correctly. 33 bikes can be parked in space previously reserved for 2 cars!

In a case of having our cake and eating it too, the bike racks were funded by Metrolinx, the Ontario government body that looks after GO. Imagine! Imagine the space and $$$ we'd save at the GO stations if more people felt safe enough to bike to GO rather than drive. Imagine the # of fewer cars on city roads.

Check out the video monitored bike racks at the Locust St. parking garage. Next time, ride your bike downtown.

Friday, July 3, 2009

MEC Bikefest Burlington

MEC Bikefest Burlington presented by Mountain Equipment Co-op will offer a full day of courses, seminars, speakers, demonstrations, and kid specific activities.
JOIN US FOR A CYCLING CELEBRATION
Sunday, July 12, 11:00am – 4:00 pm Spencer Smith Park, Burlington
Free CLINICS............................. Please bring your bike
BIKE FITTING & SETUP.............................. BIKE MAINTENANCE
TIRE SELECTION & REPAIR ..........RIDING TECHNIQUE – ROAD & MOUNTAIN
Free COURSES - please register in store - limit 12 participants each session
WOMEN’S BEGINNER MOUNTAIN BIKE SKILLS
SESSION l 11am – 1pm .......................SESSION ll 2pm – 4pm

Free Bike Corral - we watch your bike while you attend the festival