To win the award, a community must complete an intensive questionnaire regarding the state of cycling and cycling infrastructure in their community. It is not an easy application. You are required to answer a comprehensive cycling centred inquiry focusing on engineering, education, encouragement, enforcement and evaluation of cycling facilities in your community.
The completed application is reviewed by a panel of municipal planners, transportation engineers and bike experts. Depending on the level of commitment in your community, your municipality will receive a platinum, gold, silver or bronze award. It will also have in its possession a roadmap of strengths and weaknesses that must be fortified if the community wishes to advance its standing.
Bicycle Friendly Communities realise the benefits of cycling and have taken concrete steps to improve the quality of life in their municipalities.
Burlington is surrounded by Bicycle Friendly Communities!
Hamilton - SilverWaterloo - Silver
Guelph - Bronze
London - Bronze
Mississauga - Bronze
Oakville - Bronze
Oshawa - Bronze
Welland - Bronze
Did I mention it's FREE! And even if your community does not receive an award, it has a list of deficiencies, a roadmap outlining exactly what steps it must take to become Bicycle Friendly.
Come On Burlington!!! Despite hosting the 2009 Ontario Bike Summit, Burlington has not yet submitted an application! If Hamilton, Guelph, London, Mississauga, Oakville, Oshawa, Waterloo and even Welland can put in the time, effort and resources to become Bicycle Friendly, what are we waiting for????
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