Mark your calendars! The Sustainable Mobility Advisory Panel (SMAP) is making its final recommendations to the Community Services Committee on Monday, April 14 at 4 pm in room C-11 at Tom Davies Square. Chair Steve Reitzel will be presenting. SMAP … Continue reading →
News for April 2014 Spring is right around the bend! If you haven’t been cycling over the winter, most of you are now itching to get your bike bike out. But even with snow still on the ground, the SCU … Continue reading →
Rainbow Routes Association is about to update their popular trail map for 2014 and they need your help. They’re looking for your input to find out how you use the map, what you like about it and what you’d like … Continue reading →
Cyclists got great news last week when the Provincial government announced long-awaited changes to the Highway Traffic Act, called the “Keeping Ontario’s Roads Safe Act”. The wide ranging Omnibus Bill contains a number of additions, amendments and technical updates to … Continue reading →
The City of Greater Sudbury last week released its plans for the reconstruction of Second Avenue, due to commence some time after the long weekend in May 2014. Plans were presented to residents at an open house at Adamsdale Playground … Continue reading →
Our next Sudbury Cyclists Union meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 at 7 pm at reThink Green, 176 Larch St., Sudbury Agenda Election survey for municipal candidates 2014 budget – next steps? “Letter to the Editor” writing … Continue reading →
2013 was a very busy year for the Sudbury Cyclists Union, chocked full of advocacy issues, events, and cycling courses/workshops. 2014 promises to be more of the same, and we need more volunteers to help out! If you are interested, … Continue reading →
On Friday, January 17, 2014, City staff posted its recommendations on the City website in response to the Cimino/Belli motion to lower the speed limits on residential streets. Staff recommend that the Operations Committee reject the proposal to lower the … Continue reading →
2014 is the last year of our current Council, and our Mayor and Councillors need to prove to us that they are committed to ensuring the health and safety of all of Sudbury’s residents. Council needs to step up and … Continue reading →
Sharrows for the new Lasalle/Notre Dame intersection? Seriously? We challenge the City to fix this design and make it safer for cyclists and pedestrians. On Monday, November 25, 2013, David Shelsted, Director of Roads, mentioned in an interview with CBC’s … Continue reading →
On September 16, 2013, Councillors Joe Cimino and Fabio Belli brought forward a motion to the Operations Committee that asks for a reduction in the speed limit on residential streets. The limit would go down to 40 km/hr from the … Continue reading →
Do you care about safe cycling in Sudbury? If so, call or email your councillor to let him/her know that you want the 2014 budget to include dollars directed to cycling. In June 2013, the SCU presented to Council the … Continue reading →
David Shelsted will be a guest on Morning North – CBC radio – on Monday, November 25, 2013. Eric White, reporter with the CBC, has tweeted that folks can tweet him questions for David. We have submitted some on behalf … Continue reading →
Infrastructure deficits, transit issues, pedestrian accidents, bike lanes…rarely a day goes by without a transportation issue making headlines. In response to this, Rainbow Routes Association will assemble a community panel to discuss transportation issues in Greater Sudbury as part of … Continue reading →
Just a reminder to come out to our annual meeting on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 7 pm at the Mackenzie Branch of the Sudbury Public Library. We are meeting in the small meeting room located on the lower floor … Continue reading →
At the end of September, the SCU submitted their response to the Transportation Study Public Input Center held in June 2013. We were one of many organizations who were critical of the process, of the lack of consultation, and of … Continue reading →
On the provincial front, there are a number of initiatives that are affecting our approach to our municipal problem of cycling infrastructure. This month’s Share the Road newsletter provides a quick synopsis of three provincial initiatives that may make a … Continue reading →
The next general membership meeting is this coming Thursday, September 19, 2013, at the Mackenzie Branch of the Sudbury Public Library, Room 2, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Meeting Agenda: 1. Recommendations for proposed Active Transportation Network routes. The routes … Continue reading →
At the end of August, 2013, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation released its Cycling Strategy, which will guide the development of cycling infrastructure across Ontario: Cycling Strategy The document is a significant improvement from the Draft Cycling Strategy that was … Continue reading →
Awesome publicity for the ride held on Saturday, September 7, 2013. TV, Radio and newspaper coverage was great! Today’s article in the Sudbury Star has a poll asking if you feel comfortable cycling within edgelines. Let the City know that … Continue reading →