Safer Roads Ontario Act – Bill 31
On October 31, 2014, the Government of Ontario reintroduced the Safer Roads Ontario Act into the Provincial Legislature. This is the most significant change to Ontario's Highway Traffic Act in…
SCU Issues Press Release re Election Top Priorities
The SCU has issued the following press release: Press Release For immediate release: October 7, 2014 Sudbury Cyclists Union releases Top Priorities for election candidates The Sudbury Cyclists Union (SCU)…
#CycleON Action Plan
In April 2014, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) released #CycleON Action Plan 1.0, the first Action Plan to implement #CycleON: Ontario’s Cycling Strategy. Two of the key commitments made as part of…
Controlled Access Highways 69 and 17
A Public Information Session was held on September 23, 2014 for a Controlled Access Highway 69 from the Estaire Road Interchange to Highway 17, a distance of approximately 6.3 km; and…
SCU Issues Top 3 Priorities for the Municipal Elections
On October 1, the SCU sent all candidates our top 3 priorities for the municipal election. To see the document, click here. The priorities are a Complete Streets Policy, an…
SCU Issues Municipal Election Survey!
The Sudbury Cyclists Union has sent a municipal election survey to all candidates. The SCU will be posting the results on this site in early October. Candidates were sent a…
Good Green Questions for the 2014 municipal election
The Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury is partnering with Citizens Climate Lobby Sudbury and reThink Green on Good Green Questions for the 2014 municipal election. During the month of July,…
Do we wait until someone gets killed?
The SCU sent an email today to City Council and to our new MPPs about an incident that happened over the weekend where an ore truck forced one of our…
2014 Parks, Open Space and Leisure Master Plan Review
Want an interesting read? Read the City's Parks, Open Space and Leisure Master Plan Review. It's 143 pages, which can be daunting, but there are mentions of note in regards…
Provincial MPP Candidates Survey
The SCU participates in a provincial advocacy initiative called OntarioCAN - the Ontario Cycling Advocacy Network. See more info here: OntarioCAN OntarioCAN is an advocacy program of the Share the Road…
Recap of 2014 Ontario Bike Summit
By Rachelle Niemela, Chair, Sudbury Cyclists Union The 2014 Ontario Bike Summit was held on April 14-15th and it was certainly one to talk about. The recap is rather long,…
SMAP Presenting to Community Services Committee, May 5
Mark your calendars! The Sustainable Mobility Advisory Panel (SMAP) is making its final recommendations to the Community Services Committee on Monday, May 5 at 4 pm in room C-11 at…
SMAP Presents to Community Services Committee April 14, 2014
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…
Keeping Ontario’s Roads Safe Act
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…
Second Avenue Reconstruction
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…
City Staff Say No to 40 km/hr Speed Limit
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…
A Complete Streets Policy for Sudbury!
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…
Sharrows for Lasalle/Notre Dame?
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…
40 km/hr Speed Limit
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.…
2014 Budget
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…