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 decades, and much of it is geared towards making the … Continue reading →
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) invites all municipal candidates to support its top three priorities … Continue reading →
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 Action Plan 1.0 are to: • Invest $10 million over … Continue reading →
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 for the Highway 17, Southeast By-Pass from Highway 69 to … Continue reading →
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 annual budget for cycling infrastructure, and Transportation Demand Management strategies. … Continue reading →
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 survey link via email, as well as pdf and Word … Continue reading →
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, citizens have the opportunity to submit their questions on-line. They … Continue reading →
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 members off the road on MR 35. See here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KBoQAt3kSA. … Continue reading →
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 to cycling. Some of it is good, some of it … Continue reading →
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 Coalition. The intent is to bring local cycling issues to … Continue reading →
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, but it certainly highlights how the province and other cities … Continue reading →
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 Tom Davies Square. Chair Steve Reitzel will be presenting. SMAP … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →