The following was sent on November 10, 2017 to Members of Council, David Shelsted (Project Director), and Marisa Talarico (Active Transportation Coordinator), City of Greater Sudbury. Members of Council, Mr. David Shelsted and Mr. Dario Zulich: The Sudbury Cyclists Union … Continue reading →
On October 25th a number of Sudbury Cyclists Union and Cycling Grannies members joined dignitaries and other members of the community to officially open Greater Sudbury’s first section of what the City is now calling the “Paris/Notre Dame Bikeway” – … Continue reading →
The notice of completion has been posted for the Transportation Master Plan, starting a final public comment period. You can provide input before March 3. You can find the Transportation Master Plan and the on-line comment box to submit your … Continue reading →
On December 13, Greater Sudbury Council approved the Transportation Master Plan (TMP), therefore giving staff permission to post a Notice of Completion for the plan. This opens a final 30-day comment period that is mandated by the Province of Ontario’s … Continue reading →
Lorne Street (from Martindale to Logan) is being reconstructed in 2016 & 2017. Current plans do not include safe bike routes, and it is uncertain whether that will change. If you want to be able to bike safely on Lorne, … Continue reading →
We’ve just submitted our recommendations for the 2016 Budget to the City of Greater Sudbury. We will be presenting the PowerPoint at the Finance and Administration meeting this Wednesday, September 16, 2015. The public input session begins at 4:00 pm … Continue reading →
At a meeting on May 11, 2015 with City of Greater Sudbury Roads and Transportation staff, the Sudbury Cyclists Union requested information on upcoming road projects for 2015 and 2016, relevant to cycling infrastructure. Here is a summary of the … Continue reading →
On March 5th, 2015, the City of Greater Sudbury Council approved its 2015 budget, which now includes dollars for cycling infrastructure. 2015 will see $300,000 spent on the start of a cycle track on Barrydowne Road, as part of a … Continue reading →
We have a new Council! And they’ve now officially started their term. The list of our new Council members is up on the City’s website, along with their contact info: http://www.greatersudbury.ca/inside-city-hall/city-council/ So now what? Many candidates have expressed support for safe cycling … 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 Centre session (PIC) 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 … 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
