Kingston - Building in step with pedestrian-friendly plans

The city is trying to encourage pedestrian movement along upper Princess with the mix of business and residential -- a concept known as Main Street Commercial.

"It will help reinforce the intent along there," said city planning director George Wallace.

"Buildings to the street. Wider sidewalks. The idea is it helps to promote a pedestrian atmosphere along the street. As redevelopment occurs along the midtown, it's to do so in the context of pedestrian traffic."

Ottawa cyclists asked to ID danger spots

The city launched an online survey Wednesday asking riders to list the routes and lanes they fear most, as well as other information that will help the city choose where to make safety improvements.

Fergus-Elora - Getting more people in motion

The local Health Unit's In Motion program is looking for county support and provincial grant money to help get more people in Wellington active.


The group hopes to develop an Active Community plan by next year that would show how to make communities in Wellington County more friendly to human-powered transport.

Funding for the $60,000 plan would come from the grant, $25,000 from Wellington County, and $2,000-$3,000 from each of the seven county municipalities, Centre Wellington parks and recreation director Andy Goldie told county councillors at a special Aug. 12 meeting.

Controversial Vancouver bike lane will be scrapped if failure says councillor

If the controversial Hornby Street separated bike lane causes too much disruption, Vancouver councillor Geoff Meggs said Thursday that it could be removed.

Vancouver - Hornby Street business owners oppose grade-separated cycling lane

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has released a survey showing that a vast majority of Hornby Street business owners don't want a new separated cycling lane on that street.

Belleville alderman recovering from Moonlight Ramble bike crash has message to deliver

[H[ad he not been wearing a helmet, doctors told him, he would be dead. Elmore will use this experience to encourage children to wear bicycle helmets. He's already talked to some fifth-grade students at Douglas Elementary School in Belleville and he plans to go back. He also hopes to work with Helmets First, a Columbia-based nonprofit organization that provides free or discounted bicycle helmets for children.

Winnipeg - Businesses pushing city about bike-path change

Six businesses in the Broadway-Assiniboine neighbourhood hope the City of Winnipeg will back-pedal on a recent tweak to the Assiniboine Bikeway because they fear they'll be adversely affected by changes in traffic flow.

Regina - Flash mob gets moving

[A]bout 20 individuals participated in Saskatchewan in motion's active transportation flash mob on Tuesday. According to Saskatchewan in motion consultant Nicole Yacishyn, the purpose of the mob was to raise awareness about how fun it is to use human kinetic energy to get around and the importance of physical activity.

Moncton eyes better bike, pedestrian system

Six years from now, each and every Moncton resident should be able to leave the house in the morning and get to work or school without a car. The new strategy proposes a system of trails, roadside pathways, bike lanes and shared streets to connect residential areas to shopping districts and the downtown core. Main streets such as Mountain, Shediac, Salisbury and Gorge Roads will have bike lanes constructed.

Bridgewater take Active Transportation Study

"Basically it's a survey to get a handle on people's behaviours, the barriers and motivators that allow or disallow people from using active transportation in the community."

"The idea is that over time we'll re-administer the survey so that we can see how we're doing with our public engagement [and] see if we're actually effecting change over the long term."
To learn more about the town's plans check out Bridgewater NS Active Transportation.