Share The Road

During Day 1 of the 2020 Ontario Bike Summit, we heard from Minister Mulroney about the province's proposed regulatory changes affecting E-Bikes and Electric Cargo Bikes. See that posting here, and provide comment before Dec 24! https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-2745

Tomorrow is the first day of the (Virtual) Ontario Bike Summit!

From this: To this: Learn how to improve your cycling facilities with #OBS2020 Sponsors @IBIGroup. Their session on improving cycling facilities over time takes place on Wed, Dec 2 at 2pm - register today to see it! https://buff.ly/2Qixpqw

Our pals at Waterfront Trust and Ontario By Bike have a survey up about cycling, tourism and the COVID recovery. It survey builds on results from a similar survey conducted in May and takes 5 minutes. This survey closes on November 2, 2020, so take it now! https://buff.ly/2HcVb6j

#OBS2020 Sponsors @Mobycon believe that Streets should be Places https://buff.ly/33pqOBh - an approach that goes beyond mobility & builds public space that connects communities. Learn more about their approach at the Ontario Bike Summit next week! https://buff.ly/2Qixpqw

A very special day for our Founder and inspiration Eleanor McMahon. Yesterday was a very special one. A very touching tribute to a wonderful man, and his legacy as we gathered in Orillia in front of the new Detachment to attend the unveiling of the Sgt. Greg Stobbart Multi Use Trail. Grateful to the Commissioner of the OPP Thomas Carrique and Mayor Steve Clark who collaborated to make this happen. Honoured that my family and Greg’s attended: Greg’s daughter Christina Garrioc...k Owen and Carter were there, together with Greg’s sister Catherine Stobbart and her children Matthew Radford and Stacey Radford My Mum Marie as well as Sue Sheldon Ed McMahon and Aidan McMahon were there along with special friends Janet O'Connell and Eda Gebuza. A special thanks to S/Sgt Brett Carson and Sgt Steve Martell for attending, for your friendship and support and Brett for helping us change and strengthen the law of Ontario. Covid meant that we were fewer in number, but our hearts were full. A huge thanks to everyone who came, and who travelled a long way to join us. Greg’s death was a galvanizing moment. It inspired us - and so many people from across Ontario to do many important and lasting things: 3 changes to the Highway Traffic Act, $125 M in cycling infrastructure, a Coroners Review into cycling deaths in Ontario, the first Provincial Cycling Strategy in Ontario in 20 years - ands we did this together. This lasting tribute honours the man he was, the impact of Greg’s loss, as well as everyone who has helped us to continue to make a difference. Thank you all. Eleanor

Tonight, @BicycleFilmFestival comes at you live from Ottawa to anywhere in the world! 90 minutes of Short films that pay homage to the bike start tonight at 7pm - get your tickets here: https://buff.ly/32RrVtf

Flex Bollards are an inexpensive, effective tool to improve road safety. They protect bike lanes, narrow turn lanes and harden centrelines. Connect with #OBS2020 Sponsor Develotech at the summit https://buff.ly/2Qixpqw, or check out their website!

Thanks to @skratchlabs for keeping our riders going at Greg’s Cycle for Kids #cycling

This aid stop is pumping and ready for Greg’s Cycle for Kids riders!#cycling @bgchamilton @caasco @ontariocycling

We are ready to welcome riders for Greg’s Cycle for Kids in support of @bgchamilton @caasco #cycling @ontariocycling

Announcing Greg’s Ride for Kids -Socially Together, Physically Distant. register now as spots are limited www.gregscycleforkids.com

It is with a mix of deep gratitude and sadness that the Board of Directors announces the departure of Share the Road's Executive Director, Jamie Stuckless. Jamie has been a pivotal force at the organization for almost eight years and we wish her all the best in her future endeavours. You can read our full announcement here: https://buff.ly/2CnBVQW

This week, the federal government announced a new $3.3 billion resiliency stream of funding that could have a big impact on cycling. The funding is designed to support a number of types of infrastructure projects - including active transportation infrastructure! Read more about it in this post by Vélo Canada Bikes and make sure that your municipality knows about this opportunity:

Our e-bike survey with Vélo Canada Bikes is open online until end of day today (August 5th). A big thank-you to the 250+ people who have already completed it. There's still a few more hours to add your voice:

Our next webinar in the "Making Space" series with The Centre for Active Transportation - TCAT is on August 12th at 2pm. This webinar is presented in partnership with Urban Systems Ltd. and FCM and will look at how we can move beyond the initial rapid response phase when it comes to pandemic mobility while incorporating an equity lens into planning. Sign up online: https://buff.ly/3jWRyzG

Participants from almost 40 countries joined us yesterday for a conversation about pandemic mobility responses around the world. This webinar was co-hosted with The Centre for Active Transportation - TCAT and sponsored by Kingdom of the Netherlands in Canada in partnership with the Dutch Cycling Embassy. A recording of the webinar is now available on our website, along with registration links for our next webinar on August 12th: https://buff.ly/2yLNPSn

Our "Making Space" webinars with The Centre for Active Transportation - TCAT are back! Join us this Wednesday, July 29th at 10am EDT for a look at how Tel Aviv, Berlin and Kampala City are making changes to their transportation networks in response to COVID-19. This webinar is presented with generous support from Kingdom of the Netherlands in Canada and the Dutch Cycling Embassy. Sign up for free online: https://buff.ly/3jCB3sE

We love working in partnership with the many incredible people & organizations across Ontario dedicated to making it safer and easier to ride a bike. Our July newsletter is truly a celebration of working together. It includes (1) route planning tips for your next summer adventure from Waterfront Regeneration Trust, Cycle Simcoe & Ontario By Bike, (2) the launch of 2 new webinars in our Making Space series with The Centre for Active Transportation - TCAT, (3) a list of organizations seeking bike donations, and (4) our e-bike survey in partnership with Vélo Canada Bikes. You can view the newsletter online here: https://buff.ly/2E9ngJT

For a community to be truly walkable (and bikeable) there must be access to public washrooms. Take a listen to this conversation with Lezlie Lowe, author of No Place to Go: How Public Toilets Fail Our Private Needs.

Our Greenway Conservancy aims to create a 31km network of off-street cycle paths in Toronto's northwest and is working with small businesses to leverage electric cycles to help move freight across the neighbourhood