This holiday season, several of our local municipalities are gifting us public consultations on important road works projects. Our gift to you is a summary of each and links where you can comment. Consider your response a gift to yourself and to other people who...
The City of Windsor has announced that 3 kilometres of Sandwich Street, from the intersection of Sandwich Street and Ojibway Parkway to the Rosedale Avenue roundabout, will be reconstructed. The project will include new curbs, sidewalks, trails, pavement, bike lanes, and streetscaping features. This project...
"Cabana Road could become an urban cyclist’s dream if city council approves an upgraded multimillion-dollar plan to build segregated bike paths along one of Windsor’s busiest east-west traffic corridors." That was the opening of an article in the Windsor Star on July 8, 2014....
Today we celebrate some great new cycling infrastructure in Windsor! You can now ride on protected pathways and multi-use trails from Walker Road to Pillette Road. This will provide a shorter and safer route for bike commuters - welcome news for those working in the firms along...
"The ‘Cyclists dismount’ sign is the infallible mark of a faulty cycle route. No-one wants to get off and walk. Either the sign will be disobeyed, or the route will simply not be used. If a route cannot be done without these signs, it should...
Bike Windsor Essex has long advocated for improvements in cycling infrastructure to improve cyclists' safety as they ride to school, to work and to run errands. While Windsor has been slow to provide safe, connected, on-road facilities, we do have a number of trails that...
It took decades of advocacy, but cyclists and pedestrians travelling between South Windsor and Downtown are thrilled that there is finally a safe route that keeps them separated from vehicles speeding through the Dougall rail underpass. The new infrastructure has a lot to recommend it,...
Walker Business Park Trail - Walker Road to Deziel Drive: Multi-use Trail NOTE - the blog post and video below were originally created in July of 2018, almost 2 years ago. At the time, we were thrilled, as this trail provided a much needed route over...
The City of Windsor has begun a study to look at what improvements should be made to University Avenue from Huron Church to Victoria. This crumbling stretch of road that connects the west end and the University of Windsor to downtown, is likely to be the...
The City of Windsor is planning to spend $4.1 million to improve the Goyeau Street and Pelissier Street parking garages and they are interested in hearing about changes that you'd like to see. Let's make this a real game changer for cyclists. We propose that...