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Last night at Town Council, the Town of Essex formally announced their recent Bronze Friendly Community designation — the first municipality in Essex County to achieve this prestigious recognition. ...
Last night at Town Council, the Town of Essex formally announced their recent Bronze Friendly Community designation — the first municipality in Essex County to achieve this prestigious recognition. ...
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...
Spotlight on Infrastructure This is the first in a series of posts to inform you of changes and improvements in cycling infrastructure. Over the past year, with the help of provincial grants, we have seen significant investment in bike lanes and trails. This Spotlight on Infrastructure...
We're excited to announce the 2016 Bike Summit, a full-day conference taking place at the University of Windsor Faculty of Law on Monday, May 30, 2016. Click to see the agenda and to register. The conference will be a day of inspiring speakers from across...
The new legislation is a significant win for cyclist safety in Ontario: Higher fines for dooring cyclists, distracted driving and riding without lights will take effect September 1, 2015. Here's what you need to know: The Ministry of Transportation released the set fine schedule yesterday for a...
It was a chilly day for September but the sun shone so that didn't keep cyclists from participating in Phog Phest 6 and Bicycle Scavenger Hunt. Teams of 'cycling scavengers' rolled in to our pop-up bike valet to check off that at least one member...
BIKE FRIENDLY WINDSOR ESSEX is proud to support the 10th Anniversary World-wide event Join cyclists worldwide in a silent slow-paced ride (max. 12 mph/20 kph) in honour of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways. Sign up here for this free event...
The Essex Region Conservation Foundation recently kicked off a fundraising campaign to extended the Chrysler Greenway from Essex to Amherstburg. The campaign was announced in partnership with Caesar's, who made an initial donation of $25,000 with a three year commitment in partnership with their employees. The...
Ryder Hesjedal, who grew up riding the mountain bike trails outside of Victoria, B.C. has claimed victory at the Giro d'Italia. He won the race by 16 seconds, becoming the first Canadian to win one of the three Grand Tours (the Giro, the Tour de...
It's that time of year again! The Ontario Bike Summit will be held April 24-25 in Toronto. Cycling Stakeholders, decision makers, leaders, and advocates from all over North America will be gathering to be inspired with valuable lessons. There will be multiple workshops, on topics...