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MCAC makes Annual Report to Council: ‘Connecting Communities Safely’

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MCAC made its annual report to Council on November 23, 2011, entitled ‘Connecting Communities Safely‘. In the presentation we discussed priorities for fostering a Cycling CULTURE and building the Cycling NETWORK in Mississauga, and the need to put SAFETY FIRST in implementing the Cycling Master Plan, which was approved a year ago and has [...]

Ontario Coroner to Study Cycling Deaths

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Dr. Andrew McCallum, Chief Coroner for Ontario announced on October 24, 2011 that the Office of the Chief Coroner will be conducting a review of cycling deaths across the province. This review is being undertaken as a result of public concern surrounding the issue of cycling safety, given that 15 – 20 cyclists die annually [...]

Ride the Tour… Ride the Earth

Put your old bikes to good use

Donate your old bikes at the Tour de Mississauga!

Many cyclists have an old bike or two in their garage, and often the question is how to get rid of them in an appropriate way.

There is an organization called Ride the Earth Cycles, located in the Niagara Region, which is dedicated to helping youth [...]

Tour de Mississauga 2011

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The 4th annual Tour takes place on Sunday, September 18, 2011 and will introduce cyclists to the best off-road trails and on-road bike routes available throughout the north-east quadrant of the City, starting and ending at the newly renovated Mississauga Celebration Square. Click for full-sized POSTER.

SPECIAL NOTE TO ALL CYCLISTS, September 15 at 11:59 [...]

Bridging the Credit River gap

Who: Mississauga cycling citizens. What: QEW Credit River Bridge Study When: Saturday, March 5, 2011 Where: Huron Park Recreation Centre, Ojibway A Room, 830 Paisley Blvd W, Mississauga, Ontario (click for map). Why? We need your voice to be heard on this one! The QEW Credit River Bridge Environmental Assessement is a very significant infrastructure [...]

Bicycles boost Mississauga

Bridges are a favourite metaphor for MCAC. Bike bridges close gaps and with them, bicycles become the ultimate shortcut to where you want to be.

This City may have been designed around the car (hey, it was the seventies), but the cycling retrofit is happening and MCAC is advocating hard for soonest implementation. The citizens want this, as shown during the Strategic Plan visioning exercise and the Cycling Master Plan, and Council gets it. [...]

Vote with your Wheels

City cycling plan. Jeff Wachman, left, chair of the Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee, and John Sabiston, another member of the committee, are keen to have the City’s cycling masterplan implemented. Torstar photo

By participating in the Tour de Mississauga (register here), you help to show the importance of cycling in our City. MCAC is [...]

Designing the Tour’s 100km route

On Aug 31, 2010 The Mississauga News released an article called “Cycling tour adds 100-km route” about the 3rd annual Tour de Mississauga. It brings attention to the new 100km road-only route called the Gears Challenge Road Ride. This route came into existence based on suggestions from participants, as well as non-participants, in past Tour [...]

Burnhamthorpe Bridge SHOWCASE Event

Mayor Hazel McCallion, C.M., LL.D. and Members of Council of the City of Mississauga invite you to the Showcase Event for the Completion of Burnhamthorpe Road Bridges, Lookout Points and Cycling & Pedestrian Trails Tuesday, July 6, 2010 10:00 a.m. rain or shine.

Burnhamthorpe Bridge is a rare river crossing in Mississauga for cyclists. As [...]

Tour de Mississauga 2010

The 3rd Annual Cycling Tour de Mississauga takes place on: Sunday, September 19, 2010

This FREE Registration event will take you through the northwest quadrant of Mississauga, Ontario beginning and ending in Streetsville. Once again, participants will enjoy a FREE BBQ at Streetsville Memorial Park at the Tour’s end, compliments of the Region of Peel, [...]