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Are you cycling in the winter?

  • Occasionally in optimal conditions (31%, 55 Votes)
  • Yes (27%, 48 Votes)
  • No (24%, 43 Votes)
  • Only indoors on a trainer/exercise bike (13%, 22 Votes)
  • I want to but don't yet have a plan (5%, 8 Votes)

Total Voters: 176

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Mississauga Transit Bus Bike Rack Demonstrations

On Monday, June 22, 2009 all Mississauga Transit buses will be equipped with a bus bike rack. Mississauga Bike to Work Day celebration had a demonstration. If you missed that demonstration or want to investigate further if your bike will fit the racks, bring your bike out to one of these two demonstrations on Thursday, [...]

Mississauga Transit demos Bike Racks at Bike to Work ’09

Mississauga cyclists were out in perfect sunshine weather for this year’s Bike to Work inaugural pancake breakfast at City Hall. Four police officers from the Peel’s cycling division were on hand to escort the planned ride from Riverwood Park to City Centre. Suddenly all the cyclists were strictly obeying the traffic signs like the ones [...]

Hurontario / Main Street Study Public Information

In June 2009 there will be two key Public Information Centre gatherings in Mississauga and Brampton to present findings and gather information from the public. This study goes beyond just putting in an efficient rapid transit corridor, but rather to create a “beautiful street…featuring expanded mobility, vibrant economic activity, and liveable, mixed-use neighbourhoods, integrated with [...]

Public Spaces & Public Life for the 21st century

World-renowned Danish architect and urban design visionary Jan Gehl to speak in Toronto

Public Spaces & Public Life for the 21st century A Discussion with Danish Architect Jan Gehl Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Time: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Location: Design Exchange 234 Bay Street, Toronto Free admission to all

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Great Streets, Great Cities

New York City’s Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan will be the guest speaker at a public meeting in Port Credit on Wed. April 22, 2009 @ 7:15 p.m. (doors open for 6:45p.m.)

The event is called: ‘Great Streets, Great Cities: Moving from Talking to Doing‘. It is about creating liveable streets, based on the significant [...]

Get us Out of the Car

Walkable and bike-able communities are more than just about building sidewalks and painting lines on roads. It’s about creating a vibrant city with healthy communities where residents live happier, enjoying great public spaces. [...]

City Centre Workshop on Walking and Cycling: March 25, 2009

Do you like walking and/or biking, and want to enjoy these activities in Mississauga’s City Centre? Then plan to attend this Community Workshop on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Hosted by Walk & Bike for Life, an Ontario-based non-profit group with an international perspective, and facilitated by Gil Penalosa, internationally known cycling advocate and urban strategist.

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Mississauga South Workshop on Walking and Cycling: March 12, 2009

Do you like walking and/or biking, and want to enjoy these activities in Mississauga South? Then plan to attend this Community Workshop on Thursday, March 12, 2009. Hosted by Walk & Bike for Life, an Ontario-based non-profit group with an international perspective, and facilitated by Gil Penalosa, internationally known cycling advocate and urban strategist.

Location: [...]

Visit Us at the Toronto International Bicycle Show 2009

In February people spotted ground hogs in fun to speculate on how long winter is really going to wait before giving way to warm weather. The much more reliable method is to keep count of the number of cyclists poking their heads out of the garages and (fearlessly) gliding onto the Mississauga passageways. We’re starting [...]

MCAC is Looking for Volunteers

The Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee (MCAC) is made up of Citizen Members as well as representatives from City Staff. The MCAC in cooperation with the Council of the Corporation of the City of Mississauga is currently seeking citizens interested in serving voluntarily on the following committees for a term of office to November 10, 2010.

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Unoffical Results of Cycling Survey

The City of Mississauga with iTrans conducted a survey from January until September 2008 to obtain opinions about cycling in Mississauga. Preliminary results of the survey have been released,

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Paths and Policies: A first look at the Cycling Master Plan

In the first week of the new year the Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee (MCAC) met twice to review the Cycling Master Plan prepared by iTrans. A first draft is expected by the end of February, at which time public consultations will begin. That [...]