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Testing of New Bike Racks Completed

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As part of the City of Mississauga’s Port Credit Cultural Node pilot project (description), new bike racks were available for residents and visitors to try out at the Elmwood Avenue and Lakeshore Road East parking lot in Ward 1, site of the Port Credit Farmers Market (closed for the season as of mid-October).

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Pilot Project: Green Pavement Marking

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The City of Mississauga is testing a green pavement marking that will make the north-bound bike lane at the intersection of Dundas Street West and Mississauga Road much more noticeable. The test lane marking was installed in August 2011 and will be monitored over the coming months for effectiveness and durability. MCAC would be [...]

Sharrows are Showing Up!

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Riders on the 2011 Tour de Mississauga will have noticed sections of the routes where sharrows were installed. The Tour is always an excellent opportunity to highlight new cycling infrastructure including these ‘shared lane’ pavement markings. In 2011, new sharrows were added as part of upgrades to City Centre Drive, for instance. At left: A [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Consider This: From Speedway to Heed-way

Meadowvale residents of Mockingbird Lane in Ward 10 are understandably disturbed by the recurring incidents of speeding cars on their residential street. On April 9, 2009 Mississauga News reported a speeding BMW lost control and slammed into a house. Fortunately no one was killed – this time.

When this lane was built, I’m sure there [...]