April 2020

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• A Tale of Two AB Cities

• Winnipeg opens blocked routes for pedestrians & cyclists early

• Calgary to reduce lanes from car use during pandemic

• Barriers for Children

• State of Cycling Report

• What Safe Passing Laws can do

• How Ridership can increase

• Health Equity in Planning

January 2020

• Bicycles are the future for urban transportation.

• This decade's mobility winner.

• Painted bicycle lanes not good enough.

• E-bikes may be the key to greener transportation

• New 1 meter law in Saskatchewan

• 2018 deadliest year for cyclists.

November 2019

• Please read the proposed budget and submit infrastructure ideas for bicycles!

• What does it take to be safe on roads?

• Ten Common Myths about Bike Lanes

• This law should be Canada wide!

• This should not be increasing!

• Is the City of Red Deer Spinning it's Wheels?

• Encouraging Cycling with 10 easy Steps.

May 19, 2019

• Commuting by car is Killing You

December 4, 2018

• How bicycling can help the world.

• Cyclists may use full lane.

• Bike Registration

• Set a high bar for dangerous driving.

• Increased focus on cycling needs to be increased.

October 13, 2018

• We're working with the province on this too.

• We're advocating for safe roads for all.

• We must work together.

August 8, 2018

• Vision Zero

July20, 2018

• Cyclovia Red Deer Article

• War Zone

• Revamping a City

June 8, 2018

• Cyclovia Volunteers needed! Go to here

• Choosing the right route!

April 5, 2018

• Stay Young!

• Riding for Veterans

• First Cyclovia for Red Deer!

March 13, 2018

• Best Anti-Aging Therapy

• Common Sense and the Smart City

March 8, 2018

• Riding a bike takes work...

• The Frozen Road - Full Film

• How to Increase Biking

February 20, 2018

• How do we increase biking?

• How do we build a healthy city?

February 5, 2018

• The Right to Walk

• Winter Barista! What a great group!

• Bike Bad!

January 31, 2018

• The truth about urban cycling...

• 5 things we have learned fro Calgary's new cycling data.

• Safe & Speedy

December 23, 2017

• Biking in a foot of snow?

• Sad news for Ontario road users.

• More on dooring.

• Kudos to the Ontario government!

• Primary Care Network video

• 90% would use trails...

• 11 Things that happen when you bile in winter.

• Yay YEG!

• Beware SNIRT!

• Calgary sees big increase in winter cyclists.

November 11, 2017

• This man wants a National Cycling Strategy

• Why biking has doubled here.

• Could you power your house on your bicycle?

• Another Ghost Bike to remind drivers.

• More winter biking tips.

• The Harvest Moon Trailway.

• Downtown Saskatoon surveillance.

• Are there winners?

• How safer streets thwart terrorists.

• Why you're not commuting.

• Cars still dominating.

• Biking, Beer and Charity

• Want community?

• Winter tips

• A city that works for everyone.

October 12, 2017

• 2017 Bad weather Cycling

• Why exercise?

• Bloor Bikelane Report

September 19, 2017

• Cycling without age.

• The Miracle Pill

• 5 Years Ago...

• Driving is more dangerous than cycling?

• Why doctors support bike lanes.

• 3 Lessons from Edmonton.

• Barbs over Bike Lanes.

• Coaxing Nervous Cyclists.

• Learning to Ride as an Adult.

• How to Ride the Roads with Confidence.

• May 15, 2017 Prescription: Bike Lanes

• April 24, 2017 If Only...

• April 21, 2017 Eight stats to why you should bike to work.

• April 19, 2017  Want to live longer?

• April 6, 2017 Even Lethbridge is proposing protected Bike Lanes!

• March 31, 2017  Canada Bikes Advocates for a Bike Friendly Canada!

• February 12, 2017  Results of Winter Bike to Work Day

• January 2017 Resolutions anyone???

• December 31, 2016 Solid evidence that cycling is the best way to commute

• November 13, 2016 Floating solar powered bike path

• Road safety advocates' focus...

• October 18, 2016 Red Deer's results are in from World Car Free Day!

• July 4, 2016 How to ride everyday

• July 4/16 Environment friendly?

• ​April 8/16 20 Inspirational Quotes

• March 24/16 Child Safety

• February 29/16 Walkability

• February 29/16 Wanna ride a dinasour route???

• February 14/16 There is money for cycling infrastructure...

• February 12/16 Winter Bike to work Day

• January 6/16 Check out Red Deer's Environmental Report "Total gasoline and diesel consumption increased from 1,190 L per capita in 2013 to 1,232 L per capita in 2014. Red Deer is not currently on track to achieve the 2015 target of 1,156 L per capita." We MUST do better! Protected bike lanes are needed to keep commuting safe and inviting..

• December 20/15 Bicyle should win "Nobel Peace Prize".

• December 10/15 Be seen for FREE!

• November 29/15 Get on your bike and off oil...

• November 8/15 City of Red Deer AB in 2015 NIKE Study "Designed to Move"          pgs. 52&53!

• October 30/15 Licensing?

• October 22/15 Biking = Being More Alert

• October 21/2015 World Car Free Day results for Red Deer!

• October 7/15 Bike lanes in winter? Yes!

• September 30/15 Urban mobility at a tipping point...

• September 25/15 Babin: Alberta lacks key component in creating bike-friendly province, says advocate Eleanor McMahon, Ontario MMP.

• September 24/15 Tips for new cyclists

• September 11/15 Will we ever see a Provincial Bicycle Strategy in Alberta

• Red Deer Air Quality Top Priority!

• What do you think about the "Idaho stop"?

• Place making

• Snow Evidence

• August 23/15 Edmonton city staff hand back national award as bike lanes removed

• August 16/15 Why Bike?

• July 28/15 Denver proves a point!

• July 12/15 Yay Winnipeg City Council!

• July 6/15 Calgary Stampede Free Bike Parking

• June 27/15 How to deal with the heat!

• June 22/15 Need this App for Red Deer!

• June 2/15 Bikes often ignored on Canadian Roads.

• May 20/15 Biking earns money for the economy

• May 20/15 A cycling city is good for business

2014 Articles:

• The Complete Business Case for Converting Street Parking Into Bike Lanes

• 1 in 3 Americans bike!

• Corridor capacity of different modes of traffic

• Edmonton Winter Cycling

• Planning healthy cities

• Why cyclists break traffic laws.

• Winter Cycling-How & why we should normalize it.

• 9 ThingsDrivers Need to Stop Saying

• Safer Streets? Yes, Please!

• The business case for active transportation

• Infographic: Cycling saves time, money and promotes health

• The ULTIMATE Bicycle Intersection!

• Cycling Infrastructure is good for all...

• Green Transportation

• What makes a City Bikeable

• How Bike Lanes are Viewed

• Fewer Young Albertans getting behind the wheel

• Bikelane Magic!

• What to call a bike lane...

• An economic case for gimme gimme...Aug.18/14

• AMA New Bike Assist Service April 2014

 

 

 

News around the world

• July 29/15 Super strong cyclist lifts car!

• May 20/15 Top U.S. cities to bike to work

• Scandinavian Tourists 'Horrified' By Canada's Car Culture

• We know this is in Denmark, but...

• Solar Roads!

• British city backs safer cycling

• November 2019 Here's a great place to watch inspirational films:

      Street Films

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• August 12, 2018 Our Open Streets Project

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• August 8, 2018 Vision Zero

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• August 23/15 Tour de L'lle which has inspired Montrealers to cycle!

 

• The Power of Bicycling (Get Psyched)

 

• Streetfilms Shortie - Moving Beyond the Bikelash! (Session at National Bike Summit 2014)

 

• Clara Hughes' Big Ride to end Mental Health Stigma

 

• A fun "Commuter Challenge" video in 2012 in Victorian BC (the city to beat!)

 

• 2014 Red Deer Commuter Challenge!

 

• Here's a 15' TALL Bicycle!

 

• This Mayor wants to "leap-frog" his city!

 

• Imagine this...

 

• Why I want bike lanes...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

• REGISTER YOUR BICYCLE HERE!

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• How Biking Affects your Body

 

• BikeMaps - check it out and add your experiences!  A very useful tool!!

 

• plotaroute.com

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• How to build a case for bicycle infrastructure.

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• Tune Up Your Bicycle For Spring

 

• Biking in the rain

• Winter Biking

 

• Electric bikes 

 

• Lament for Lost Bike Lane on pg.4

 

• World Car Free Day and the 364 other ones!​​​

 

• May 29/15 Converting Parking Meters