At approximately 1am this morning, Hamilton City Council defeated an interim motion to save our bike share and instead voted to put the bikes into storage. This is not the outcome we had been working towards and we believe it is the wrong decision for Hamilton. The defeated motion was…
May 14, 2020 Mayor Eisenberger and Members of Council, COVID-19 has presented innumerable challenges to Hamiltonians, who have stood together to flatten the curve and maintain healthy and safe communities. The most effective tool at our disposal is continued physical distancing practices to prevent the spread of the virus. However,…
Feb 4th and 5th– Friendly Streets for Vision Zero Hamilton took to the streets of the Keith neighbourhood to explore what can be done for improved walking and cycling conditions and neighbourhood liveability in the area. Keith is a Ward 3 neighbourhood with major arterial roads running through/across it. The…
We recently hosted an advocacy workshop as part of our January monthly meeting. Thirteen of our members attended and participated in a guided activity and discussion about cycling advocacy in Hamilton. After a brief discussion about “what advocacy is”, participants separated into small groups of 2-3 people and filled out…
Meet Cora, our newest Member of the Month! When we asked Cora about her relationship with cycling, she told us: “I have been a proud member of Cycle Hamilton since inception. Recently, my small business, Hamilton Trike, also became a business member. I am thankful that we have this organization…
On Monday, the City’s Public Works Committee voted against receiving an information report from staff about the Hunter St bicycle connection. As reported by CBC Hamilton and The Hamilton Spectator, this vote doesn’t mean that the bicycle lane is cancelled, but it could be cancelled if…
Blog post by Jamie Stuckless A big thank you to Councillor Wilson and City staff for re-designing the Herkimer & Queen intersection with cycling safety in mind. As part of the two-way conversation on Queen St, a traffic light is being added at Herkimer. To enhance safety for people cycling…
Blog post by Jamie Stuckless Cycle Hamilton delivered a delegation to the City’s Cycling Advisory Committee on November 6th to request an update on the implementation of planned cycling infrastructure projects in 2019. The delegation was well received and staff are expected to report back to the committee in December…
You’re invited to our November Social event at Grain & Grit on Monday, November 25th from 6-9 pm. Join our team for a Fall wrap-up social, great conversation, and delicious beer! We will have t-shirts, memberships, and other goodies for sale at the event and of course Grain & Grit…
Over the recent weeks, Friendly Streets has been active through all our project neighbourhoods, while growing our capacity in Centennial. Downtown, with help from Beautiful Alleys, we moved to create some more greenspace with a pollinator garden along Wellness Way, an alley that can serve as a north-south connector to…
