Dear Hamilton LRT team, On behalf of our membership and the thousands of cyclists represented collectively by our organizations, we are writing to express our concerns regarding the proposed changes to existing and planned cycling lanes along the LRT route. After highlighting our overall concerns with the impacts of this…
Discounted Memberships this December, New T-Shirts Available! Are you looking for a healthy, sustainable, and unique gift or stocking stuffer this holiday season? Join Cycle Hamilton today to support our work into 2017! Where does your membership money go? Running the day-to-day operations of the organization requires resources for…
Why do you ride? I ride for a variety of reasons – mental health, physical health, for fun, to save money, and because it’s an easy and fun way to get around town. At Cycle Hamilton, we’ve been asking this question for the last few days as a…
One of the main drivers behind Cycle Hamilton’s formation is the concern that our members have regarding the recurring theme of missed opportunities for the implementation of cycling infrastructure or pedestrian-friendly initiatives, including opportunities on Concession St., King William St., and Beckett Drive, to name just a…
Matt Pinder, Co-Chair, Cycle Hamilton Advocacy Committee Have you ever cycled on Hamilton’s streets? If not, then you likely only know cycling in Hamilton as it appears from behind the wheel of an automobile. From this perspective, surrounded by airbags and a giant steel…
One tragic day this month, Jay Keddy set off for his daily commute home from Prince of Wales school on Melrose Avenue North to the west end of the Hamilton Mountain. He never arrived. Jay Keddy was killed doing something that most of us don’t think twice about…
Launched in October, Cycle Hamilton aims to increase the amount of safe, confident, and knowledgeable cyclists in Hamilton by promoting better infrastructure and developing partnerships with organizations, community groups, and citizens. To work toward this long-term goal, Cycle Hamilton has set the following goals for 2016: Structure: Cycle Hamilton…
Launched in October 2015, Cycle Hamilton aims to increase the amount of safe, confident, and knowledgeable cyclists in Hamilton by promoting better infrastructure and developing partnerships with organizations, community groups, and citizens. To work towards this long-term goal, Cycle Hamilton has set the following goals for 2015-2016: Structure: Cycle…
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As part of 100in1 day, Cycle Hamilton is staging #HammerKart – an intervention to call awareness to our current strengths and deficiencies in our bicycle infrastructure to get people talking about cycling and to promote the value of fun in riding one’s bicycle. Why #HammerKart? In recent years…
