Tag: Mike Darmon

GUELPH POLITICAST #442 – The War on Bike Lanes (feat. Mike Darmon & Adrian Salvatore)

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If you feel like active transportation options are under siege at the moment, you’re not alone. The Ontario government is coming for municipal bike lanes while cities like Guelph, facing unprecedented financial barriers, are seeing robust active transportation networks as a “nice to have”. We’ve spent the last few years trying to undo decades of building our cities around the personal automobile, but is the war on bike lanes finally here? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #442 – The War on Bike Lanes (feat. Mike Darmon & Adrian Salvatore)” →

Ghost Ride Honours Collision Victim with 200 Cyclists

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Saturday was supposed to be celebratory for the Guelph Coalition for Active Transportation. That evening, they were planning on holding their annual “Bike the Night” extravaganza, but the real world entered the chat when dedicated Guelph cyclist and cycling supporter Susan Bard was killed in a collision on Victoria Road on September 6. Now, to precede the celebration at night, there was a “Ghost Ride” during the day. Continue reading “Ghost Ride Honours Collision Victim with 200 Cyclists” →

GCAT Has Concerns About Potential Changes to Rail Crossings

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Happening now, the City of Guelph is gathering feedback about proposed road-level rail crossings in the Royal City. The study is focused on places in the city where local roads meet the train tracks owned by Metrolinx that service the Kitchener Line GO Train that runs from Kitchener to Union Station, but a local activist group wants to make sure that the there’s one specific action that doesn’t come out of this feedback  process. Continue reading “GCAT Has Concerns About Potential Changes to Rail Crossings” →