Ride Safe Bike Rodeo 2026 Get ready to pedal into a day of fun at our kid's bike rodeo!

If you have kids interested in cycling and you want them to learn more about cycling safely, check out Ride Safe Bike Rodeo 2026, on Apr 25 at Queensmount Arena in Kitchener!

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Driver and victim’s parents charged after cyclist hit by pickup truck The driver of a pickup truck and a 12-year-old cyclist’s parents have both been charged after a crash in Waterloo.

Helmets must be worn by kids. But it's needlessly punitive to ticket the parents of a seriously injured kid. They've learnt their lesson. Also, our court system sees 250K withdrawals in dangerous driving tickets a year, this ticket needlessly burdens the system: www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...

8 ways to fix e-bike laws before the crackdown comes to you New Jersey just passed a law that makes a lot of e-bikes illegal. It's a bad law, and need to be fixed. But when it comes to e-bike regulations, there are no easy answers. So I gathered together ei...

Here's a great video from Tom Babin @shifter.info and @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social about options to legislate e-bikes. Plenty to think about!

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Waterloo Region relies on this funding to expand its cycling infrastructure. Tell your MP that this is important to you.

Mark your calendars for a bike ride for Earth Day, ending at Earth Day Wellness Event www.spcakitchener.ca/events.php?v...

Different cities around the world show us what's possible and how they benefit from cycling infrastructure.

The numbers don’t have to be the same as the summer.

But consistently seeing at least some cyclists in the winter plants the idea in you that “this is a normal thing that people do”.

Get ready to bundle up and ride this Friday! 🚲

Bundle up for Winter Bike to Work Day | City of Kitchener

Never tried winter biking? Now’s the time! 🚲❄️

Join #Kitchener Winter Bike to Work Day on Feb 13 (7:30 AM) at the Cenotaph. We’re celebrating 300km of year-round trails with a group ride, free warm drinks, and prizes. Let’s ride! #WinterCycling

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Learn from some winter cycling experiences of residents of Waterloo Region in this article from @communityedition.bsky.social www.communityedition.ca/ride-on-biki...

More than 300 collisions reported as early season snow slams parts of Ontario YouTube video by CTV News

Cars might work fine in California or Florida, but they’re not practical here in Canada. We have winter.

Calls to Action – Bill 60, Elmira Arthur Street Public Meeting, Connected Kitchener Bill 60 Last year the Province passed Bill 212, Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, which sought to remove 19 kilometres of Toronto’s protected bike lanes. C…

The Ontario gvt. is looking to ban bike lanes; Waterloo Region is looking to improve active transportation in Elmira; Kitchener is looking for feedback on their Mobility Plan.
Those are some things happening this month and you can have a say!
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Let's go!

GO with TriTAG! Ride the First Weekend GO Train with TriTAG Kitchener → Toronto Sunday, November 23 Meet at Kitchener Go between 7:00 - 7:30AM Train Departs: 7:49 AM

Join us to ride the first weekend GO Train Kitchener to Toronto! Help us mark a major milestone.

Toronto activities: TTCriders Streetcar Summit, Santa Claus Parade, or just enjoy the city.

Return via 4:48pm train or train to Bramalea + bus. Weekend GO Passes are $10, kids under 12 ride free.

Kitchener's Downtown Cycling Grid wins national award The City of Kitchener has been given the 2025 Active Transportation Achievement Award thanks to its Downtown Cycling Grid project.

Kitchener’s Downtown Cycling Grid project has earned the 2025 Active Transportation Achievement Award from the Transportation Association of Canada
While there's always more to be done, it's great to see the city receive this recognition 😀🚴🏼‍♀️

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Connected Kitchener Building Kitchener’s roadmap towards a more resilient, equitable, sustainable and efficient mobility system.

The city of Kitchener is starting Connected Kitchener, a study to create a new Transportation and Mobility Plan, towards a transportation system that is more reliable, fair, environmentally friendly, and efficient over the next 25 years.
You can provide feedback at www.engagewr.ca/connectedkit...

Bike parking Park your bike for free in one of our secure parking garages to keep it safe.

Did you know that Kitchener provides secure bike parking downtown?
A $10 one-time fee gives you unlimited access to these facilities to help protect your bike from theft, vandalism and weather: City Hall, KPL, Kitchener Market, Duke&Ontario and Charles&Benton.
www.kitchener.ca/en/parking/b...

Build it, properly, and they will come :)

Rockway Fairway Transportation Connections Connecting the trail network to improve access to transit, jobs, and services with safe infrastructure for all ages and abilities.

Remember to provide feedback for the Rockway-Fairway project www.engagewr.ca/rockway-fair...
This important link for our city connects an ION stop, the mall, schools, community centre and the Rockway Gardens.

Here is what we have to say about it cyclewr.ca/2025/09/29/o...

Survey closes this Sunday

Oct 4th is almost here! Remember to register as a rider or volunteer at rideforrefuge.org/kitchenercentral
See you soon!

Our Response to the Rockway Fairway Transportation Connections Project We write today to voice our perspective on the Rockway Fairway transportation connection project. This project represents a critical step forward in completing our cycling network. It will forge a …

After meeting with city staff, representatives of the Horticultural Society and a number of our members, we present our response on the Rockway Fairway Transportation Connections: a people-first approach!
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@communityedition.bsky.social wrote a great article about 529 Garage and its recent partnership with WRPS.
Remember to register your bike and tell all your friends so that the program is most effective!

www.communityedition.ca/waterloo-reg...

Kitchener Central (Social Development Centre Waterloo Re...) - RIDE 2025 What moves you? The Ride for Refuge is a family-friendly fundraising bike + walk in support of local charities serving people seeking hope, safety, and freedom. Join us Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025!

Looking for a biking-related volunteering opportunity?
The Ride for Refuge is a family-friendly, in-person fundraising ride/walk held on Saturday, October 4, 2025 in support of charities that help people seeking hope, safety, and freedom.
Register at
rideforrefuge.org/kitchenercentral

Channing Tatum thinks Toronto is dope! He's here for the TIFF premiere of his film "Roofman" and told us what he loves most about the 6ix! #TIFF50 #TIFF2025 #ChanningTatum

It might still be the same project: "The first project is planned from Highland Road to Victoria Street and is tentatively scheduled for construction in 2025-2026"

Westmount Road We're improving Westmount Road between Victoria Street and Erb Street in Kitchener and Waterloo.

Perhaps! Is it between Erb and Victoria? www.engagewr.ca/kw-westmount...

There's a lot more to be done, but it's great to see how the progress is making a difference.
We hope our infrastructure continues to develop and other cities follow suit 😃

A promotional flyer for the "Ride for Refuge" event in Kitchener. The flyer features a large photo of a diverse group of adults and children with their bicycles on a dirt path in a wooded area. Text on the flyer reads: "RIDE FOR REFUGE. Join us Saturday, Oct. 4 for a family-friendly ride/walk to help raise funds for hope, safety + freedom! 10am - 2pm. rideforrefuge.org/kitchenercentral" "This year's RIDE route will take you along some of the places where mass evictions and displacement are happening right now in downtown Kitchener." "By participating in the RIDE, you'll help us prevent evictions, advocate for the unhoused community, support entire buildings experiencing renoviction, and uplift grassroots organizations fighting for a safer world for all of us." The flyer includes a QR code and logos for Ride for Refuge and the Social Development Centre Waterloo Region.

Save the date!
The Ride for Refuge is a family-friendly, in-person fundraising ride/walk held on Saturday, October 4, 2025 in support of charities that help people seeking hope, safety, and freedom.
rideforrefuge.org/kitchenercentral

In case you missed the news: 529 Garage is a bike registration program that can assist with the recovery of stolen bikes. And the WRPS is now in partnership with them, boosting it's effectiveness in our region.
Register your bike for free at project529.com

Bunch of bikes on a camp site

Parking at an Ontario campground.

For many kids campgrounds are their first exposure to freedom and independence on a bike or walking.