Category Archives: Community

Criteria for choosing a Bicycle Rack

What criteria should an organization consider when purchasing a bicycle rack? Here’s my quick answer. What would you add? Any recommendations? (I like the ones in Uptown Waterloo that feature a heavy duty steel ring afixed to a solid steel … Continue reading

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First Sidewalk post of 2013

Got a question from a reader about whether the sidewalk law in Kitchener-Waterloo is enforced. My experience tells me it’s not enforced. I’ve never been stopped for riding on a sidewalk. I’ve never seen anyone stopped for riding on a … Continue reading

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caught in the rain

Well the weather network did me in today. The rain wasn’t supposed to come until 4pm, however by 3.30pm, the time I pick up my daughter from school, it was pouring. Combine that with using a bike without fenders and … Continue reading

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Tragic, cyclist succumbs to injuries after being hit by a train

Thoughts go out the friends, family and witnesses who rushed to help the cyclist who later died from his injuries after being struck by a train this afternoon. The Record’s reporting that the cyclist succumbed to his injuries and also related … Continue reading

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Building with Bikes in Mind

We all get very excited when our city or region builds something with bikes in mind.  It might be something as elaborate as the “complete street” Waterloo turned Davenport Road into, or it might be something simple like Kitchener painting … Continue reading

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Rumblings: March 29th at 5pm Critical Mass Ride Waterloo

Let’s make the rumblings real by meeting March 29th at 5pm in Waterloo Park (by the animals) for a Critical Mass ride.

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