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Campaigns March 1, 2015

Have Your Say: Removal of Woodlawn Multi-Use Path from the Proposed 2015 budget

Bus stop near the bowling alley.  No sidewalk to get you to where you need to go! Last Thursday, Feb. 25, city staff unveiled the...

Campaigns February 22, 2015

Active Transportation removed from draft 2015 budget

Do you remember how pleased we were a short while ago when $300,000 was added to the City of Guelph 2014 budget for Active Transportation?...

Campaigns February 15, 2015

Speed limit reduction around school zones does not go far enough

  Dr. Lin, Emergency Room Physician, concerned about children’s safety This article was also published on the front page of the Guelph Mercury, Feb. 12,...

News January 25, 2015

Suzanne Gates, Surviving and Thriving Without a Car

Suzanne is a founding member of Guelph Coalition for Active Transportation.  She is also a car free, year round cyclist.  How has she managed, to...

News January 4, 2015

Cycling in Guelph with Small Children

Profile of Richelle and daughter Hunter, 3 1/2, everyday cyclists Richelle and daughter Hunter, 3, preparing for bike ride Why is riding a bike important...

News December 24, 2014

How to Cycle in Guelph in Winter

On Tuesday, December 16, we had an informative evening at the Albion Hotel,  where we learned about how to cycle in winter.  We paired up...

News November 23, 2014

GCAT at Guelph Community Santa Claus Parade…What a blast!

On Sunday, November 16, GCAT participated in the Guelph Community Santa Claus Parade. We knew that the parade was very popular with families, and we...

News November 9, 2014

Profile of cycle commuters Cosmo Carere and Tim Plunkett, co-owners of Speed River Bicycle

Speed River staff: David Bradfield, Tim Plunkett, co-owner, Cosmo Carere, co-owner, Jon Prosser, Taylor Moran. (absent:  Leslie Dart, Michael Dennis, Nathan Poulton, Mark Dipple).  All...

Events October 19, 2014

Participants needed to represent GCAT in Santa Claus parade

Since GCAT  represents people who walk and cycle, we would like to get a group of people on their bicycles for the Santa Claus parade....

Campaigns October 13, 2014

Strong support for the Active Communities Pledge Campaign in Guelph reveals broad consensus on the benefits of Active transportation among municipal candidates in advance of October 27th election

Advocates say benefits include stronger local economies, lower infrastructure maintenance costs, healthier residents and safer streets for all road users. 30  of Guelph’s 42 candidates...