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Who are we? Former members of the Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee (MCAC) for the 2015-2019 term, freshly collaborating on Mississauga Cycling Now! Our objective is to create the digital infrastructure necessary to support and promote citizen cycling advocacy and provide a reference/archive for cycling issues in Mississauga. While the MCN! website is under construction, released webpages are marked in the drop-down menus with ✴️
Join a Winter Group Ride ❄️
[Updated: December 11, 2024]
The Port Credit Slow Roll, Roll Cooksville, Streetsville Slow Roll and Lakeview Slow Rollers - Fall Colours group rides are concluded for 2024, as is the City's Community Rides program.
In December 2024, Frost Bike Mississauga rides begin.
Collision Trends in Mississauga, 2015-2023
[Posted: December 6, 2024]
November 2024: As presented at the Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee (MCAC) (Agenda -November 12, 2024) and the Road Safety Committee (Agenda -November 26, 2024), the presentation Collision Trends in Mississauga (18-slide PDF) has focus on fatal and injury causing collisions with a few other general statistics, with data from 2015 to 2023, and preliminary data January - June 2024.
▶ Statistics for fatalities and injuries for Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs) -- cyclists and pedestrians -- are included. Unfortunately Bill 212 will stymie protected Bike Lanes where most needed.
Mississauga Cycling Master Plan - 2024 Update
[Updated: November 27, 2024]
The Mississauga Cycling Master Plan was last updated in 2018. This was not a full review, but an overdue update to the original CMP created in 2010. The 2018 CMP update never met its targets (neither did the 2010 plan), and now collectively we must again advocate for a structured plan that will be successfully implemented, year by year, with clear targets and measurable milestones leading to priority completion of a safe, connected cycling network.
Image: Mississauga CMP Update - Notice of Study Commencement (2024) (1p PDF).
Public engagement will begin Winter 2025 (originally Fall 2024). The delay is due to uncertainty about the impacts of Bill 212 which received Royal Assent on November 25, 2024. Track the project and upcoming meeting dates on the City's dedicated webpage: 2024 Cycling Master Plan update. Contact info for the project team is posted on the City's webpage, where you can subscribe for project updates.
BILL 212: Mississauga Mayor's Letter to Ontario Minister of Transportation
[Posted: November 27, 2024]
▶ MISSISSAUGA COUNCIL AGENDA (November 27, 2024), Item 14.1.4: A letter dated November 20, 2024 to Hon. Prabmeet Sarkaria Minister of Transportation regarding the Mississauga’s Cycling Master Plan and Bill 212 (2p PDF), from Mayor Carolyn Parrish. Letter images at left.
EXCERPT: "You will note from my October 30, 2024 letter that, in the case on Bloor Street, while the redesign removes a lane of traffic, cycle tracks are being provided in the boulevard. The removal of the traffic lane is needed to improve road safety and mobility for all users, while travel times are expected to remain constant, if not improve with this change."
"On behalf of MCAC and Mississauga Council, I ask that you and your ministry make decisions based on facts and studies, and work with municipalities, including Mississauga, to ensure we build roadways that support the safe mobility of all users. Cities know the infrastructure needed to move people effectively and to build safe communities."
BILL 212: MCN! submission to Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO #019-9266)
[Posted: November 20, 2024]
NOTE: This document with all *hyperlinks* may be accessed here (3p PDF).
Text of the submission by Mississauga Cycling Now! to the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO #019-9266) concerning Bill 212, Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
WHO ARE WE? We are former members of the Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee (MCAC) for the 2015-2019 term, since then collaborating on advocacy as Mississauga Cycling Now! Our objective is to create the digital infrastructure necessary to support and promote citizen cycling advocacy and provide a reference/archive for cycling issues in Mississauga. We are presently providing input to the 2024 Mississauga Cycling Master Plan Update.
We submit the following comments regarding Bill 212:
BILL 212: Proposed Provincial Bike Lane Restrictions
[Updated: October 31, 2024]
▶ TEXT OF BILL 212: Introduced in the Ontario Legislature, October 21, 2024: Bill 212, Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024. Search on the word 'bicycle' -- it occurs 18 times in the Bill; use this term to find the pertinent sections of the proposed Act. NOTE: "Ministry may review existing bicycle lanes."
▶ PUBLIC CONSULTATION: Public consultation on the "Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane" within Bill 212 is open via the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO). Comments may be submitted online at ERO #019-9266 until Wed. November 20, 2024. ERO webpage image at left.
EXCERPT: "Proposal summary: The framework for bike lanes would enable provincial approval authority for the installation of new bike lanes on municipal roads, where the removal of a vehicle lane is required. It would also provide the ability to compel municipalities to collect and provide information to the province on existing bike lanes where a lane of traffic was removed." NOTE: There is question as to whether parking lanes can be reallocated. Parking lanes are used by cars, although not moving, so even that option for reallocation may not exist for cities.
But wait, there's more...
UPDATE TO BILL 212 Framework: (October 31, 2024) "It also provides for the removal of the bike lanes on Bloor St., Yonge St., and University Ave. in the City of Toronto and to return them to a lane of traffic."
▶ PUBLIC HEARINGS: Public hearings on the "Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane" within Bill 212 take place on Monday, November 18, 2024 at the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy. View the AGENDA listing groups and individuals selected (from all registrants) to make presentations to the Committee, beginning at 1:00pm. View the LIVESTREAM. NOTE: Third Reading is scheduled for November 25, 2024.
▶ Mississauga News article (October 1, 2024): 'Very frustrated': Mississauga cycling advocates call for Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government to rethink possible new bike lane restrictions.
SIGN THE PETITION: I Love Bike Lanes.
Pilot Project: Shared (rental) e-Scooters and e-Bikes
[Posted: August 23, 2024]
The City embarked on a study of micro-mobility issues in 2020 (News Release, Dec. 2020), and began conducting a pilot project for shared e-bikes and e-scooters in the Summer of 2024. Below is an August 2024 update from the Active Transportation Dept. based on questions submitted by MCN!
HELMETS: The purpose of requiring the service providers to have helmets available on each device is to ensure that anyone who does not have access to a helmet or those taking spontaneous rides are still able to make the safe decision to wear a helmet and ride in accordance with provincial requirements. Both of our service provider’s helmets are certified to comply with United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) 16 CFR Part 1203 Safety Standards for Bicycle Helmets, which is a recognized standard under s.4(1) of the R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 610: SAFETY HELMETS.
WHERE TO RIDE: E-bikes can operate anywhere a regular bike is permitted to ride; this includes on any municipal roads, cycling infrastructure (bike lanes, cycle tracks, multi-use trails), and park trails unless signed otherwise. E-scooters are permitted to be ridden on roads with speed limits of 50 km/h or less, on cycling infrastructure adjacent to the road (bike lanes, cycle tracks, multi-use trails) and on certain park trails unless signed otherwise. E-bikes and e-scooters are not permitted to be ridden on the sidewalk. More information on where to ride, safety, and trail etiquette can be found here.
PARKING MODEL: With regard to your concerns around parking, users are not permitted to leave the devices anywhere they wish and can only end their trips at approved parking locations. Over 600 parking locations for the shared e-bikes and e-scooters have been approved across the City. The parking model the City is using restricts where devices can be parked in order to ensure the e-bikes or e-scooters do not negatively impact accessibility or interfere with regular City operations. The e-bikes and e-scooters must be locked to an approved bike rack, pole, or sign post before a trip can be properly ended. These locations can be found in the Bird or Lime apps. The devices are available across the City 24/7 and remain parked at designated parking locations. If you see e-bikes or e-scooters that have not been properly parked (neatly locked to a bike rack, pole, or sign post), you can contact the service providers directly. Our service providers operate 24/7 and are required to address misparked devices within the hour:
Bird Canada (orange e-scooters, blue e-bikes): Phone: 1-866-205-2442
Email ;
Online Form
Lime Technology Inc (white and green e-scooters and e-bikes): Phone: 1-888-546-3345
Email ;
Online Form
EDUCATION & ENFORCEMENT: The service providers track devices and can issue warnings and fines for improper riding behaviour, improper parking, and missing helmets. As the shared e-bikes and e-scooters are a new program in Mississauga, many residents and visitors may not be familiar with the parking model and proper riding etiquette. The City and the service providers are engaging in a number of education initiatives including in-app, through social media campaigns, with online information, and at in-person events and pop-ups to remind residents and visitors of the rules and etiquette when using the shared e-bikes and e-scooters.
Further updates to be made to this article.
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