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Newsletter #13- Happy Spring?

Apr3rd
2013 Leave a Comment Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

Happy April from Saskatoon Cycles

Cathy_WattsWatts with Bikes
(A Message from Our Chair)

 We have started off 2013 with a great leap. Edwards School of Business has accepted our proposal and we have two fantastic students working on a project for us. Welcome to Nena Fyke and Spencer Chilliak who have embraced the project with great enthusiasm and competence. They will be developing a strategic plan to help focus our energies on making Saskatoon a safe cycling city for all ages. We look forward to a report from them by the end of April.

Another project, proposed by our member Dr Dan Fuller will study cycling collisions from a database of incidents in Saskatoon. We interviewed four candidates in the Masters of Public Health program, and we welcome Anna Chen. This project will run from May through July. Saskatoon Cycles volunteers will be needed to help with Charlie and Cathy“on the ground” research required to analyze the collisions. Contact Dr Dan Fuller

We have written several grants to support these projects and to help un-funded groups use the bike valet for their events.

We are off to another great cycling season.

Cathy Watts
Saskatoon Cycles Chair

Do You Know Someone Who Would Like to Learn to Cycle But is Really Scared to Try?

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Ice Cycle 2013 videos

Mar30th
2013 Leave a Comment Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

We have some talented people who ride bikes and are interested in having other people ride bikes.

At least two of those talented video making folks took part in the Ice Cycle 2013 event we held in February. Here are there videos.

Flavio Ishi created this one.

 Candice Kloebe did this one as a project for her University course on families that cycle.

And then on a much less technologically advanced note, I took Arlin’s stop action photos of the Bike Parade and set them to a little music. You can point yourself out as you go by.  ;-)

Bike Fun, Events, News, Winter Cycling

Participate in Better Cycling Decisions

Mar28th
2013 4 Comments Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

Please take 7 minutes to make our city a better place.

Complete this SURVEY to determine the most frequently used cycling routes in select parts of the city. (Survey is now closed and the data is being processed)

We are a group of students from the U of S carrying out a marketing research study through our Commerce 357 class. The study is being carried out on behalf of the City of Saskatoon’s Infrastructures Department and the City Council to identify  the most frequently used cycling routes in select parts of the city.

This study is one of many steps in an effort to improve the cycling experience in Saskatoon. It should only take about 7 minutes.

The survey can be found with this link.

Your participation is pivotal to this study, to help decision makers and also to help us get decent marks in our class.

The results of this study will be shared with the City of Saskatoon’s Infrastructures Department, City Council and the Saskatoon Cycles group.

City Council, Survey Says

Bike Valet News

Mar16th
2013 Leave a Comment Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

If you are able to volunteer a few hours, please forward your name and email address to the Bike Valet Coordinator, Sharon.  Shifts are generally 2 hours each. Funds raised at the valet go directly to support Saskatoon Cycles.

Upcoming Bike Valet venues:

  • April 22    5:30 – 7:30 pm Unitarian Congregation Earth Day in Buena Vista Park. This evening is open to the public, join in a drumming circle and more.  

New Bike tags: We tried our new credit card type bike tags at Ice Cycle. They parked 127 bikes flawlessly and they stand out nicely on the handlebars, with big, easy to read numbers. Thanks to everyone who contributed suggestions for them.

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Ice Cycle 2013 – Report

Mar16th
2013 Leave a Comment Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

Photos Nathan Russ
IceCycle 1Our 4th Annual Ice Cycle was a smasher once again this year, with about 150 people taking part in the coldest bicycle parade on earth!  Thank you to all that came out and to those who volunteered!  It was great to see everyone having fun in the Farmer’s Market and enjoying a winter bike ride through our beautiful downtown.

IceCycle 2New at this year’s Ice Cycle was a costume contest which turned out to be a bicycle-wagon-load of fun! Thanks to our host Jeff Rogstad and to our judges Heather Morrison, Daniel Fontaine, and Dylan Cooper. The winners of the contest were Maggie & the Cupids for the group costume titled ‘The Spirit of Valentine,’ Olive Watts dressed as ‘Witch Cycle,’ Hamish Watts dressed as ‘Biking Viking,’ and Andrey Olinov with his ‘Powered by Bananas’ bicycle trailer!

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Leading the Way Youth Summit on Sustainable Transportation

Feb23rd
2013 Leave a Comment Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

If you are 18 – 28 years old with a keen interest in transit and sustainable transportation, apply to be a delegate at the Leading the Way Youth Summit on Sustainable Transportation taking place May 10-12, 2013 in Calgary. This regional youth summit event is presented by the Prairies and Territories Chapter and the BC Committee of the Canadian Urban Transit Association and hosted locally by Calgary Transit.

Delegates will have the opportunity to learn, share ideas, network, and explore career paths with like-minded peers and professionals in transit and related industries. Inspiring speakers, sessions on best practices in transit and sustainable transportation, a career fair and social activities round out this weekend summit.

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity! Accommodation, travel and meals are provided for delegates who are selected. Application deadline is Friday March 1, 2013. Apply early, space is limited.

To find out more about the event or to put in your application, go to
Leading the Way Youth Summit.

To find out what exciting things are happening in Calgary in regards to walking, cycling, transit, TOD and why you should apply to the youth summit please check out our YouTube video.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us by email at
questions@leadingthewayyouthsummit.com

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Minutes – 2013.02.14

Feb14th
2013 Leave a Comment Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

AGENDA – SASKATOON CYCLES
February 14, 2013 6:30 pm
Building in alley behind Community Clinic
455 2nd Ave North

Attendance: Brett Suwinski, Gord Holtslander, Leesa Schultes, Caitlin Taylor , Ted Popel, Cathy Watts, Nathan Russ, Nina Fyke and Spencer Chilliak (ESB)

Regrets: Eric Lefol, Kamil Rodowski, Rod McLaren, Tania Hercun, Keven Fontaine

Minutes: Hilary Gough

 1. Call to Order: HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY (treats): 6:33 p.m.

2. Welcome to Nena Fyke and Spencer Chilliak (Edwards School of Business students)

2. Approval of Agenda: Gord/Ted – passed

3. Approval of Previous Minutes January 10, 2013

- Clarification re: joining STA

- Approval of adjusted minutes: Gord/Caitlin – approved

4. Appointment of Keven Fontaine as Board member: Caitlin/Nathan – approved

 Reports:

1. Chairperson’s Report (sent out as an attachment)

- Eric and Tania will be working with the ESB students

- Public Health proposal – Dan and Cathy

- Grants – MEC application has been started by Rod – continued by Eric; Brett has made an SGI application; Leesa has worked on City one – will pass it off to Tania; Gov. Student Jobs – not applicable; Community Initiative Fund – will likely be eligible, Cathy will be in contact with Marcel Petit at CNYC;

- Outreach has met – will compile a paper of best practices for cycling – Ingrid Larsen, Peter Galon and Cathy Watts will gather info.

- T-shirts – Helen will be making another order of 92 shirts – will cost $1,385.40

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Open House on the design for the “Old City Yards”

Jan25th
2013 Leave a Comment Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

Encouraging best practices – here’s an opportunity!

As you already know, the city has hired Perkins & Wills, a Vancouver consulting firm, to design a new city plan for (Mayor Atchison’s wish) up to 15,000 people on the “Old City Yards” in Downtown Saskatoon.

This new city plan will set the tone for whether we’ll have a walkable and bikeable city centre. Regarding this new city plan, there will be a come-and-go Open House, with a presentation at fixed times, this coming

  • Saturday (January 26) at the Farmers Market (actually in Ideas Inc. next door) from 8:00 A.M. to 1:30 P.M., see

As many people from Saskatoon Cycles as possible may want to attend this and future open houses to keep themselves up-to-date and comment on the on-going planning process.

For those who are unsure what “little details” make a GREAT city for pedestrians and cyclists, take a look at Jan Gehl’s excellent book, Cities for People, now available at the Saskatoon Public Library. The book goes into the details that need to be taken care of in a walkable and bikeable city. The book is an eye opener!

To reserve it at the library:

  • Gehl, Jan (2010): Cities for People [SPL call#: SPL: 307.1216 GEHL]

To purchase a copy for yourself from Amazon.ca:

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Newsletter #12 – Happy New Year 2013

Jan21st
2013 Leave a Comment Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

Best wishes from Saskatoon Cycles for 2013!

IceCycle-rider-logo2013′s Coolest Bike Parade

Ice Cycle 2013 runs from the Saskatoon Farmer’s Market February 10, 2013.

We’ll have a free winter cycling workshop, tons of door prizes thanks to Saskatoon’s greatest businesses, live music and the “coldest bicycle parade on earth!” at 1:30 pm.

  • 12:00 pm Winter Cycling Workshop
  • 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Cycling Costume Contest with prizes for:
    • Best Costume
    • Best Group Costume
    • Best Cargo Bike or Trailer
  • 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Winter Cycling Parade
  • 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Live Music and Door Prizes inside the Farmer’s Market
 

The World is Coming to Ice-Cycle 2013!

The Mennonite Central Committee’s (MCC) International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP) is a year-long exchange program which brings young adults from over 20 countries to volunteer full-time across Canada. IVEPers live with local host families. They get to know their communities and form close bonds with the other participants. Every February MCC gathers all participants for a mid-year-conference.  This year, 43 participants from 23 different countries, are being hosted in Saskatoon February 6th-13th. 

Participants will spend their week involved in educational sessions.  They will also participate in local attractions like curling, Shekinah retreat centre, Wanuskewin, and… MCC Saskatchewan is thrilled to partner with Ice-Cycle this year!

 

30 Bicycles Needed

IVEP needs to borrow 30 bikes for the day of ice cycle. They will be used by the international students. 

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Global Gleaning – January 2013

Jan20th
2013 Leave a Comment Saskatoon Cycles Written by Saskatoon Cycles

Want to Feel Like You Live in the Dark Ages?

Check out the European Cycling Federation’s Newsletter:

ECF, its members, its networks and its supporters took the lead to put cycling into every agenda, from local to international. And we finished the year on a really high note because our collective efforts have secured two major successes at the EU level which show that our ambitions are possible.

Cycling and EuroVelo has been included in a crucial EU infrastructure vote on funding rules, opening the door to billions of euros of investment.

Want Smart Kids? Bring them to School by Bike.Albert Einstein on his bike

“Danish scientists who set out to measure the benefits of breakfast and lunch among children found diet helped but that the way pupils travelled to school was far more significant. Those who cycled or walked performed better in tests than those who had travelled by car or public transport.”

 

“I thought of it while riding my bicycle.” – Einstein on his Theory of Relativity

Google Maps Gives Bicycling Directions in Saskatoon

This is still in Beta. They’re missing some bike paths and you can’t drag the route into a path they don’t know about. But you can easily tell them about deficiencies. They offer distances and times (though the times don’t seem to reflect snowdepths :-)

Battery Powered Gloveselectric gloves

From the “wouldn’t it be easier just to buy mittens?” department! These gloves are pack’n heat (battery powered that is).

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