Cycle Waterloo Region
@cyclewr.ca
We advocate for cycling in Waterloo Region to be a safe, respected, and convenient mode of transportation for people of all ages & abilities.
Sign up for Rides with Candidates: cyclewr.ca/2026-municipal-election-rides-with-candidates-volunteers
Sign up for Rides with Candidates: cyclewr.ca/2026-municipal-election-rides-with-candidates-volunteers
We need a few more volunteers for our Rides with Candidates initiative! This is a fun way to get involved in your community. Sign up through the link in our bio and send us a dm if you have any questions!
September 11, 2026 at 7:18 PM
We need a few more volunteers for our Rides with Candidates initiative! This is a fun way to get involved in your community. Sign up through the link in our bio and send us a dm if you have any questions!
We need your help! In preparation for the municipal election, we are running our Rides with Candidates initiatives. We need volunteers to sign up to ride, roll, or meet with a candidate. Then, let us know how it went!
Sign up using the link in our bio! DM us if you have any questions. 🚲
Sign up using the link in our bio! DM us if you have any questions. 🚲
August 18, 2026 at 3:28 PM
We need your help! In preparation for the municipal election, we are running our Rides with Candidates initiatives. We need volunteers to sign up to ride, roll, or meet with a candidate. Then, let us know how it went!
Sign up using the link in our bio! DM us if you have any questions. 🚲
Sign up using the link in our bio! DM us if you have any questions. 🚲
Exciting news! Unchained Bicycle Repairs in Cambridge is now offering a 10% discount on parts and services to CycleWR members! Show your member card to access the discount.
Want to become a CycleWR member? Head to cyclewr.ca to join or renew your membership today.
Want to become a CycleWR member? Head to cyclewr.ca to join or renew your membership today.
August 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Exciting news! Unchained Bicycle Repairs in Cambridge is now offering a 10% discount on parts and services to CycleWR members! Show your member card to access the discount.
Want to become a CycleWR member? Head to cyclewr.ca to join or renew your membership today.
Want to become a CycleWR member? Head to cyclewr.ca to join or renew your membership today.
Thanks to everyone who joined the community bike ride and social yesterday! The air was clean and the weather was lovely. The perfect day to enjoy the Region’s bike infrastructure together!
July 20, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined the community bike ride and social yesterday! The air was clean and the weather was lovely. The perfect day to enjoy the Region’s bike infrastructure together!
Cyclists of all ages and abilities are invited to join our next community bike ride! Meet in front of Kitchener City Hall on Sunday, July 18 at 2pm. The ride will end at Cafe Pyrus where everyone is welcome to stay for social time. Explore the city, meet new people, and enjoy the summer sun!
July 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Cyclists of all ages and abilities are invited to join our next community bike ride! Meet in front of Kitchener City Hall on Sunday, July 18 at 2pm. The ride will end at Cafe Pyrus where everyone is welcome to stay for social time. Explore the city, meet new people, and enjoy the summer sun!
Check out the draft agenda for the first Advocacy Committee meeting!
Do these topics interest you? Join the Advocacy Committee! Whether you can make it to the first meeting tomorrow or not, we would love to have you on the committee. Head to our website and fill out the volunteer form to sign up!
Do these topics interest you? Join the Advocacy Committee! Whether you can make it to the first meeting tomorrow or not, we would love to have you on the committee. Head to our website and fill out the volunteer form to sign up!
June 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Check out the draft agenda for the first Advocacy Committee meeting!
Do these topics interest you? Join the Advocacy Committee! Whether you can make it to the first meeting tomorrow or not, we would love to have you on the committee. Head to our website and fill out the volunteer form to sign up!
Do these topics interest you? Join the Advocacy Committee! Whether you can make it to the first meeting tomorrow or not, we would love to have you on the committee. Head to our website and fill out the volunteer form to sign up!
Great to see so many people at the Route 1 Grand Opening today in Filsinger Park! Thanks @citykitchener.bsky.social for all the work that went into the creation of this route. It was a perfect day for a community ride and walk!
June 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Great to see so many people at the Route 1 Grand Opening today in Filsinger Park! Thanks @citykitchener.bsky.social for all the work that went into the creation of this route. It was a perfect day for a community ride and walk!
We are looking for people to join our new Advocacy Committee! This is a great chance to get involved, especially with the municipal election coming this fall. The first meeting is this Tuesday.
Fill out our volunteer form to let us know you’d like to join. Shoot us a DM if you have any questions!
Fill out our volunteer form to let us know you’d like to join. Shoot us a DM if you have any questions!
June 7, 2026 at 12:14 AM
We are looking for people to join our new Advocacy Committee! This is a great chance to get involved, especially with the municipal election coming this fall. The first meeting is this Tuesday.
Fill out our volunteer form to let us know you’d like to join. Shoot us a DM if you have any questions!
Fill out our volunteer form to let us know you’d like to join. Shoot us a DM if you have any questions!
Plenty of spots still available for Waterloo Region!
Pedal Poll/Sondo Vélo 2026 is less than a week away and it's time to book your shift! Pick your shift at velocanadabikes.org/pedalpoll/ and help build the case for more and better infrastructure in your community!
#PedalPollSondoVelo #pedalpoll2026 #pedalpoll #sondovélo
#PedalPollSondoVelo #pedalpoll2026 #pedalpoll #sondovélo
May 28, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Plenty of spots still available for Waterloo Region!
Congrats to @citykitchener.bsky.social for this achievement and let there be more bike-friendly infrastructure in the Region!
Also, welcome to BlueSky :)
Also, welcome to BlueSky :)
The City of Kitchener has been awarded gold status 🥇 by the Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFC) Program 🚲, administered by the Share the Road Cycling Coalition.
May 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Congrats to @citykitchener.bsky.social for this achievement and let there be more bike-friendly infrastructure in the Region!
Also, welcome to BlueSky :)
Also, welcome to BlueSky :)
The AGM for CycleWR will be held virtually at 7pm on May 28, 2026. It will be open to members only. If you haven’t yet joined or renewed for 2026, please take a moment and do so now at cyclewr.ca!
Three positions are open for election on the CycleWR board at this AGM. Contact us to apply.
Three positions are open for election on the CycleWR board at this AGM. Contact us to apply.
April 23, 2026 at 12:52 AM
The AGM for CycleWR will be held virtually at 7pm on May 28, 2026. It will be open to members only. If you haven’t yet joined or renewed for 2026, please take a moment and do so now at cyclewr.ca!
Three positions are open for election on the CycleWR board at this AGM. Contact us to apply.
Three positions are open for election on the CycleWR board at this AGM. Contact us to apply.
Join this bike ride for Earth Day this Sunday 🌞
Next week is the community bike ride! We've been putting up posters, planning the details of the route, inviting local politicians, and interviewing on radio stations! We're very excited to ride with everyone! :D 🚲
@cyclewr.ca @citykitchener.bsky.social
@cyclewr.ca @citykitchener.bsky.social
April 14, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Join this bike ride for Earth Day this Sunday 🌞
With Bill 60, the provincial government placed new limits on municipal authority to prioritize active transportation.
We’re concerned about what this means for the future of safe cycling in the Waterloo Region. Check out our formal request to the provincial government. cyclewr.ca/our-advocacy...
We’re concerned about what this means for the future of safe cycling in the Waterloo Region. Check out our formal request to the provincial government. cyclewr.ca/our-advocacy...
Response to Bill 60
POSTED ON BY On November 27, 2025, the Ontario government passed Bill 60, introducing significant amendments to the Highway Traffic Act that fundamentally changed how municipalities manage bicycle …
cyclewr.ca
April 12, 2026 at 9:07 PM
With Bill 60, the provincial government placed new limits on municipal authority to prioritize active transportation.
We’re concerned about what this means for the future of safe cycling in the Waterloo Region. Check out our formal request to the provincial government. cyclewr.ca/our-advocacy...
We’re concerned about what this means for the future of safe cycling in the Waterloo Region. Check out our formal request to the provincial government. cyclewr.ca/our-advocacy...
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!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/ride-safe-...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/ride-safe-...
Ride Safe Bike Rodeo 2026
Get ready to pedal into a day of fun at our kid's bike rodeo!
www.eventbrite.ca
March 30, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/ride-safe-...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/ride-safe-...
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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...
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.
www.ctvnews.ca
March 27, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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...
Here's a great video from Tom Babin @shifter.info and @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social about options to legislate e-bikes. Plenty to think about!
video.canadiancivil.com/w/1Qpvbw7gpa...
video.canadiancivil.com/w/1Qpvbw7gpa...
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...
video.canadiancivil.com
March 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Here's a great video from Tom Babin @shifter.info and @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social about options to legislate e-bikes. Plenty to think about!
video.canadiancivil.com/w/1Qpvbw7gpa...
video.canadiancivil.com/w/1Qpvbw7gpa...
Waterloo Region relies on this funding to expand its cycling infrastructure. Tell your MP that this is important to you.
🇨🇦 Bike infrastructure is a low cost, high impact solution for housing & health. But $500M in federal funding is now at risk.
If approvals aren't issued now, we lose the 2026 construction season.
TAKE ACTION: Email your MP by March 13!
✉️ EN: bit.ly/VCBatfletterEN
✉️ FR: bit.ly/VCBatflettrefr
If approvals aren't issued now, we lose the 2026 construction season.
TAKE ACTION: Email your MP by March 13!
✉️ EN: bit.ly/VCBatfletterEN
✉️ FR: bit.ly/VCBatflettrefr
March 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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...
March 3, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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.
Here's how my own experiences riding around these cities have influenced the way I think about urban cycling.
youtu.be/IkvuMNRGtzI
youtu.be/IkvuMNRGtzI
I rode my bike in 12 different cities. Here's what I learned about cycling
YouTube video by Shifter
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February 28, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Different cities around the world show us what's possible and how they benefit from cycling infrastructure.
Reposted by Cycle Waterloo Region
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”.
But consistently seeing at least some cyclists in the winter plants the idea in you that “this is a normal thing that people do”.
February 12, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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”.
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! 🚲
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
www.kitchener.ca/news/posts/b...
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
www.kitchener.ca/news/posts/b...
Bundle up for Winter Bike to Work Day | City of Kitchener
www.kitchener.ca
February 11, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Get ready to bundle up and ride this Friday! 🚲
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
www.kitchener.ca/news/posts/b...
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
www.kitchener.ca/news/posts/b...
Bundle up for Winter Bike to Work Day | City of Kitchener
www.kitchener.ca
January 29, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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
www.kitchener.ca/news/posts/b...
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
www.kitchener.ca/news/posts/b...
Learn from some winter cycling experiences of residents of Waterloo Region in this article from @communityedition.bsky.social www.communityedition.ca/ride-on-biki...
RIDE ON: BIKING THROUGH THE WINTER – The Community Edition
www.communityedition.ca
December 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Learn from some winter cycling experiences of residents of Waterloo Region in this article from @communityedition.bsky.social www.communityedition.ca/ride-on-biki...
Reposted by Cycle Waterloo Region
Cars might work fine in California or Florida, but they’re not practical here in Canada. We have winter.
More than 300 collisions reported as early season snow slams parts of Ontario
YouTube video by CTV News
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Cars might work fine in California or Florida, but they’re not practical here in Canada. We have winter.
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!
cyclewr.ca/2025/11/14/c...
Those are some things happening this month and you can have a say!
cyclewr.ca/2025/11/14/c...
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…
cyclewr.ca
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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!
cyclewr.ca/2025/11/14/c...
Those are some things happening this month and you can have a say!
cyclewr.ca/2025/11/14/c...