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Icy ruts, potholes and poor visibility aren’t cyclists’ only problems in bike lanes &mda...

A new greenway trail in St. James is helping connect Winnipegs west side to downtown.

Posted: May 13, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 13 Karina Cardonas bike was stolen sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning. The 39-year-old has a spinal cord injury, and says her bike was her only form of independence. (Submitted by Karina Cardona) Karina Cardona woke up Monday morning to find her bike was stolen, with a snipped cable lock and someone elses bike tire left in its place. The 39-year-old lives with a spinal cord injury, and biking is a form of freedom for her.   "It...

Winnipeg Free Press Last Modified: 5:30 PM CDT Monday, Apr. 12, 2021 | Updates MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Mel Marginet, co-ordinator with the Green Action Centre’s Sustainable transportation team, feels the new call to pilot open streets just for cyclists, and not pedestrians, ignores the need for pedestrians to have safe travel space and is a disappointment after both cyclists and pedestrians used the steets last year. Winnipeg’s next rou...

Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeggers don’t want the speed limit lowered on residential streets, a new poll has found, despite a strong lobby effort to get city hall to slow drivers down. Winnipeggers don’t want the speed limit lowered on residential streets, a new poll has found, despite a strong lobby effort to get city hall to slow drivers down. A Probe Research poll commissioned by Coun. Jeff Browaty asked 600 Winnipeggers about reducing the default speed limit on residential streets. A m...

City drops plan for bike-share program JOHN WOODS / FREE PRESS FILES Mark Cohoe, the executive director of Bike Winnipeg, said his organization is conducting a feasibility study on bike-share programs. The city has hit the brakes on a bike-share pilot project after a request for expressions of interest failed to find anyone willing to operate the program. The city has hit the brakes on a bike-share pilot project after a request for expressions of interest failed to find anyone willing to operat...