Cycling Infrastructure

À la suite des élections du 3 octobre, nous réitérons au gouvernement et à tous les élu.e.s qu’ils doivent faire tout ce qui est en leur pouvoir pour aider les Québécois.e.s à se...

Cities such as Copenhagen, Amsterdam, New York and Vancouver have different approaches to bicycle infrastructure. Differences in width, signage, colors, materials, and traffic signals change the needs for, and approaches to,...

During a trip to the Netherlands, I wondered what motivated the Dutch rail network to make bicycles available to travellers in the country’s train stations. After all, who doesn’t own a bike in the Netherlands? A planning...

While we were already aware of the many virtues of cycling, over the past two years of the pandemic, the bicycle has emerged as a formidable tool in transforming so many aspects of our environment. With its numerous benefits,...

Seven out of 10 Quebecers would like their municipality’s bike network to be improved and expanded. On the brink of the municipal elections, it is time to talk biking and remind elected officials and municipal employees of...

Vélo Québec is a very proud recipient of a 2021 Prix Novae for its project Jardin du Petit Monde à Bicyclette in La Fontaine Park in Montréal, where tomorrow’s cyclists can learn how to bike...

In mid-March, I lined up for 45 minutes to get into my favourite bike shop. Like many Quebecers, I was experiencing the effects of skyrocketing demand. The cycling boom is very real. Moneris reported that bike store...

If there’s one good thing about confinement, it’s that it forces us to go outside more often for some fresh air. For many, the pandemic has been a powerful motivator to get moving… and socialize. Let’s hope that this...

Quebecers’ passion for biking in 2020 is not attributable solely to the pandemic, but also to their desire to engage in an athletic, practical activity that brings them closer to nature and is good for their health and that...

The month of September was full of contradictions: certain merchants claimed that the new bike paths hindered business, some Montrealers saw bike path construction everywhere, even though most of the construction had nothing...