Bicycle Mayor of Guelph

operations@guelph.ca | guelph.ca/snow | 📞 519-837-5648

Please call 911 if you are experiencing an emergency such as being stuck or trapped

Let’s build a winter city where no one is left behind.

#WinterWednesdayGuelph

For many of us mobility devices, chronic pain, sensory overwhelm, low-car households, winter maintenance determines whether we can leave home at all.

If you notice a snow barrier that blocks someone’s movement, report it.
Those calls change routes, timelines, and priorities.

But why is it -18C and I'm still sweating (oh it's the giant hill I need to climb 😂)

An automatic weather camera photo of a person cycling on a recently plowed cycle path in a snowy landscape.

Dedicated 🚲🚶 weather stations & cameras in Oulu give a peek at traffic & maintenance. Snow’s been falling for hours now, and this path has already been plowed twice today, before 01:30am. This camera managed to snap someone casually pedalling at 1:30, just one of many enjoying the 24/7 maintenance 🤌

guelph.ca/snow | operations@guelph.ca
📞 519-837-5648

A clear path is part of keeping kids safe. ❄️🚸

WINTER WEDNESDAY: SAFE ROUTES DON’T DISAPPEAR IN WINTER

Kids walking, rolling, or bussing to school still need clear ramps, safe crossings, and accessible bus stops — even when the snow piles up.

If you see a spot that’s unsafe or blocked: report it.
It helps keep your school route connected.

Winter reminds us that accessibility isn’t optional, it’s essential!
Blocked ramps, snowed-in bus stops, and buried crosswalk buttons can completely cut people off from daily life.

If you spot an accessibility barrier report it

519-837-5648 | operations@guelph.ca | guelph.ca/snow

#WinterWednesday

If someone says “people don’t bike here,”

Ask:

Is the network connected?
Are crossings safe and intuitive?
Is snow cleared? Gravel, sand and debris swept?
Are speeds managed?
Do we need time to build trust the area again?
Would you feel comfortable cycling here?

operations@guelph.ca | guelph.ca/snow | 📞 519-837-5648

Please call 911 if you are experiencing an emergency such as being stuck or trapped

Let’s build a winter city where no one is left behind.

#WinterWednesdayGuelph

For many of us mobility devices, chronic pain, sensory overwhelm, low-car households, winter maintenance determines whether we can leave home at all.

If you notice a snow barrier that blocks someone’s movement, report it.
Those calls change routes, timelines, and priorities.

guelph.ca/snow | operations@guelph.ca
📞 519-837-5648

A clear path is part of keeping kids safe. ❄️🚸

WINTER WEDNESDAY: SAFE ROUTES DON’T DISAPPEAR IN WINTER

Kids walking, rolling, or bussing to school still need clear ramps, safe crossings, and accessible bus stops — even when the snow piles up.

If you see a spot that’s unsafe or blocked: report it.
It helps keep your school route connected.

Donate to Community Builder Rebuilding After A Residential Fire, organized by Andrea Bidgood Hi, I’m Andrea: a community builder, community leader, and the Bi… Andrea Bidgood needs your support for Community Builder Rebuilding After A Residential Fire

that has truly showed up for me.

gofund.me/ddf362d78

I’m good in emergency mode. What’s harder is what comes after... when the flames are out and you’re standing in what’s left. Many of us are only an accident, illness, or a few missed paychecks from losing our footing. I’m still building, with care, grief, and deep gratitude for a community

Winter reminds us that accessibility isn’t optional, it’s essential!
Blocked ramps, snowed-in bus stops, and buried crosswalk buttons can completely cut people off from daily life.

If you spot an accessibility barrier report it

519-837-5648 | operations@guelph.ca | guelph.ca/snow

#WinterWednesday

Donate to Community Builder Rebuilding After A Residential Fire, organized by Andrea Bidgood Hi, I’m Andrea: a community builder, community leader, and the Bi… Andrea Bidgood needs your support for Community Builder Rebuilding After A Residential Fire

Community work doesn’t disappear when disruption hits — it rebuilds.

I’m restoring the capacity to keep doing accessible, people-powered transportation work after a major loss.

Grateful for any support or shares.

gofund.me/a7e9f5f8f

@bicyclemayorguelph.bsky.social on Bluesky https://open.substack.com/pub/bicylemayorguelph/p/imagining-a-wintry-guelph-where-the?r=5zqvqb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #WinterCities #ActiveTransportation #TransitMatters #CityForPeople #MobilityJustice #CanadianUrbanism #TransportationEquity #CompleteStreets #VisionZero #UrbanPolicy #ClimateResilience #WinterMaintenance #WinterCycling #FutureCities #PolicyThroughStory

Read @bicyclemayorguelph.bsky.social & my short stories reimagining Guelph with great pedestrian, cycling, and transit in winter! Was a really fun project!

Imagining a wintry Guelph where the city's heart beats beyond the car Some ideas don’t fit neatly into op-eds or news columns. This piece is one of those, but we think it's a great way to humanize common issues many of us face - especially in the winter.

open.substack.com/pub/bicylema...

#WinterCities #ActiveTransportation #TransitMatters #CityForPeople #MobilityJustice #CanadianUrbanism #TransportationEquity #CompleteStreets #VisionZero #UrbanPolicy #ClimateResilience #WinterMaintenance #WinterCycling #FutureCities #PolicyThroughStory

where sidewalks, bike lanes, and transit weren’t seasonal favours but essential infrastructure. Where safety was designed in, not argued for. They show the human consequences of today’s choices and the futures those choices quietly build.

Read our full piece ↓

So instead of debating snow budgets in the abstract, @cgreysongaito.bsky.social l and I told stories at the transportation summit with @taaguelph.bsky.social and @activeguelph.bsky.social

We imagined winter in a city that chose differently and have followed up with our written versions....

Policy tells us what exists.
Storytelling lets us imagine what could.

When we can’t picture a future, we default to survival mode with short-term decisions, false trade-offs, “good enough for now,” "save a few dollars where we can." Cities do this too.

operations@guelph.ca | guelph.ca/snow | 📞 519-837-5648

Please call 911 if you are experiencing an emergency such as being stuck or trapped

Let’s build a winter city where no one is left behind.

#WinterWednesdayGuelph

For many of us mobility devices, chronic pain, sensory overwhelm, low-car households, winter maintenance determines whether we can leave home at all.

If you notice a snow barrier that blocks someone’s movement, report it.
Those calls change routes, timelines, and priorities.

I’m rebuilding from scratch after losing everything in a fire. That includes the materials and tools I have built up over the years to run free, inclusive community spaces as Bicycle Mayor and as a 2SLGBTQIA community leader.

If you’ve got capacity, here’s where support is landing right now:

Thank you from the bottom of my heart 💕

E-transfer bicyclemayorguelph @ gmail . com

ko-fi.com/bicyclemayor...

Donate to Community Builder Rebuilding After A Residential Fire, organized by Andrea Bidgood Hi, I’m Andrea: a community builder, community leader, and the Bi… Andrea Bidgood needs your support for Community Builder Rebuilding After A Residential Fire

gofund.me/8299b5489

I’m rebuilding from scratch after losing everything in a fire. That includes the materials and tools I have built up over the years to run free, inclusive community spaces as Bicycle Mayor and as a 2SLGBTQIA community leader.

If you’ve got capacity, here’s where support is landing right now:

guelph.ca/snow | operations@guelph.ca
📞 519-837-5648

A clear path is part of keeping kids safe. ❄️🚸