Cycle Hamilton

🚲✨ Kidical Mass Hamilton is BACK for Season 3 ✨🚲

We’re rolling into a new season, and yes, we made a few upgrades:

📅 Ride schedule. Second Saturday of every month at 10 AM (tentative, plus a few bonus rides like
Bike For Mike on June 7, 2026, because we like fun and more bikes is always better).

Thank you to all of our ride leaders and community partners for making this event as awesome as it was 🥰.

Such a joy to see so many cyclists brave the cold for another Winter Bike Day! ❄️ We are already looking forward to Summer Bike Day coming your way when the warmer weather rolls in 🚲!

🗓️ Friday, February 13th
📍King William St (between Hughson St N and James St N)
⏰ 7:30-9:30am

See you there! 👋

Winter Bike Day is THIS Friday! Join us for this annual celebration of winter cycling on King William St (between James St N and Hughson St N) from 7:30am-9:30am. We will be offering 4 group rides to the event, be sure to check out our previous post for more information on the group ride schedule.

🚲Bayfront Ride🚲
⏰7:15am
📍Meet at the Bay at Strachan Bike Share Hub
🫡Led by Mark

*please note, all rides are TO the event (no formal return rides)*

🚲Gage Park Ride🚲
⏰7:00am
📍Meet at the Gage Park Adaptive Bike Hub
🫡Led by Tim

🚲McMaster Ride🚲
⏰7:10am
📍Meet at the Forsyth at Sterling Bike Share Hub
🫡Led by Meredith

Arrive to Winter Bike Day in style with one of our four group rides! All rides will be heading to King William Street (between James St N and Hughson St N) on Friday February 13th. Check out the ride details below!

🚲Dundas Ride🚲
⏰6:45am
📍Meet outside Café Domestiique
🫡Led by Rich

Winter Bike Day is NEXT WEEK ❄️!

Join us on King William Street between James St N and Hughson St N (featured in this video) on Friday, February 13th between 7:30am-9:30am for a celebration of winter cycling 🎉.

Hope to see you there 💙

Are #HamOnt Councillors about to defund climate action?

Read on for more info - and be sure to follow @hamilton350org.bsky.social and @cyclehamilton.bsky.social if you are not already too!

It's the same way ever year, 2 delegation days, then the councillors debate the budget, the biggest difference the last couple of years is that the Mayor directs the staff on the budget.

No, the budget 2026 delegations, were in November and December, this will be a hailmary for council to safe money on the budget

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2) Email the City Clerk to have your letter included for the February 6 meeting. Deadline is Wednesday at noon. Say it clearly, we need more bike lanes, more bike racks, and faster delivery. Not pauses.
#HamOnt #HamOntBudget #ActiveTransportation #BikeHamOnt

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Here is what you can do right now.

1. Email your councillor. Tell them safe cycling infrastructure matters to you. Protected bike lanes and bike parking are basic transportation, not extras.

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Pausing cycling infrastructure is not neutral. It means fewer protected bike lanes, fewer safe connections, and fewer bike racks. It means slower progress and more risk for people who bike, walk, or roll.

Delegation Days may be over for #HamOnt Budget 2026, but heads up. Anyone who watched the GIC meeting on January 29 heard it. There may be a motion coming to pause the accelerated Cycling Master Plan. Yes, pause. During a safety and climate crisis.

Stay tuned for more information on group rides coming your way soon! 👀

We can’t wait for Winter Bike Day coming up on Friday, February 13th from 7:30am-9:30am on King William Street (between James St N and Hughson St N). 💌🚲❄️

Stop by for hot beverages, treats, good vibes and the opportunity to connect with other winter riders here in #HamOnt! ☕️

and be treated along the way 😉

See you February 13!

#WinterBikeDay #BikeDayHamilton #WinterBikeDayHamilton #Hamilton #HamOnt

transportation infrastructure needs to be maintained year-round – because people use it year-round.

Whether you bike every day or are just curious about winter riding, this event is a chance to connect with the community and see what year-round cycling in Hamilton can look like –

Stop by for hot beverages, treats, and a warm welcome as we recognize the many people who ride year-round — including through the winter months.

Winter Bike Day is part of an international movement celebrating winter cycling and highlights why active

Winter Bike Day is back — save the date! ❄️🚲

Join us on Friday, February 13, from 7:30–9:30 a.m. on King William Street (between James St N and Hughson St N) to celebrate cycling in all seasons. During the event, the street will be for pedestrian and bike use only.

In light of recent events involving X\Twitter enabling non-consensual sexual deepfakes of women and children, our board decided last night it is time to leave. You can now follow us here and on instagram www.instagram.com/cyclehamilton/ We are here to build safer streets, not normalize harm.

Data first. Excuses last.

#RoadSafety #VisionZero #BikeSafety #ActiveTransportation #CyclingAdvocacy #BikeMaps #HamiltonON #SaferStreets #TransportationJustice #ReportIt

For stolen bikes in Hamilton, also post in the Stolen Bikes Hamilton, Ontario Facebook Group:
www.facebook.com/groups/44045...

Because what stays invisible never gets fixed.

This is our final post in the Vulnerable Road Users Collision Research project.

Every report is a receipt. Safer roads aren’t a vibe, they’re a necessity.

Want to expose what official stats keep missing? Use BikeMaps.org.
Report:
• Cycling collisions
• Near misses
• Hazards
• Bike thefts

Every report is proof that safer roads are needed.

Because what stays invisible never becomes a priority.

#RoadSafety #VisionZero #BikeSafety #ActiveTransportation #CyclingAdvocacy #HamONT #SaferStreets #TransportationJustice #ReportIt

Unreported collisions = invisible safety problems.

If it doesn’t get reported, it doesn’t get counted.
And if it doesn’t get counted, it doesn’t get fixed.

Collision data is what drives:
• Street redesign
• Bike lane improvements
• Resource allocation
• Accountability

🚨Deadline is Today🚨

The term will last two years from February 2026-February 2028. Submit your application using the google form link in our bio by January 10th 📋