Bicycle Mayor of Guelph

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Andrea Bidgood - First Bicycle Mayor of Guelph Connecting community stories, city policy, and safer infrastructure so more people can choose cycling with confidence. Part of the global BYCS network https://linktr.ee/BicycleMayorGuelph

A group photo from the Spring Bloom Ride showing adults and children gathered with bikes on a paved path in a green neighbourhood park. Houses and early spring trees are visible in the background. Text reads: “Every ward has its own stories, barriers, shortcuts, and danger spots. We plotted our route using a city map, but maps cannot capture everything residents experience on the ground. Ward rides help connect neighbourhood-level experience with the street design decisions that shape everyday movement.”
Two photos from the Spring Bloom Ride in Ward 1, Guelph. The top image shows four cyclists riding along a residential street with houses, parked cars, and early spring trees. Text reads: “We came looking for spring blooms. But moving slowly through a neighbourhood can reveal more than just flowers.” The lower image shows the ride paused at an intersection while riders gather and talk. Text reads: “5 kids, 11 adults, and a Ward 1 councillor joined us for a roll and conversations on what it actually feels like to move through Ward 1.”
Graphic for the Spring Bloom Ride, part of the Bicycle Mayor of Guelph Ward Rides series in Ward 1. The collage shows cyclists riding through a residential neighbourhood and park path in Guelph. The top photo shows a group biking along a paved park path beside grass, trees, homes, and a playground. The lower photo shows riders, including a child on a small bike, biking along a quiet residential street. A soft map background, pink magnolia illustration, and BYCS Guelph logo are included.
Header “Where This Leaves Us.” Text states that while support exists, timelines are needed. Lists asks: release funding decisions, ensure timely funding for 2026 construction, and protect dedicated active transportation funding. Final line: “The project is ready. The community is ready. Now we need the federal government to match that readiness with action.”
Header “What’s Still Missing.” Text explains there is no timeline for funding decisions. Notes that delays impact municipal construction timelines, increasing costs and delaying safety improvements.
Header “What’s Encouraging.” Text explains that MP O’Rourke has met with national advocates, spoken to the federal minister, and pushed to keep active transportation funding separate and moving forward.
Yellow and grey graphic titled “Federal Update: Guelph’s Rural-to-Core Bikeway is Still Waiting on Ottawa.” Text explains that the Bicycle Mayor contacted MP Dominique O’Rourke about delayed federal Active Transportation Fund decisions affecting a local bikeway project.