Planning Your Route
The City of Winnipeg's NEW cycling map is here.
Cycling WInnipeg: 2009 edition is available in pocket format from your local bike shop or tourist information booth, and online in PDF format HERE.
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When you are planning your route, start by mapping it out. Plan your route taking into account your own personal experience and level of confidence. A longer ride on lower traffic volume streets may be a better place to start.
General Tips:
Talk to other cyclists, especially any that ride from the same area, for their opinions and ideas.
- If you can, hook up with another cyclist that rides a similar route. Your closest Bike Oases might be a good starting point or try the Facebook site site
- Try riding your route before you use it for commuting. Take a leisurely ride along the route on a Sunday. Take note of problem areas, construction, or hazards that might impact your ride. This also gives you an opportunity to see how much time it will take to complete your ride.
- If the full distance seems at first like it is too much, try planning only the last portion of the route. You can drive your car to where you want to start and ride from there. In no time, you will be leaving that car at home where it belongs..
See needed improvements? Planning your route for the future? Help make it happen.One Green City, a made-in-Winnipeg bikeway planning and advocacy site, has the latest on a network of cycling infrastructure that is being conceived, planned and created in your area. To ask questions, or get involved, join a neighbourhood stewardship group today.
Feel free to contact Bike to the Future. (biketothefuture.org) We will be pleased to help you with your route planning for Bike to Work Day.
If you are lucky enough to completely escape the hustle and bustle by incorporating a trail on your way to work, consider this resource: the Winnipeg Trails Association has plenty of new online maps! Check www.winnipegtrails.ca for maps with detailed information on trail locations, trail fast facts, points of interest on the trail, trail amenities and trail supporters!
For information on combining bus and bike travel, view this Winnipeg Transit link.
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