The City of Peterborough and GreenUP are teaming up to offer a discount for this great transportation alternative!  Pay only $40 for a one-year Student CarShare membership ($75 value).  Everyone can join Student CarShare – you do not need to be a student. Learn more and Join using promo code 126GREENUP.  This offer ends on […]

The 2015 Shifting Gears Awards Lunch will be held Thursday, June 11 from noon – 1 p.m. at Millennium Park in the room behind the Silver Bean.  This is the first year that the program has grown beyond workplaces to the community.  The Secondary School and Workplace Awards will be presented, as well as recognition […]

Registration is now live for this year’s cycling courses, taught by GreenUP and B!KE instructors.  Build confidence, meet other cyclists and keep the rubber side down!

Registration is now live for the all new Community Shifting Gears – Transportation for your bottom (line).  This year, all walking, cycling, busing and carpooling trips count to your total, not just the trip to work.  Everyone can join!  There are more prizes, and surprises (pleasant ones, we promise!).  Register now!

Friday, February 13th is Winter Bike to Work Day.  Peterborough – we want to win!  There might not be a lot of snow, but we are getting outside and staying active anyway this winter!  Register so you are counted, and committed!

An Active Transportation and Health Indicators report, the first of its kind in the Peterborough area,  has just been released.  The report illustrates many aspects of active transportation and health in the City and County of Peterborough.  Using infographics and the latest data available, this report is a wealth of information about local walking and […]

The Shifting Gears Awards Ceremony was held at the Silver Bean Cafe this afternoon.  Many workplace co-ordinators were on hand to celebrate this year’s achievements.  The winners are listed in the Awards Ceremony Media Release  provided at the event.  A big thank you goes out to all the workplace co-ordinators that make this program so successful. […]

From the frosty mornings of early May, to the frosty mornings of late May, employees from across Peterborough have been walking, cycling, taking transit and carpooling to work.  Why?  For many different reasons.  Some do it all the time because they don’t have a choice to drive, some to save money and many, to get […]