Have you noticed traffic congestion around schools just before school starts and finishes?  Have you also noticed a lot of little ones trying to make their way home at the same time?  Car Free School Days is working to protect our children by requesting that on every Wednesday, parents either walk their children to school […]

On behalf of the City of Peterborough, get a one-year Student CarShare membership for only $40 ($75 value), if you register by Monday, January 25th 2016.  Check it out at www.studentcarshare.ca/PTBO and use the promo code PTBO126.  You do not have to be a student to join the carshare.  Anyone with a driver’s license can […]

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 sun is setting much earlier this week. To help you get ready for the new bike season, the Peterborough Bicycle Advisory Committee wants to share a few tips on how to be more visible on your way home from work or play this evening. There are many ways to be more visible when riding […]

The City of Peterborough has announced that the Ashburnham/Lansdowne East section of the TCT – linking the City of Peterborough section to the Lang-Hastings section is now complete. This new section of trail is 1.8 km long including 1.2 km in the city limits from Lansdowne Street to just south of Technology Drive  and 650 […]

Effective September 1, 2015, there are new rules about driving that everyone should know, and the Peterborough Bicycle Advisory Committee (P-BAC) wants to help spread the word. Until now, there has been no rule stipulating how much space a motor vehicle must leave when passing a cyclist. Now, drivers must leave a one-metre distance or […]

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!