Bike Calgary

Bike Calgary is a member-based non-profit organization advocating for and promoting transportation cycling with over 1,300 members, based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[1]

Bike Calgary
Nonprofit
IndustryCycling
Founded2008
Calgary, Alberta
HeadquartersCommunityWise Resource Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Area served
Calgary
Number of employees
50 (volunteers)
WebsiteBike Calgary

History

Bike Calgary was formed as an informal group of cyclists in 2005 and at first existed mainly as a website that served to disseminate information on cycling in Calgary, and incorporated as a non-profit society in 2008. In 2011, under the guidance of CivicCamp, Bike Calgary began to take on a broader advocacy role.[2][3]

Initiatives

Bike Calgary lobbied Calgary Transit to allow folding bicycles on buses and trains at all times, which it now does.[4] It has also been involved in the implementation of Calgary's Cycling Strategy.[5] In 2014, it led a successful campaign to implement a pilot network of protected bike lanes in Downtown Calgary and the Beltline.[6]

Cycling courses

Bike Calgary has developed and offers a one-day Urban Cycling Skills course for a nominal fee. It is based on the CAN-BIKE curriculum.[7][8]

Annual YYC Bike Awards[9]

The Lawrence Hong Advocacy Award

Commuter of the Year

Business of the Year

School of the Year

See also

References
  1. "About". Bike Calgary. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  2. Godin, Dan. "Cycling Advocacy, DIY Urbanism and the Transformation of Automobility", Master's thesis, York University, 31 July 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  3. Andre, Todd. "CivicCamp Engages Calgarians to Create a More Liveable City" Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, Avenue Calgary, 27 September 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  4. Nolais, Jeremy. "Folding bikes to be allowed on transit", Metro Calgary, 3 June 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  5. Anderson, Drew. "Calgary's slow but steady cycling plan" Archived 2013-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, Fast Forward Weekly, 6 June 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  6. Andersen, Michael. "Three lessons from Calgary’s sudden leap to become a bike-lane leader", People for Bikes blog, 29 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  7. "Urban Cycling Skills". Bike Calgary. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  8. Babin, Tom. "Urban skills course gives confidence to cyclists riding downtown", Calgary Herald Pedal Blog, 23 August 2011. Retrieved on 14 November 2013.
  9. "Annual YYC Bike Awards".


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