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Lakeview DXE Club

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HELLO, Mayor Crombie and Mississauga Councillors ??? ... Amazing, the alacrity with which major high density projects like Plan Dixie, Lakeview Dixie and Lakeview Village are proposed, designed, approved and built in Mississauga, despite the already deleterious effects of inevitable increased car and truck traffic and congestion on existing roadways have on the health and quality of life of residents in adjacent neighbourhoods ... MEANWHILE, despite copious lip-service and a flood of glossy Cycling and Pedestrian Master Plan promotional materials extolling the proven virtues of "Active Transportation" infrastructure designed to provide CONNECTED, CONVENIENT, COMFORTABLE and SAFE options for people of all ages on foot, bike, wheelchair and other non-motorized conveyances in Mississauga, their realization and actual construction continue to experience years and decades of inordinate delays ... 🤔🧐🤨😳
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Planning for People & Bikes, Not for Cars

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"... if you live in a city that doesn't have good bike planning or infrastructure this film will equally inspire and depress you! ..."  
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Cycling Infrastructure Boost Requested By City of Mississauga

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SIX YEARS - and still waiting - for the City of Mississauga's 2016 planned and 2018 approved CONNECTED, CONVENIENT, COMFORTABLE and SAFE walk, run, bike and roll options, including the Orchard Heights Park Bridge connector to the Etobicoke Creek Trail ...  Cycling Infrastructure Boost Requested By City of Mississauga Posted June 9, 2016 Yesterday, City Council passed a resolution urging the Provincial Government to use the  provincial cap and trade program  to provide $200 million for cycling infrastructure across Ontario over the next four years.  A letter of support from Mayor Crombie will be sent to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change and other municipalities across Ontario through the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO). The letter will encourage other municipalities to join with Mississauga in calling on the Province to act. “There is a strong interest in building and investing in cycling infrastructure to promote active and healthy living in Mississ
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GET ROLLING THIS SPRING

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Reposted from  Articles ,  Health & Wellness   April 13, 2022 GET ROLLING THIS SPRING: Local Biking Groups Offer Support, Community Events And Advocacy “When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.”   ~ ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE With so many well-documented health benefits to bicycling—including mental health—it’s a wonder why we’re not all out there right now pedaling like crazy. Aside from increased cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength and flexibility, cycling also leads to improved joint mobility and decreased stress levels. It’s affordable, easy and most of all, fun. Mississauga boasts many different clubs and organizations that offer different events, including casual weekly rides, competitions and even incredible charity events that give back to the community and those in need. We’ve compiled
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Why Great Cities Let You (Easily!) Cycle to IKEA

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TORONTO ISLAND -- The Only* Car-Free Neighbourhood in Canada (and why you can't live there)

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Walk & Roll Peel School Trip Planner

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HELLO Mayor Crombie and Mississauga Councillors ???  According to the Region of Peel's Trip Planner , walking, biking and rolling options for kids growing up in Orchard Heights and other Mississauga neighbourhoods appear severely limited, forcing most students to ride in cars, school buses or transit ... How does Mississauga's car-centric infrastructure return the well-documented fitness, health, social and economic benefits of Active Transportation and facilitate initiatives like Peel's " Walk and Bike to School " program? How does Mississauga's car-centric reliance on fossil fuels address current and future Global Warming issues?    How many generations of elementary and secondary school cohorts have to miss out on the  promised "Connected, Convenient, Comfortable and Safe" infrastructure for riding bikes as a result if the  inordinate delays implementing Mississauga's 2010 Cycling Master Plan finally approved in 2018 ? Will Mississauga's
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DEAD END - NO EXIT - Orchard Heights Park

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Ongoing actions by  Orchard Heights NIMBYs  to block the 2018 approved and 2019 scheduled Orchard Heights Park Foot/Bike Bridge from being built include censoring related information posted to the OHHA Facebook Group pages and vandalizing information flyers posted in local public places like Ron Searle Park and Orchard Heights Park. DEAD END - NO EXIT Orchard Heights Park DEAD END - NO EXIT - OH PARK Bridge Flyer Vandalized by ??? Meanwhile, instead of featuring a shared pathway and bridge for Lakeview-Mississauga Walkers, Runners, Bikers and Rollers to access the beautiful Etobicoke Creek Trail connecting to Marie Curtis Park, Lake Ontario and the Waterfront Trail as part of  the CONNECTED, CONVENIENT, COMFORTABLE and SAFE pedestrian/cyclist infrastructure approved in the City of Mississauga's Active Transportation Master Plan, " DEAD END - NO EXIT" Orchard Heights Park continues to be the "private" domain of anonymous Dog Walkers, Car Parkers, Picnickers, Tail
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DECEIT BY OMISSION? - OH Park Bridge Documents Raise Questions

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FOI Documents In Chronological Order Copies of email correspondence with attached documents have been received pursuant to a Freedom Of Information (FOI) request registered with the City of Mississauga in October 2022. Their content gives rise to serious questions in regard to the rationale and validity of the City’s decision to put the 2018-approved-and-funded and 2019-scheduled OH Park Foot-Bike Bridge “ on hold indefinitely and revisited in future ”. Specifically: 1.      The City of Mississauga’s January 25-February 15, 2021 Orchard Heights Park Public Engagement Survey Results , together with  Councillor Dasko’s May-June, 2021 “door knocking survey”  confirmed that a majority of respondents were in favour of the bridge. (See Sharon Chapman’s emails below) On what basis was the subsequent May-June, 2021  Orchard Heights Homeowners Association “in-house” OHP Bridge Survey (designed, conducted, analyzed and reported on by a member of the OHHA Board) warranted? On what basis w
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New Polling Data on Cycling in Ontario

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68% of Ontarians Cycling Occasionally While 3.2 Million Ontarians (22%) Are Daily Cyclists HELLO, Mayor Crombie and Councillor Dasko ??? ... What's with the inordinate delays in fulfilling the much-hyped City of Mississauga’s Pedestrian, Cycling and Active Transportation Master Plans promising CONNECTED, CONVENIENT, COMFORTABLE and SAFE Walking, Biking and Rolling infrastructure for people of all ages and walks of life in our Lakeview-Mississauga community, like the 2010-planned, 2018-approved, designed and 2019 scheduled Bridge connecting Orchard Heights Park to the Etobicoke Creek Trail ??? ... (HAMILTON – May 1, 2023) – The Share the Road Cycling Coalition (The Coalition) Ontario’s cycling advocacy and policy organization today released province-wide polling data at the opening of the 15th annual Ontario Bike Summit. The data outlines that there is a high prevalence of cycling amongst Ontarians, that the majority of Ontarians want to cycle more often, and that increased inve
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