3/2021 - The Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) at Clean Air Partnership is looking for an experienced Project Manager who will play an integral role in all aspects of TCAT’s work, including research, knowledge translation and overseeing the successful expansion of TCAT’s ground-breaking initiative to incubate suburban cycling through community bike hubs. The deadline for applications is... Read More
12/2020 - Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. They have quickly become essential responses to the COVID-19 pandemic that has gripped the world. With schools in Ontario undergoing major transformations to provide safe in-class as well as on-line instruction, local active school travel (AST) practitioners have also had to adapt and rise to new challenges. At Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region (STSWR), a new “Drive to 5” campaign has been rolled out in response to more parents driving their children to... Read More
11/2020 - A new pathway winter maintenance pilot program will be part of the city’s upcoming winter operations. The pilot is the result of council’s annual winter maintenance review and is one of the ways the city is encouraging people in the community to stay active and explore Markham during the winter months, said the city’s director... Read More
11/2020 - As winter is on the horizon and the snow falling, Markham Cycle’s 2020 season has officially ended. It’s been great meeting everyone in our community at our pop-up bikes booths and seeing everyone riding despite the pandemic. While our in-person programming has wrapped-up, we will still be hosting a few virtual workshops throughout winter. Keep... Read More
10/2020 - By Titi Onabanjo, Assistant Program Manager at pointA There has been a lot of discussion over the past few months about racism, equity, and barriers that Black, Indigenous People of Colour (BIPOC) communities face in their daily lives, including within the realm of transportation. At pointA, we seek to encourage more people to take sustainable... Read More
8/2020 - How to deal with your old and broken bicycle? A bunch of Markham volunteers are collecting donations of used bicycles and giving them to newcomer children and youths after repairing. Since the beginning of July, Markham Cycles has launched two programs aiming to collect donations of used bicycles from the community and give the newcomer... Read More
7/2020 - Congratulations to Emily and Linda, who won the prize draw for Theme 1: Markham’s Major Trails + One! Emily visited six out of eight photo stop locations and has a goal of biking 210 minutes a week this summer. She won a gift certificate to the Boiler Room at JoyRide150. Linda has a goal of... Read More
7/2020 - The City of Markham’s Cycling and Pedestrian Advisory Committee and The Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) at Clean Air Partnership is making it fun for people to get outside and get active on their bikes this summer while maintaining physical distance through Markham Cycles More. From July 9 until September 30, sign up for cycling... Read More
7/2020 - Neighbourhoods in Markham with more low-income residents have higher rates of pedestrian and cyclist collisions, finds a new research report by The Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) at Clean Air Partnership. While studies across Canada have found similar results, this finding about York Region’s largest municipality is surprising because the research also found that cycling,... Read More
6/2020 - A grant from the OAST Fund has been the catalyst for piloting a unique approach to boosting AST in the City of Markham. The York Region DSB, York Catholic DSB, City of Markham and other partners have been developing and testing a new six-tiered program model that is helping them understand what level of on-the-ground interventions are most... Read More
6/2020 - On May 29th, the City of Markham announced that all summer programs are cancelled and community centres would remain closed for the summer.Since then, we have been working hard to find ways to celebrate cycling, support people riding and get our bikes out in the community, without opening our physical space at Milliken Mills. We’re... Read More
6/2020 - The Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) at Clean Air Partnership is thrilled to announce that Markham Cycles has been awarded a Trillium Foundation Grow Grant. With this three-year funding, starting in 2021, TCAT will expand Markham Cycles within Markham and open a second location in York Region. The focus of the grant is Active People, and... Read More
