Bicycle Mayor of Guelph
@bicyclemayorguelph.bsky.social
Andrea Bidgood - Guelph’s first Bicycle Mayor
Transforming cities through cycling, care & community
Part of the global BYCS network
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Transforming cities through cycling, care & community
Part of the global BYCS network
https://linktr.ee/BicycleMayorGuelph
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When I speak about affordability, safety, or mobility, I’m not just speaking as an observer. I speak as someone who has lived and is living through gender inequity, queerness, neurodivergence, chronic pain, trauma, poverty, and instability.
Cycling and walking aren’t “nice-to-have hobbies.”
In winter, they’re lifelines for people who can’t drive, can’t afford a car, or can’t physically manage long walks through snowbanks.
A city that plows parking but not bike lanes is making a choice about who gets to move
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
In winter, they’re lifelines for people who can’t drive, can’t afford a car, or can’t physically manage long walks through snowbanks.
A city that plows parking but not bike lanes is making a choice about who gets to move
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Cycling and walking aren’t “nice-to-have hobbies.”
In winter, they’re lifelines for people who can’t drive, can’t afford a car, or can’t physically manage long walks through snowbanks.
A city that plows parking but not bike lanes is making a choice about who gets to move
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
In winter, they’re lifelines for people who can’t drive, can’t afford a car, or can’t physically manage long walks through snowbanks.
A city that plows parking but not bike lanes is making a choice about who gets to move
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
If winter maintenance assumes every household has a car… that’s not a winter plan. That’s a privilege plan.
Walking, cycling, mobility devices, transit:
People rely on these year-round.
Equity means winter access for every mode, not just the warmest one.
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
Walking, cycling, mobility devices, transit:
People rely on these year-round.
Equity means winter access for every mode, not just the warmest one.
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If winter maintenance assumes every household has a car… that’s not a winter plan. That’s a privilege plan.
Walking, cycling, mobility devices, transit:
People rely on these year-round.
Equity means winter access for every mode, not just the warmest one.
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
Walking, cycling, mobility devices, transit:
People rely on these year-round.
Equity means winter access for every mode, not just the warmest one.
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
A car-free life isn’t always a choice. For so many, it’s the only option.
#FreedomToMove means your transportation doesn’t only depend on your ability to drive or get a ride somewhere.
Mobility is a right, not a luxury.
#MobilityJustice #ActiveTransportation #BicycleMayorNetwork #BYCS
#FreedomToMove means your transportation doesn’t only depend on your ability to drive or get a ride somewhere.
Mobility is a right, not a luxury.
#MobilityJustice #ActiveTransportation #BicycleMayorNetwork #BYCS
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A car-free life isn’t always a choice. For so many, it’s the only option.
#FreedomToMove means your transportation doesn’t only depend on your ability to drive or get a ride somewhere.
Mobility is a right, not a luxury.
#MobilityJustice #ActiveTransportation #BicycleMayorNetwork #BYCS
#FreedomToMove means your transportation doesn’t only depend on your ability to drive or get a ride somewhere.
Mobility is a right, not a luxury.
#MobilityJustice #ActiveTransportation #BicycleMayorNetwork #BYCS
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Join us to ride the first Weekend GO Train to #Toronto! Help us mark this major milestone for #Guelph
No registration needed. Just show up & ride with us!
Date: Sunday, November 23
Meet-up: 7:30-8:00AM
Departure: 8:07AM
Disclaimer: TAAG will not be covering fares or scheduling return trips
No registration needed. Just show up & ride with us!
Date: Sunday, November 23
Meet-up: 7:30-8:00AM
Departure: 8:07AM
Disclaimer: TAAG will not be covering fares or scheduling return trips
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Little can you tell but my lumbar injuries were acting up on this day and I couldn't take more than 5 very slow and gentle steps at a time. I can adjust assistance as needed, use a curb to help me mount and dismount, bike straight to the entrance of where I need to be - including medical apts!
November 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Little can you tell but my lumbar injuries were acting up on this day and I couldn't take more than 5 very slow and gentle steps at a time. I can adjust assistance as needed, use a curb to help me mount and dismount, bike straight to the entrance of where I need to be - including medical apts!
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1. Disabilities are not all the same & not always visible. We will all become disabled at one time or another. Some will be temporary, some will become permanent. Do not lump us all together, & do not speak for us.
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
1. Disabilities are not all the same & not always visible. We will all become disabled at one time or another. Some will be temporary, some will become permanent. Do not lump us all together, & do not speak for us.
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I’ve worked on parking policies in a lot of cities, and every city should be looking at getting rid of minimum parking requirements, while considering maximum parking requirements downtown & around transit stations.
At an absolute minimum though, REMOVE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
At an absolute minimum though, REMOVE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
November 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I’ve worked on parking policies in a lot of cities, and every city should be looking at getting rid of minimum parking requirements, while considering maximum parking requirements downtown & around transit stations.
At an absolute minimum though, REMOVE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
At an absolute minimum though, REMOVE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
It's #FreedomToMove Friday!
Tell me:
What wheels help you feel free?
What’s stopping you from walking, biking, or rolling more often?
Where in Guelph / where you live do you not feel safe to move?
Real stories shape better streets. Let’s hear yours.
#BYCS #BicycleMayorNetwork #MobilityForAll
Tell me:
What wheels help you feel free?
What’s stopping you from walking, biking, or rolling more often?
Where in Guelph / where you live do you not feel safe to move?
Real stories shape better streets. Let’s hear yours.
#BYCS #BicycleMayorNetwork #MobilityForAll
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It's #FreedomToMove Friday!
Tell me:
What wheels help you feel free?
What’s stopping you from walking, biking, or rolling more often?
Where in Guelph / where you live do you not feel safe to move?
Real stories shape better streets. Let’s hear yours.
#BYCS #BicycleMayorNetwork #MobilityForAll
Tell me:
What wheels help you feel free?
What’s stopping you from walking, biking, or rolling more often?
Where in Guelph / where you live do you not feel safe to move?
Real stories shape better streets. Let’s hear yours.
#BYCS #BicycleMayorNetwork #MobilityForAll
When I speak about affordability, safety, or mobility, I’m not just speaking as an observer. I speak as someone who has lived and is living through gender inequity, queerness, neurodivergence, chronic pain, trauma, poverty, and instability.
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
When I speak about affordability, safety, or mobility, I’m not just speaking as an observer. I speak as someone who has lived and is living through gender inequity, queerness, neurodivergence, chronic pain, trauma, poverty, and instability.
Substack post: Bill 60 the Bike Lane Freeze and More
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November 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Substack post: Bill 60 the Bike Lane Freeze and More
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Every Ko-fi support, every share, every shout-out keeps inclusive rides, safety education & advocacy alive.
Thank you for showing that community care still steps up for what the City won’t. 💚
#Guelph #HumanInfrastructure #AffordabilityForAll #GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
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Thank you for showing that community care still steps up for what the City won’t. 💚
#Guelph #HumanInfrastructure #AffordabilityForAll #GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
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November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Every Ko-fi support, every share, every shout-out keeps inclusive rides, safety education & advocacy alive.
Thank you for showing that community care still steps up for what the City won’t. 💚
#Guelph #HumanInfrastructure #AffordabilityForAll #GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
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Thank you for showing that community care still steps up for what the City won’t. 💚
#Guelph #HumanInfrastructure #AffordabilityForAll #GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
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I’ve attended dozens of public consultations for new and upcoming cycling infrastructure projects in Guelph. I ask one question every time:
“Has funding for winter maintenance been included in this project’s lifecycle costs?”
Often, the answer is vague.....
“Has funding for winter maintenance been included in this project’s lifecycle costs?”
Often, the answer is vague.....
November 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I’ve attended dozens of public consultations for new and upcoming cycling infrastructure projects in Guelph. I ask one question every time:
“Has funding for winter maintenance been included in this project’s lifecycle costs?”
Often, the answer is vague.....
“Has funding for winter maintenance been included in this project’s lifecycle costs?”
Often, the answer is vague.....
Guelph’s volunteers are filling the gaps left by budget cuts: running safety education, community events, and engagement that staff can no longer afford to.
We can’t build sustainability on unpaid labour while cutting the very services those volunteers rely on.
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
We can’t build sustainability on unpaid labour while cutting the very services those volunteers rely on.
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Guelph’s volunteers are filling the gaps left by budget cuts: running safety education, community events, and engagement that staff can no longer afford to.
We can’t build sustainability on unpaid labour while cutting the very services those volunteers rely on.
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
We can’t build sustainability on unpaid labour while cutting the very services those volunteers rely on.
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
Bill 56 treats safety like a nuisance.
Communities know it’s an investment that pays us back in fewer crashes, fuller lives, lower costs.
Cutting safety isn’t saving money.
It’s spending lives.
#onpoli #Bill56 #VisionZero
Communities know it’s an investment that pays us back in fewer crashes, fuller lives, lower costs.
Cutting safety isn’t saving money.
It’s spending lives.
#onpoli #Bill56 #VisionZero
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Bill 56 treats safety like a nuisance.
Communities know it’s an investment that pays us back in fewer crashes, fuller lives, lower costs.
Cutting safety isn’t saving money.
It’s spending lives.
#onpoli #Bill56 #VisionZero
Communities know it’s an investment that pays us back in fewer crashes, fuller lives, lower costs.
Cutting safety isn’t saving money.
It’s spending lives.
#onpoli #Bill56 #VisionZero
Governance risk=when your adopted policies outpace your implementation.
Guelph’s 2026 budget update slows critical Vision Zero delivery: sidewalk infill, cycling connections, TDM, and transit amenities.
These aren’t nice-to-haves they’re the infrastructure that converts commitments into outcomes.
Guelph’s 2026 budget update slows critical Vision Zero delivery: sidewalk infill, cycling connections, TDM, and transit amenities.
These aren’t nice-to-haves they’re the infrastructure that converts commitments into outcomes.
October 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Governance risk=when your adopted policies outpace your implementation.
Guelph’s 2026 budget update slows critical Vision Zero delivery: sidewalk infill, cycling connections, TDM, and transit amenities.
These aren’t nice-to-haves they’re the infrastructure that converts commitments into outcomes.
Guelph’s 2026 budget update slows critical Vision Zero delivery: sidewalk infill, cycling connections, TDM, and transit amenities.
These aren’t nice-to-haves they’re the infrastructure that converts commitments into outcomes.
Guelph has pledged to reduce emissions 63% by 2030 and achieve net-zero by 2050. Eliminating winter cycling and slowing pedestrian upgrades directly contradict those commitments.” In fact, the draft budget itself warns these cuts will “slow progress on modal shift and environmental objectives."
October 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Guelph has pledged to reduce emissions 63% by 2030 and achieve net-zero by 2050. Eliminating winter cycling and slowing pedestrian upgrades directly contradict those commitments.” In fact, the draft budget itself warns these cuts will “slow progress on modal shift and environmental objectives."
Safety shouldn’t depend on your mode of travel, ability or your income.
Youth, seniors, people with disabilities and lower incomes often rely on sidewalks, bike lanes, and transit stops.
Deferring these projects to save on property tax is deferring their right to safety
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
Youth, seniors, people with disabilities and lower incomes often rely on sidewalks, bike lanes, and transit stops.
Deferring these projects to save on property tax is deferring their right to safety
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
October 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Safety shouldn’t depend on your mode of travel, ability or your income.
Youth, seniors, people with disabilities and lower incomes often rely on sidewalks, bike lanes, and transit stops.
Deferring these projects to save on property tax is deferring their right to safety
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
Youth, seniors, people with disabilities and lower incomes often rely on sidewalks, bike lanes, and transit stops.
Deferring these projects to save on property tax is deferring their right to safety
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
The proposed reductions: ending winter snow removal for on-street bike lanes ($650k), cutting Active Transportation programming ($254k), and deferring the Pedestrian Master Plan ($250k); may appear to save dollars in the short term, but...
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The proposed reductions: ending winter snow removal for on-street bike lanes ($650k), cutting Active Transportation programming ($254k), and deferring the Pedestrian Master Plan ($250k); may appear to save dollars in the short term, but...
Reposted by Bicycle Mayor of Guelph
1. Paying transport costs so that disabled kids can get to school is good.
2. Maybe we could address the "safety reasons" that prevent kids who could walk doing so - let's guess it's mainly drivers.
3. Public and active transport is underfunded, they want to cut Motability - it's giving "stay home."
2. Maybe we could address the "safety reasons" that prevent kids who could walk doing so - let's guess it's mainly drivers.
3. Public and active transport is underfunded, they want to cut Motability - it's giving "stay home."
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
1. Paying transport costs so that disabled kids can get to school is good.
2. Maybe we could address the "safety reasons" that prevent kids who could walk doing so - let's guess it's mainly drivers.
3. Public and active transport is underfunded, they want to cut Motability - it's giving "stay home."
2. Maybe we could address the "safety reasons" that prevent kids who could walk doing so - let's guess it's mainly drivers.
3. Public and active transport is underfunded, they want to cut Motability - it's giving "stay home."
Reposted by Bicycle Mayor of Guelph
Fares being hiked as high as 7.69% (Cash Fare) and the monthly cap will hit $100 by 2027....and yet buses are late, stuck in traffic, filled to the brim.....delayed investments, slowed electric bus purchases....so much for "getting our house in order"
It's time to #Fightforyourride #Guelph
It's time to #Fightforyourride #Guelph
We’re technically investing in transit.
✅ Route 98 (someday)
✅ Free rides for youth/seniors (great! wonderful! thank you!)
❌ Still waiting 4 YEARS for faster, reliable bus service citywide. (Quality Transit Network, now pushed to 2029)
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
@taaguelph.bsky.social
✅ Route 98 (someday)
✅ Free rides for youth/seniors (great! wonderful! thank you!)
❌ Still waiting 4 YEARS for faster, reliable bus service citywide. (Quality Transit Network, now pushed to 2029)
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
@taaguelph.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Fares being hiked as high as 7.69% (Cash Fare) and the monthly cap will hit $100 by 2027....and yet buses are late, stuck in traffic, filled to the brim.....delayed investments, slowed electric bus purchases....so much for "getting our house in order"
It's time to #Fightforyourride #Guelph
It's time to #Fightforyourride #Guelph
Trails were last year’s cut. This year we’re proposing slowing sidewalks and crosswalks. That hits everyone on foot. Everyone at some point is a pedestrian. Everyone should care how the budget treats us.
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
October 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Trails were last year’s cut. This year we’re proposing slowing sidewalks and crosswalks. That hits everyone on foot. Everyone at some point is a pedestrian. Everyone should care how the budget treats us.
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
We’re technically investing in transit.
✅ Route 98 (someday)
✅ Free rides for youth/seniors (great! wonderful! thank you!)
❌ Still waiting 4 YEARS for faster, reliable bus service citywide. (Quality Transit Network, now pushed to 2029)
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
@taaguelph.bsky.social
✅ Route 98 (someday)
✅ Free rides for youth/seniors (great! wonderful! thank you!)
❌ Still waiting 4 YEARS for faster, reliable bus service citywide. (Quality Transit Network, now pushed to 2029)
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
@taaguelph.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We’re technically investing in transit.
✅ Route 98 (someday)
✅ Free rides for youth/seniors (great! wonderful! thank you!)
❌ Still waiting 4 YEARS for faster, reliable bus service citywide. (Quality Transit Network, now pushed to 2029)
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
@taaguelph.bsky.social
✅ Route 98 (someday)
✅ Free rides for youth/seniors (great! wonderful! thank you!)
❌ Still waiting 4 YEARS for faster, reliable bus service citywide. (Quality Transit Network, now pushed to 2029)
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
@taaguelph.bsky.social
BREAKING:
Winter bike lanes won’t be plowed in Guelph this year if the
But roads?
Roads stay clear.
Because in this budget:
🚗 = essential
🚌🚲 = optional
🚶♂️🧑🦽 = invisible
#GuelphMunicipalBudget
Winter bike lanes won’t be plowed in Guelph this year if the
But roads?
Roads stay clear.
Because in this budget:
🚗 = essential
🚌🚲 = optional
🚶♂️🧑🦽 = invisible
#GuelphMunicipalBudget
October 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
BREAKING:
Winter bike lanes won’t be plowed in Guelph this year if the
But roads?
Roads stay clear.
Because in this budget:
🚗 = essential
🚌🚲 = optional
🚶♂️🧑🦽 = invisible
#GuelphMunicipalBudget
Winter bike lanes won’t be plowed in Guelph this year if the
But roads?
Roads stay clear.
Because in this budget:
🚗 = essential
🚌🚲 = optional
🚶♂️🧑🦽 = invisible
#GuelphMunicipalBudget
Draft 2026 Budget targets a 3.17% property tax increase (achieved by service cuts)
These cuts won’t fall evenly. They will hit hardest for residents who rely on affordable, safe, and accessible ways to get to work, medical appointments, groceries... our essentials.
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
These cuts won’t fall evenly. They will hit hardest for residents who rely on affordable, safe, and accessible ways to get to work, medical appointments, groceries... our essentials.
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
October 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Draft 2026 Budget targets a 3.17% property tax increase (achieved by service cuts)
These cuts won’t fall evenly. They will hit hardest for residents who rely on affordable, safe, and accessible ways to get to work, medical appointments, groceries... our essentials.
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
These cuts won’t fall evenly. They will hit hardest for residents who rely on affordable, safe, and accessible ways to get to work, medical appointments, groceries... our essentials.
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
“Lowest tax increase in Ontario” = highest cost for those without cars.
Cutting bike lane plowing, pedestrian safety and transit to save $25/month?
When the monthly transit fare cap is $94.05 that’s hardly affordability.
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
@taaguelph.bsky.social
Cutting bike lane plowing, pedestrian safety and transit to save $25/month?
When the monthly transit fare cap is $94.05 that’s hardly affordability.
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
@taaguelph.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“Lowest tax increase in Ontario” = highest cost for those without cars.
Cutting bike lane plowing, pedestrian safety and transit to save $25/month?
When the monthly transit fare cap is $94.05 that’s hardly affordability.
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
@taaguelph.bsky.social
Cutting bike lane plowing, pedestrian safety and transit to save $25/month?
When the monthly transit fare cap is $94.05 that’s hardly affordability.
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
@taaguelph.bsky.social