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Exciting Bicycle Training Opportunity
CAN-BIKE 2
Dates:
- Friday, August 27th (6-9pm)
- Saturday, August 28th (8am-5pm)
- Sunday August 30th (9am-4pm), 2010
- TOTAL OF 18 HOURS
Location: B.I.O. - Princess Margaret Blvd, Dartmouth
CAN-BIKE 2 is an advanced course in defensive cycling for commuters and recreational cyclists who already ride in traffic. This course includes classroom and outdoor riding and is for youth and adults age 14 and up who already have some experience riding in traffic. The riding level may be challenging and hills can be expected..
This course will improve your confidence and skills for riding in all different types of traffic situations. You will learn how traffic works, good decision making, lane positioning, proper cycling equipment, group riding, effective and efficient cycling in heavy traffic, basic maintenance, as well as collision avoidance techniques.
CAN-BIKE 1 is not a pre-requisite for CAN-BIKE 2.
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the commencement of each day’s activities.
Equipment required: Bicycle (in good working order) and equipped with a bell, front light and rear flasher; basic tool kit; bike lock; extra tube; water bottle; pump and patch kit; safety-certified bicycle helmet not more than three years old.
More information: www.canbike.net
HRM Bike Week
May 28 - June 6, 2010
Bike Week is a celebration of all forms of cycling in HRM, and provides lots of unique opportunities for HRM residents to get out for a spin.
www.halifax.ca/bikeweek
HRM Bike Map - 2009 Edition
The 2009 revision includes better information on suggested routes for cycling through the core areas of HRM, including details on alternate routes to take on side streets and trails if you are just starting out. There are also lots more details on different types of trails in the urban as well as rural areas of HRM. The map has been updated with all the bike lanes and wide curb lanes developed in HRM up to the end of the 2008 construction season. Use the Bike Map to reduce your carbon footprint by cycling to school, work, or shopping; or just use it to get out, get fit, and have fun!
Hard copies of the map are available at all HRM recreation centres, libraries, customer services centres, visitor centres, bike shops, and other locations throughout HRM. You may also order a copy of the map through HRM's Corporate Call Centre at 490-4000 or e-mailing Contact HRM.
Download a pdf version of the map: Front of Map - Back of Map
ON ROAD BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE IN HRM
Glossary of Terms
Bike Lane, Bicycle Lane
A dedicated portion of a road for bicycle use, which is designated by a lane marking separating the portion of road used by motor vehicles from the portion of road used by bicycles. Typically 1.5m wide but can be a minimum of 1.2m in constrained situations.
Wide Curb Lane
The lane closest to the curb (the "curb lane") is wider than a normal travel lane and is intended for motor vehicles and bicycles to share. The portion of the road used by bicycles is not separated by longitudinal pavement markings from the portion used by motor vehicles. Motor vehicles and bicycles are expected to operate side by side. E.g. curb lanes are 4.2 - 4.5 m wide instead of standard 3.5m lane width.
HRM’s Bicycle Network is Expanding!
Summary for HRM
| Infrastructure Type |
Total km (approximate) |
| Bicycle Lane |
70 |
| Wide Curb Lane |
10 |
| Total |
80 |
2009 Projects (+/- 20 km)
During the 2009 construction season, HRM was able to expand our on-street cycling network by approximately 20 km! This includes primarily striped bike lanes as well as a small section of wide curb lane. Most of these new facilities were extensions to already existing sections of on-road bike infrastructure, helping us come closer to our goal of an interconnected cycling network for HRM residents.
Bikelanes
- Bedford Highway from Southgate Drive to Meadowbrook Drive (both sides, 2 km from with the exception of a small portion between Moirs Mill Road and Hammonds Plains Road)
- Dunbrack Street from Lacewood Drive to Willet Street (both sides, 0.75 km)
- Hines Road from Civic #201 eastbound (both sides, 1.2 km)
- Purcell’s Cove Road from Wenlock Grove (east end) to Civic #376 (both sides, 1 km)
- Hammond’s Plains Road from Innovation Drive to Bluewater Road (both sides, 0.8 km)
- Horseshoe Lake Drive from Susie Lake Crescent to Chain Lake Drive (both sides, 0.9 km)
- Herring Cove Road from Sarah Drive to Hebridean Drive (both sides, 2.3 km)
- Caldwell Road from Cow Bay Road to Seabreeze Drive (one side only, 0.7 km)
Wide Curb Lane
- St. Margaret’s Bay Road from Sleepy Hollow to Devonshire Drive (0.5 km, inbound side only)
2008 Projects (+/- 10.7 km)
- Bell Road from Robie Street to Trollope (one side only, 0.3km)
- Bell Road from Trollope to Sackville Avenue (both sides, 1 km)
- South Park Street from Sackville Street to University Avenue (both sides, 1 km)
- Hammonds Plains Road from Hwy 102 Ramps to Innovation Drive (both sides, 1 km)
- Main Street from Ridgecrest Drive to Caledonia Road (both sides, 4.2 km)
- Purcell's Cove Road from Burns Drive to Wenlock Drive (both sides, 2.2 km)
- Windsor Street from Bayers Road to Maxwell Street (both sides, 1 km)
2007 Projects
- Sackville Drive from Lucasville Road to Lively Road
- St. Margaret’s Bay Road from Northwest Arm Drive to Prospect Road
- Old Sambro Road from MacIntosh Run to Sussex Street
- Williams Lake Road from Purcell’s Cove Road to Civic #49
- Westwood Boulevard from Hemlock Drive toward the St. Margaret Centre
- Hemlock Drive from Westwood Boulevard in
- Main Street (Dartmouth) from Ridgecrest Drive to Brigadoon Avenue
- Commodore Drive from Spectacle Lake Drive to John Savage Avenue
- John Savage Avenue from Commodore Drive to Wright Avenue
- Kearney Lake Road from the old Halifax City Limits to the Highway 102 ramps
OTHER PROJECTS
Sewer Grates/Road Hazards
- If you notice parallel style sewer grates along your cycling route, contact HRM to have them replaced with 'bicycle friendly' covers. Other road hazards (potholes, debris, etc.) can be reported as well.
- Replacement requests can be made by e-mailing Contact HRM or by calling the HRM Call Centre at 490-4000
- Provide as much information as possible in order to accurately identify the location and number of covers to be replaced or type of hazard to be dealt with.
Cycling Resources for Parents and Children
What Bicycle Signage & Pavement Markings Mean
 Bicycle Signage
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