Anyone commuting to the Notre Dame Campus by bike or bus may have noticed the new multi-use path running along Dalton Crescent.  High praise is deserved for the folks in our Facilities department for including this important piece of connective infrastructure in their recent bus-loop upgrade project. 

Another recent boon for commuter cyclists is the installation of bike pumps alongside our self-repair stands in front of D Building at the Notre Dame Campus and at the William Street entrance of the Roblin Centre.   Missing tools on the self-repair stands have also recently been replaced. The Sustainability team is also planning to install a self-repair stand at the Portage la Prairie and Stevenson campuses in the near future.  If you commute by bike these stands are a great resource for making minor repairs and adjustments to your ride.

In other news, on Monday, June 5th, RRC Polytech hosted a Bike to Work Day pit stop at Omand’s Creek park serving passing bike commuters.  By 9:00 am all the coffee had been drank, a dozen bikes had been repaired, plenty of snacks had been noshed and roughly 185 commuters had passed through our hospitality station.  A rousing success!  Bike to Work Day was the kickoff to Bike Week, be sure to check out the Bike Week event calendar for plenty of other fun bike-centric events through June 11th.

If you commute to the College by bike and have suggestions as to how we can improve our bike facilities, please reach out to our Environmental Initiatives Coordinator, Geoff Heath.