Councillor who voted against plowing bike lanes wants it restored
50Say what you will about the actual costs and benefits of this policy change, but in 2025 it takes a great deal of courage for an elected official to stand up in public and say "I was wrong, let's reconsider."Thanks Councillor Gibson, you are setting the example that I hope we can all follow.
16- Matt Saunders
Councillor who voted against plowing bike lanes wants it restored
18Crossing The Floor seems to be catching on these day's // first with the Federal Government , now with Guelph City council !!!!!!!!!!! What your going to accomplish is mass confusion and who gets plowing and who doesn't, some lanes open , some not. You made a decision and it was voted on,, Live with it !!!!
37- M.R.W
'I am sorry': Mayor Guthrie backpedal, orders bike lanes plowed
31Great to see the mayor change their mind and order bike lane plowing! As I pointed out earlier, bike lanes aren’t just for a handful of winter cyclists—thousands of disabled and elderly people rely on them as vital, accessible routes every day.Under Ontario’s Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), mobility aids like power wheelchairs and scooters are legally allowed in bike lanes. The Ontario Human Rights Code protects this access, making it discriminatory to block these lanes.So when you hear “only 6 cyclists in winter,” know that bike lanes serve thousands who need safe, clear paths to travel independently. Plowing bike lanes isn’t a luxury—it’s a basic accessibility right and a step toward an inclusive city. Good on the Mayor, maybe you can call Sudbury mayor and change his mind. Or I might just move to Guelph.
20- Encino Man
'I am sorry': Mayor Guthrie backpedal, orders bike lanes plowed
33Happy to see this change. I'm still thinking about the man in the electric wheelchair stuck in a snowbank. These lanes are for the most vulnerable road users in Guelph and we owe it to them to keep them clear.Wish we could have done it without "strong mayor" powers though.
17- Matt Saunders
'I am sorry': Mayor Guthrie backpedal, orders bike lanes plowed
23We have sidewalks for that.
27- markie mark
Councillor who voted against plowing bike lanes wants it restored
21Added work for homeowners??!! Just a reminder councillor, there is NO on street parking in this city over the winter months. And since when is it the responsibility of the homeowner to shovel the road? And if as you say that that 16 or 17 feet of roadway would have been cleared, you still can’t park there anyway because it’s a bike lane! The storm water drains have been there as long as I’ve been alive, so much longer than bike lanes, so quit looking for some Armageddon to happen just because the bike lanes are not cleared. PLOW TO THE CURB! It’s been voted on and passed, get over it. Are you going to flip flop on every issue that somebody bends your ear on? Joke.
28- 1SPOOK
'I am sorry': Mayor Guthrie backpedal, orders bike lanes plowed
29From cheerleader to leader. I applaud this move by the Mayor. Thank you to everyone who spoke out on this issue. Now giddy-up!
20- Two Riverss
'I am sorry': Mayor Guthrie backpedal, orders bike lanes plowed
2965 bike riders and a king....sounds like a movie, a comedy. What an abuse of power.
19- littlebill
'I am sorry': Mayor Guthrie backpedal, orders bike lanes plowed
37So what is the lesson? Speak and up be heard. One of the core ideals I tell everyone, the main reason the Guelph Indigenous Community Council was set up that came out of the meetings the city held. Speak up fellow citizens, Indigenous or not and don’t forget to vote.
8- ramos96
'I am sorry': Mayor Guthrie backpedal, orders bike lanes plowed
33Lane clearing would be less costly if those silly curb stop barriers were removed.
9- Brooks Wickett
'I am sorry': Mayor Guthrie backpedal, orders bike lanes plowed
34Get rid of the concrete barriers and replace them with painted bike lanes. Then the regular snow plowing and salting will clean the entire roadway, including the bike lanes. It will also remove the irritating and frankly, dangerous concrete barriers. They are designed for use in parking lots, not live lanes on city streets!
8- usr_671508
'I am sorry': Mayor Guthrie backpedal, orders bike lanes plowed
21Wasn’t the Mayor quoted as saying “just say no”. The easy decision is always to just spend more money. Total lack of leadership in all aspects of running the city.
19- markie mark
Councillor who voted against plowing bike lanes wants it restored
34So you want politicians so rigid that they won't ever admit they were wrong, and make new decisions based on new information?
4- Faustus Legrand
Protest ride in favour of bike lane maintenance happening tonight
17If plowing these lanes is going affect/raise my property taxes even more than what they have been, then I disagree 100%!!!! Leave it as is, why should I pay more money for the very slim minority of people that use them??? Cyclists should be made to purchase a licence, pay insurance like cars do, then they could use that money to expand the plowing to the bike lanes, only fair!!!!!
20- LabsRule
'I am sorry': Mayor Guthrie backpedal, orders bike lanes plowed
20Sorry! That’s all you have to say? Sorry. What an embarrassment! 65 people changes your mind? Let’s get 75 and see if you’ll change it back. Can’t wait for you and your cronies to get out of town.
15- 1SPOOK
Name of new Guelph high school now official, but not everyone pleased
33It's a nice name... but has no context to this school location and neighbourhood. Were there no options that tied into it's Arkell geography?
2- Eric Allen Montgomery
Councillor who voted against plowing bike lanes wants it restored
23Remove all barriers and then plowing is easy.
11- Reasonable Person
'I am sorry': Mayor Guthrie backpedal, orders bike lanes plowed
13Electric bikes are treated as pedestrians and as such they should be using the sidewalks, which are cleared by the city. There is no reason whatsoever for them to be using a bike lane or as some of them do the roadway. These bike lanes are not for the most vulnerable. If you are going to make a case for bike lanes to be kept clear state the facts, not some tear jerking statement that is only meant to evoke an emotional response.
21- Fryant
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'I am sorry': Mayor Guthrie backpedal, orders bike lanes plowed
15Though they may be legally permitted to use bike lanes, they are also legally allowed to use sidewalks. In that sidewalks are already plowed in the city of Guelph, there is no right being infringed on by the bike lanes not being plowed.
19- Fryant
Protest ride in favour of bike lane maintenance happening tonight
23Licensing and insurance costs have absolutely nothing to do with municipal road and sidewalk maintenance. Cyclists pay taxes just like the rest of us.
9- Royal City Rabble Rouser
