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Councillor who voted against plowing bike lanes wants it restored
GuelphToday
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
OPINION: Guelph Transit is a failure; we need a real transit option.
GuelphToday 43Can we please get some real transit and some real bike routes so that Guelph actually provides viable alternatives? Nobody is using what we have now because it is so badly broken, but every time you mention that, a very vocal minority just gets angry about the mere idea that we might want to buy something other than roads for cars.We need to build a viable alternative. This obsession with cars is not working.
15- Matt Saunders
'I am sorry': Mayor Guthrie backpedal, orders bike lanes plowed
GuelphToday 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
St. George's Square redesign calls for moving fountain and self-cleaning washroom
GuelphToday 22What a disappointment and a missed opportunity. Keeping this as a car route is a throwback to 20th century thinking and no longer has any place here. Cities that have removed cars from their downtown squares have invariably seen those spaces become more vibrant and more successful, but we have apparently chosen instead to lock ourselves into an outdated design for decades. What are we even trying to do here?
19- Matt Saunders
Guelph's 12 automated speed cameras to be shut off Friday
GuelphToday 16Doug Ford and his party of lawlessness and disorder is out here solving the real problems like (checks notes) helping people break laws and endanger others.Thanks Doug, great priorities as always!
22- Matt Saunders
New traffic lane, removal of bike lanes on Woodlawn just temporary
GuelphToday 29Guelph needs to prioritize building a connected network of safe, flat, and accessible off-road bike paths that actually connect all the neighbourhoods together. Leave the bike lanes off Woodlawn Road for good and instead build a single traffic-separated multi-use path on the south side of the street. But more important is to find and build the paths that avoid the hills entirely; even if it means a longer route, this will make the bike system more accessible for all.
5- Matt Saunders
Scottsdale neighbours say concrete bike lane separators are a 'nightmare'
GuelphToday 18Sorry, but we're not allowed on the sidewalk and the road is not safe. Keep the barriers until a real multi-use path is built and maintained year-round.
16- Matt Saunders
U of G expecting record 7,000 first-year students this fall
GuelphToday 25The quickest way for the provincial government to impact the housing crisis? Build university residences.But Doug Ford's Conservative government is firmly in the pockets of the landlords, who are thrilled to rent to students at inflated rates, driving up housing prices for the rest of us. And now it's going to get even worse.
7- Matt Saunders
'I am sorry': Mayor Guthrie backpedal, orders bike lanes plowed
GuelphToday 22I assure you it isn't the well-off among us who are forced to use bikes in the winter. Honestly boggles my mind just how many people in this comment section seem to be so excited to make things worse for the poor.
10- Matt Saunders
U of G looks to demolish historic conservatory; city wants to save it
GuelphToday 22What a loss to the campus if they destroy this unique building. One of the few places in the area you can go and be around green plants even in the middle of winter.
8- Matt Saunders
Historic downtown building up for sale
GuelphToday 17Weird to mention bike lanes here, but I think most people are in favour of both affordable housing AND affordable transportation.
13- Matt Saunders
Sadly, Puslinch family's banned chickens have got to go
GuelphToday 25Other cities in the area (with much higher density) have permitted backyard chickens and the sky has failed to fall. The answer here is for Ms. Peake and other concerned residents of Puslinch to engage in a bit of citizen advocacy, and if the demand for backyard chickens is there, the council will set limits and make backyard chickens legal in some non-agricultural zones. This article is a good start. Hopefully the people reading it will take a few minutes today and send a quick email to their local councillors and push this forward.
4- Matt Saunders
‘We just need to say no’: Mayor on provincial downloading impact to 2026 budget
GuelphToday 13You need to pay people to do work, Alex. That's how society runs.
16- Matt Saunders
Councillor who voted against plowing bike lanes wants it restored
GuelphToday 14No thanks. Have you seen the drivers out there these days?
15- Matt Saunders
Scottsdale neighbours say concrete bike lane separators are a 'nightmare'
GuelphToday 16In the summer I was thankful that the barriers were in place to keep me and my son separated from traffic. This is a high priority for improvement as it is the only route between the trails that lead to the river (to the north) and the trails south towards Preservation Park. But it still didn't feel as safe as a real multi-use path up on the other side of the curb. And of course since we're not clearing the snow, this winter they will provide no value at all.As a temporary fix I support the barriers, but I hope nobody thinks these are meant to be a permanent solution.
12- Matt Saunders
Free parking coming to an end at city lots, parkades
GuelphToday 24Help me understand how keeping free on-street parking is supposed to stop people from circling downtown forever to try to save a couple bucks? Why would we make parking free when it still costs eight bucks to take the bus?Why would we want to build all this infrastructure and then discourage its use?
4- Matt Saunders
City to write province regarding premier's 'Toronto-centric' bike lane plans
GuelphToday 17Bike lanes should not be on roads, period. For safety's sake we need them to be separated, otherwise nobody's going to use them. How many people on bikes need to be mowed down by drivers before we learn?
10- Matt Saunders
A bridge no more: Guelph's historic trestle bridge is demolished
GuelphToday 11Yet another thing Doug Ford and his crony government have stolen from us. Ontario: you can't have what you need, and you can't have nice things either.
16- Matt Saunders
BREAKING: Trump wants to destroy Canada’s economy, annex us: Trudeau and Ford
15Looking forward to that fat carbon cheque hitting my account. If you don't like paying carbon tax burn less fuel. You've had eight years to figure this out.
11- Matt Saunders
City of Guelph's sunshine list grows by 83, excluding police
GuelphToday 19In 1995 $100k went a long way. In 2025, $100k is a reasonable salary for a low to mid level professional. With two incomes at that level you'd be lucky to buy a starter home. This list was a bad idea when it was invented and is less and less relevant every year. But it's great at riling up the base!
7- Matt Saunders
