Cycling Skills Courses
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Description
- Educational program that reduces barriers to try cycling as a mode of everyday travel, focusing on cycling fundamentals, safety, and guidelines for cycling individually or in a group.
- Target audience is potential cyclists that may hesitate to ride on streets shared with motor vehicles or other areas.
- On-road cycling skills courses should be taught by CAN-BIKE certified instructors.
Guidance
- Offer cycling skills courses for new residents, students, and employees interested in trying cycling.
- Offer on-site cycling courses at least once per year for those interested in cycling.
- When new cycling infrastructure is installed near the proposed development, host a cycling skills course for those interested in cycling.
- Courses should include information or demonstrations on how to load a bicycle on the front of a bus.
Development Review
- The applicant shall indicate if they will offer Cycling Skills Courses on the TDM Toolkit.
- The applicant shall submit proof of correspondence to organize a Cycling Skills Course as a condition of the applicable development agreement and/or through a letter of credit.
Monitoring and Reporting
- Submit completed monitoring survey results to the City of Vaughan at the required intervals.
York Region Required
No
Category
Promotion
Character Areas
VMC
Group 1
Group 2
Other Zones
Land Uses
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Institutional
Effectiveness
2
Typical Cost
Medium
Points
1
Additional Resources
Development Engineering