The City of Owen Sound and Grey County are working together on a new safe cycling awareness campaign.
Two $7,500 grants from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport will help get the message out this spring to "share the road".
The safe cycling campaign will include key messages about motorists safely passing cyclists and the importance of cyclists riding “tight and to the right.”
Car magnets with a “Share the Road” decal will be available at municipal offices, visitor centres, public events, farmers’ markets and through the Owen Sound Police Service and local OPP detachments.
The city and county support cycling and active transportation for visitors and residents, and road safety is a top priority.
It’s part of a broader Safe Cycling Public Education initiative in BruceGreySimcoe, which attracts more cycling tourists than any other region in Ontario.
Grey County has produced a new cycling map, available at visitor centres throughout the region.
There's a cycling safety video on the website, www.visitgrey.ca.
Later this summer the region will become part of the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail as the route expands to include the Bruce Peninsula and Southern Georgian Bay, passing through Owen Sound and linking with the Tom Thomson Trail before continuing east to Collingwood, the Blue Mountains, Midland and other communities.
Great Lakes Waterfront Trail signage and maps will be available this spring.
