Saskatoon Cycles November 2025 Newsletter
Giving Tuesday Is Coming and We Need Your Help
Next Tuesday, December 2, is Giving Tuesday, and Saskatoon Cycles is ready to make our biggest ask of the year.
Here’s why: Our new mayor and new city councillors are deliberating on the next two years of Saskatoon budget . We have an uphill climb to advocate for more SafeConnect connections. Continuous, protected bikeways and multi use paths connecting neighbourhoods throughout Saskatoon.
This year we had some successes:
- 3,100+ bikes parked at the Bike Valet
- The Munroe Bikeway opened (we advocated for this!)
- The CN Railway crossing finally closed a dangerous gap (and this!)
- Our Ride for Your Life drew hundreds in memory of Natasha Fox
But advocacy alone isn’t enough. We’re also working to get more people ON bikes safely, especially those in equity deserving communities.
Through Keep Rolling, our learn to ride program, we’re teaching people how to cycle safely as well as providing them with helmets and locks. Our next important piece is to build a Bike Bank so we can give bikes to those who can’t afford them. Those bikes will come from Bridge City Bicycle Coop in a partnership that strengthens both organizations.
With your financial donations we will purchase bikes, locks and helmets and get as many folks rolling as possible!
Your gift on Giving Tuesday funds both: amplifying your voice at City Hall AND removing barriers to cycling for everyone in our community.
Mark your calendar for December 2. Every dollar counts.
Pedal forward with us.
You can donate here: saskatooncycles.org/giving-tuesday/
Active Transportation Plan Survey – Deadline Dec. 3
Important news!
Saskatoon’s “Active Transportation Plan” (ATP) was developed and approved in 2016 to “provide more choices for moving around Saskatoon by addressing our community and infrastructure needs for cycling, walking and other modes of active transportation.” Since then, it has provided the framework that has informed the city’s development of new routes, improved crossings, and increased “shelf-ready” plans for future expansion.
Progress hasn’t been fast, easy, or consistent, but the goals of the ATP have helped move the city forward. Now, it’s time to update The Plan, and the city wants to hear from all of you!
From the city’s ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE SURVEY:
This plan update will:
- Build on what’s already working
- Address emerging challenges and opportunities
- Keep us moving toward the long-term vision established in 2016, a city where walking, cycling, and rolling are safe, convenient, and comfortable options for everyone.
Make your opinion count, and be a part of the city’s engagement work! The more people that voice their concerns and priorities, the more confidence administration and council will have to keep building better transportation infrastructure!
The Survey is open until December 3, 2025.
CLICK HERE FOR THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN UPDATE SURVEY
Thank you for making yourself heard!
Connecting 19th St. East Improvements – Public Input
Speaking of getting engaged in transportation infrastructure, the City of Saskatoon is also looking for input on proposed changes to 19th Street East (from Avenue A South to 4th Avenue South). That’s correct: ANOTHER opportunity to tell the city what you think about cycling and pedestrian safety and more fully accessible streets!
For this public input invitation, you have two ways to get involved:
Community Information Session
Join us to learn more about the future of cycling facilities along 19th Street East. Staff will be on hand to answer questions and collect feedback about the proposed design.
Date: Thursday, December 4th, 2025
Time: 4:30pm – 7:30pm
Place: Gather Local Market (414 Avenue B S, Saskatoon, SK)
Online Questionnaire
Click here to complete the online questionnaire for the Connecting 19th Street East: Cycling and Public Realm Improvements project.
The questionnaire will be open until December 18th, 2025
We think these proposals would offer a dramatic improvement to this often congested stretch of traffic, and would help safely connect people from the south-west block of the city to the downtown and Broadway districts. Let the city know what YOU think!
“Winter Riding” Slow Roll – November 29
We’ll be dusting off the winter bikes, testing out cooler weather layers, and bringing some human warmth to this latest casual, all-ages ride!
Gather Local Market is our new default rendezvous, so before and after the ride you’ll have access to washrooms, a wide variety of food and drinks, and a place to sit indoors if the mood strikes.
Join us!
Saturday, November 29, 2025
2:00PM departure time
Check out our Slow Roll Calendar to help you plan for future rides!
Save the Date! ICE CYCLE – January 24, 2026!
We are planning a BIG Ice Cycle event early next year!
Mark this date on your calendar right now: January 24th, 2026!
There will be treats. There will be a warm-up space. There will be prizes. There will be many more details to come. For now, just keep that afternoon available for some winter riding fun and STAY TUNED!
New T-shirts in the Shop!
Just in time for holiday gifts or end of season personal splurging, our new Saskatoon Cycles T-shirts are ready for purchase!
These Bella + Canvas 3001CVC shirts are a light, soft, comfortable blend of 52% cotton and 48% polyester so you can look and feel great while you’re showing off your support for Saskatoon Cycles. You can choose from either full-chest logo or over-heart logo options.
That’s not all. This new line of shirts is entirely sourced and screened by our friends at the Core Neighbourhood Youth Co-op through their T-shirt program, so every purchase helps support TWO community non-profit organizations at once!
Visit our online store for these and other Saskatoon Cycles branded wearable items!
Pedal Express Challenge Update
It’s down to the final month. Two fierce competitors have pulled away from the pack. Who will show the most grit and determination in the last stretch??
The Pedal Express Challenge (for most packages delivered in 2025) looked for most of the year to be a foregone conclusion, with the juggernaut Tyler Rittinger building a formidable lead against last year’s title holder, Jason Hanson. But the weather has turned colder, Rittinger has been forced back to his full time job, and Hanson has clawed back to within reach of his younger, fitter, and more technically adept opponent.
The current standings:
- Tyler – 21 deliveries
- Jason – 16 deliveries
- Dark Horse 1 – 7 deliveries
- Dark Horse 2 – 6 deliveries
The final weeks of the year will likely see an increase in activity, with all eight participating Pedal Express store partners gearing up for a busy holiday season. Anything could still happen in this race. If you’ve got a favourite, be sure to send your warmest overt or subliminal best wishes this month!