\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
![\"Photo](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3508233_web1_col-Martin-Aug27.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n
Photo by Dylon Martin<\/p>\n
From left: Northeast Local Bike Group chair Adam Johnston, Zekaria Selahadin, Bike Winnipeg executive director Mark Cohoe, Abel Jos\u00e8 Gutierrez, and Emma Durand-Wood at an Aug. 16 group ride organized by the NE LBG.<\/p>\n
\u201cI found the ride quite interesting. Got to see a couple places I don\u2019t normally get to see driving in a car. It\u2019s good to see what (bike riders) see,\u201d Gutierrez said.<\/p>\n
Elmwood resident and NE LBG chair Adam Johnston noted that it was important to have candidates out on the ride.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very happy that they (showed up) and very appreciative that they learned a lot about our community, where the positives of the active transportation network within Elmwood are and the challenges that need to be addressed,\u201d Johnston added.<\/p>\n
Gaps the LBG chair identified included intersections and crossings along the Northeast Pioneers Greenway, including at Talbot Avenue, and incorporation of the area around Beach and Manhattan Avenue into the active transportation network. Longer term, \u201cthe dream would be to have protected bike lanes on Munroe and Watt,\u201d Johnston said.<\/p>\n
Durand-Wood notes that \u201cthere\u2019s really small things that could be done with temporary, low-cost infrastructure\u201d to make biking more accessible in the ward. These include traffic curves, shortening intersections and making them easier to cross, and trimming brush around path entry points.<\/p>\n
The NE LBG is a subcommittee of Bike Winnipeg that identifies and advocates on neighbourhood active transportation priorities in Elmwood, East Kildonan, Transcona, and North Kildonan. Working with Coun. Janice Lukes (Waverley West), the LBG managed to get the City of Winnipeg to clear the active transportation path behind Elmwood High School in the winter.<\/p>\n
The candidates found the ride a positive and informative experience.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should take away that biking is an important part of the community. It\u2019s an integral part,\u201d Selahadin emphasized.<\/p>\n
The NE LBG meets monthly. Those interested in joining can email NorthEast.LBG@bikewinnipeg.ca<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t Dylon Martin Dylon Martin is a community correspondent for Elmwood. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Elmwood community correspondent\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n