New County Wide Active Transportation System for Bicyclists

A new initiative from Windsor Hackforge, the City of Windsor Bicycle Committee, the County Wide Active Transportation Service (CWATS) and Parallel 42 Systems aims to improve the navigation of Windsor and Essex County by bike.

Through community engagement, including townhall forums and hackathons, cyclists and developers can contribute ideas, data, and code. Hackforge events are learning and community-building opportunities for people of all ages and experience levels.

“The mandate of the Windsor Bicycling Committee is to enhance safety and viability of bicycling in the City of Windsor,” says Windsor Bicycling Committee Chair and Ward 9 Councillor Kieran McKenzie. “Working together…will help us to create a tool that will put more riders on the streets and help Windsor-Essex maximize the social, environmental, economic and public health benefits that active transportation can create.”

“CWATS is excited to partner with the Windsor Bicycling Committee in creating a regional cycling app. We want to make it as easy as possible for cyclists to navigate the connections between the active transportation routes in Essex County, Windsor and Chatham-Kent,” said Diana Radulescu, active transportation coordinator for the County of Essex.

A proponent of the local tech ecosystem, “P42 is glad to contribute resources and expertise to an initiative supporting active transportation,” says Parallel 42 Systems lead consultant Doug Sartori. “Hackforge’s approach to the project leverages the strength of the tech community and demonstrates the value of open data and open source software.”

Project information and event listings will be updated regularly on the Hackforge website.