Burlington, Ontario · Grassroots advocacy
Building a Burlington that moves — on foot, by bike, and beyond.
A grassroots coalition advocating for safer, more connected walking, cycling, and rolling infrastructure in Burlington, Ontario.
Burlington can move better.
Welcome! The Burlington for Active Transport Coalition is a grassroots, volunteer-run group of Burlington residents working to improve the holistic active-transport network of our city — walking, cycling, rollerblading, wheeling, and every other human-powered or micro-mobility way of getting around.
Every day, people in Burlington walk, cycle, roll, and wheel to get where they’re going. Too often, the infrastructure meant to carry them safely is disconnected, an afterthought, or simply missing. We think our city can do better, improve infrastructure to make these trips more viable for ordinary people, and help improve traffic in the city by reducing the number of car trips required for us to live our daily lives — and we’re organizing to make it happen.
What we stand for
Navigable without a car
Burlington has excellent bones — what it needs is the vision and planning to make getting around car-free genuinely viable.
Connectivity is everything
A path that ends in the middle of nowhere is a platitude, not a network. We push for continuous routes between the places people actually go.
Active transport is for everyone
Safe, dignified routes for people of every age, ability, and income — not just brave, able-bodied adults.
Safety is non-negotiable
Nobody should risk their life choosing a bike or their own two feet over a car. Separate people from fast traffic; manage the risk where it can't be avoided.
Good data and good plans win
We ground our advocacy in evidence, published plans, and daily lived experience — not hypotheticals dreamed up behind closed doors.
Our proposals
See all proposals →Upper Middle Road Cycling Corridor
Proposal to rebuild the derelict south-side path on Upper Middle Road between Guelph Line and Country Club Drive as a continuous bi-directional protected cycling corridor: widened to 4.0 m, lit, signalized where it crosses traffic, and cleared in winter.
Read proposal → ProposedBronte Creek Active Transportation Crossing
Concept proposal for a clear-span walking and cycling bridge over the Bronte Creek ravine, joining the two halves of Bronte Creek Provincial Park and giving 27,000 existing residents — and 16,000 more on the way — a car-free route between Burlington and Oakville.
Read proposal → ProposedPalmer–Fairview Active Transportation Corridor
Concept feasibility proposal for a continuous, fully grade-separated walking and cycling corridor connecting the two halves of Burlington, within the Hydro One corridor and beneath the QEW and two rail lines.
Read proposal →Ready to help Burlington move better?
Whether you have five minutes or five hours a week, there's a place for you in the coalition.
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