Parry Sound Area Active Transportation Committee

Promoting a Healthy, Fun, and Safe Community

Wink’s Link

“Wink’s Link” Trail officially opened June 5. PSAAT thanks Wink for making such a difference to our community. For more coverage on Wink’s Link, visit Parry Sound North Star.  

Call for New Members

Are you interested in seeing more people cycling and walking more places more often? We’re looking for volunteers to join Parry Sound Area Active Transportation (PSAAT). PSAAT is a grassroots coalition of dedicated individuals and organizations. Our purpose is to make bicycling, walking and wheeling safer, more convenient, and fun. For example, we would like […]

Wink’s Link

At its October 17 meeting, the Town of Parry Sound unanimously approved PSAAT’s request to formally recognize the legacy of our past Chair, Wendall A. Fisher, known affectionately as “Wink.”  Wink’s leadership on active transportation initiatives, such as bike lanes and paths like “The Link” trail between McDougall and Parry Sound, has been key to […]

Cycling on William Street

Great to see the new bike lanes on William Street! With this piece of infrastructure now in place, our community is another step closer to enjoying a complete network of cycling routes. Designated cycling routes can help keep cyclists safer, attract new cyclists, and make cycling a more viable means of daily transportation. Plans for […]

Lower speeds, safer streets

“No matter how safe vehicles, roads and drivers are, all of these things will fail beyond certain speeds.” (Love 30 Canada) Municipalities around the world are reducing the speeds of motorized traffic, particularly on roads where vehicles and people mix. Research shows both the probability of a collision and the probability of fatal collisions increase […]