Today is the day and it is gorgeous! The snowy roads have been melting and the sun is shining, it's going to hit 5˚C today! 
So for all you people out there who don't normally ride this time of year,  bundle up, be visible, and have fun!
 Information on events for today are on the link below.
winterbiketoworkday.org/halifax

Our brains are magical things we often take for granted. To read about the connection between cycling to work and your concentration levels read this article from The Atlantic Cities. 

http://m.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/02/why-we-need-more-research-cycling-and-brain-science/4624/

I had heard about bike share many years ago as it was piloting in several cities. The first time I actually witnessed it was in Montreal two years ago. Awesome! Bixi everywhere the eye could see. It was great to see how the actual design of the bikes was carried out and will certainly be interesting to see the bike share bikes of tomorrow.
I came across this in my interweb travels today. It sparked my love of design, and here it is for you. 
http://www.core77.com/blog/transportation....

Hey you, check this out! This is a great map that a lot of people worked a long time on. you can download it to your smartphone and use it offline to find your way around this fair city. http://www.halifax.ca/cycling/documents/biggie.pdf

So, Matt Neville from the Halifax Cycling Coalition has made something amazing happen!
He has brought us an interactive map of Halifax that pinpoints both the joys and sore spots of cycling in Halifax.  Best of all, it's us cyclists who contribute to the increasingly detailed map.

Check it out and contribute please. The more populated this map the more fuel we have to bring to city planners and officials to make needed changes.

https://cyclehalifax.crowdmap.com/main

So I wrote a piece on winter cycling for the Halifax Cycling Coalition. I thought I would share it here. Since I am not out to invent the wheel, It is a collection of common and not so common sense. 

Enjoy and ride safe!

Check out this great event I heard about. Ill let the website fill in the details.

http://winterbiketoworkday.org/halifax/