Montreal to host 2017 Winter Cycling Congress
Considering the prominence of the Quebec city as a cycling haven, even in the colder months, the choice of Montreal as next year's host city is notably appropriate
Montreal, officials have announced, will be the site of the 2017 Winter Cycling Congress.
Considering the prominence of the Quebec city as a bike haven, especially during the colder months, the choice of Montreal as next year’s host city is notably appropriate—and it reflects the city’s cycling prestige, officials say. Councillor Marc-Andre Gadoury, who attended the Winter Cycling Congress held this week in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, noted that his city’s winter cycling policies seem to have grabbed the world’s attention.
“It appears that on the international level, we really are the envy,” Gadoury, who gave a presentation on Montreal’s snow-removal policies, told the CBC. “The bike culture in Montreal is so strong, and there are lots of winter cyclists, and we do have cycle tracks [that] are well-maintained.”
The next Winter Cycling Congress will be in Montreal in 2017. Congratulations! #WCC16 pic.twitter.com/TbKGniv2sf
— Angela van der Kloof (@AngelavdKloof) February 4, 2016
The 2017 Winter Cycling Congress will also be a part of Montreal’s 375th anniversary celebrations. The 2016 event, recently concluded in Minneapolis-St. Paul, was the fourth Congress in the event’s history, one that “aims to deliver a vibrant exchange about the use of the bicycle in a season when there are real and perceived barriers preventing people from realizing all the benefits year-round cycling can support in terms of health, wealth, happiness and equality.”
A project of the Winter Cycling Federation, the 2017 Montreal Congress will be the second to happen on Canadian soil, the first being the 2014 Congress in Winnipeg.
