Canada’s largest cycling and active transportation conference
Each year, the Ontario Bike Summit (OBS) provides a unique opportunity for the host community to showcase its approach to cycling and active transportation design and implementation sharing lessons learned from the point of view of citizens as well as city staff and municipal leaders. In 2025, we will gather in Windsor, Ontario—Canada’s southernmost city and a designated Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community—to explore the theme: Bridging Communities, Building Connections. This year’s summit will highlight how cycling infrastructure, policy, and advocacy can create stronger connections between people, neighborhoods, and communities, improving mobility and accessibility for all.
Wheels of Change & Norma Moores Awards
Each year, Share the Road recognizes the impactful work of advocates and professionals across Ontario with our Wheels of Change and Norma Moores Awards. These awards recognize leadership, innovation and relationship building in cycling. Award recipients are nominated by their peers and selected by Share the Road’s Board of Directors. The award winners are announced each year at the Ontario Bike Summit.
Here are our 2024 winners:
Norma Moores Award
Rachel Johnson
Project Manager, Sustainable Mobility
City of Hamilton
Rachel brings unique ideas in an engaging manner to a range of planning and active transportation conferences.
Rachel’s signature projects exude design and planning excellence, including Hamilton’s School Site Design Guidelines and Bicycle Boulevard Guidelines.
Wheels of Change: Leadership & Mentorship
Zibby Petch
Associate Principal - Practice Lead, Active Transportation
Arcadis
As an engineer and planner, Zibby demonstrates exceptional dedication, expertise and leadership in the field of active transportation.
She is collaborative and holistic in preparing designs for equitable and innovative active transportation projects.
Matthew Sweet
Manager of Active Transportation
City of Mississauga
Matthew has been the lead on Mississauga’s shared micro-mobility program development since 2019.
Since 2023, Matthew has set up an ongoing partnership with the University of Toronto, creating internship and capstone project opportunities for Master of Urban Innovation students.
Wheels of Change: Key Contributor
Sonya De Vellis
Bicycle Safety Education Coordinator
City of Toronto
Known for her collaborative spirit, Sonya is always ready to lend a hand, enriching City of Toronto projects with her broad expertise.
Sonya has played a pivotal role in managing City of Toronto’s social media presence and website, alongside overseeing the compilation of their accessibility site visit report that is inclusive of people with disabilities.
Katie Wittman
Project Manager, Capital Projects and Program Transportation Services
City of Toronto
Over the last two years, Katie has played a pivotal role in the advancement of Toronto’s Cycling plan, embodying a multifaceted approach to cycling development.
Her dedication to equity has ensured that Toronto’s cycling network expansion is accessible to all, prioritizing inclusivity and aiming to balance disparities in urban mobility.
Wheels of Change: Community Champion
Cassie Smith
TDM Strategic Lead
EnviroCentre
Cassie is a prominent voice encouraging family and children’s cycling, Active School Travel, and Safe Streets in Ottawa.
Over the summer of 2023, she gathered a coalition of advocacy organizations and was the lead organizer for Ottawa’s first Kidical Mass bike ride advocating for streets safe enough for children to bike.
Christopher Waters
Professor, Faculty of Law
University of Windsor
Chris curated a museum exhibit, “Windsor: Cycling City,” which ran for 6 months at Museum Windsor in 2023. The exhibit received strong media coverage and Chris actively used the exhibit to raise the profile of cycling in Windsor and to advocate for safer streets.