Peterborough PULSE
As an annual community event, Peterborough Pulse:
- Promotes healthy living
- Provides free and inclusive recreation for people of all ages & abilities
- Creates outdoor space where physical activity is accessible, social, and fun
- Encourages active transportation, including walking, biking, skateboarding, rolling, and more
- Reimagines public space
- Enables you to use active transportation
- Demonstrates the benefits of people-friendly streets by creating space for people and active transportation
- Showcases exciting examples of livable urban design, including pop-up parks, street cafes, pedestrian markets, bike parking, and more
- Celebrates the downtown
- Draws tourism into your downtown
- Showcases local businesses, restaurants, and shops along the route
- Spotlights the vibrancy and excitement of shopping downtown
- Enhances community bonds
- Celebrates your city’s community and culture
- Connects you to your community and each other
- Introduces you to local groups and organizations
Program History
‘Open Streets’ is a global initiative that has been sweeping North America for over 40 years as a way to promote physical activity, healthy lifestyles, and livable cities. In 2014, 100+ cities hosted Open Streets events, including Hamilton, Waterloo, Ottawa, Toronto, and Thunder Bay. Pulse ran annually from 2015-2019, as a collaborative project of GreenUP, City of Peterborough, Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area, Peterborough Public Health, Peterborough Bicycle Advisory Committee, B!KE, and Peterborough Square.
Program Contact Information
Name: Lindsay Stroud
Position: Director of Development and Programs
Phone: 705-745-3238 ext. 209
Fax: 705-745-4413
Email: lindsay.stroud@greenup.on.ca