Montreal: about velorution, gardening and community
Bixi bikes and gardening are helping to create “community” in Montreal, according to this article in the Energy Bulletin of the Post Carbon Institute.
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Pedal power
I would love to have one of these bikes in my kitchen to make myself a smoothie and grind my coffee! It certainly makes you more aware of the energy you use on a daily basis and just take for granted.
Bike to Work Week Oct. 29 – Nov. 2
Sign up for Bike to Work Week now! HUB has bikes and bike accessories to give away for those who sign up and log their commutes during Bike to Work Week. Drop by one of HUB’s Celebration Stations for a chat, a drink and a snack!
Photos Cranberry Festival ride
Last Saturday we went on our ride to the Cranberry Festival in Fort Langley. We were so incredibly fortunate with the weather, it was a gorgeous sunny day and it was amazingly warm for this time of year. We had 9 people in our group. Here are some pictures: On the Golden Ears Bridge – […]
Riding the Galloping Goose, Lochside
Our latest column in the Maple Ridge News: Published: October 11, 2012 8:00 PM It’s not often that I bike purely for the enjoyment of it, but last week I went on a long-awaited and short cycling trip on Vancouver Island with my husband. I had heard much about the famous Galloping Goose Trail between […]
Metro Vancouver wants bulging gas tax fund to aid cycling
By Jeff Nagel – Surrey North Delta Leader More than $280 million in federal gas tax that is supposed to flow to TransLink is sitting unused and Metro Vancouver politicians now want some of it to go to building bike lanes. Since 2005, Ottawa has handed back to TransLink at least half of the 10 […]
Biking to School
Pretty good showing of cyclists Friday, October 5 at Yennadon Elementary School. Just a regular school day, but the Fall weather has been spectacular for biking! Way to go kids… and parents!!
To Encourage Biking, Cities Lose the Helmets
ONE spectacular Sunday in Paris last month, I decided to skip museums and shopping to partake of something even more captivating for an environment reporter: Vélib, arguably the most successful bike-sharing program in the world. In their short lives, Europe’s bike-sharing systems have delivered myriad benefits, notably reducing traffic and its carbon emissions. A number of […]
Ride to Cranberry Festival Fort Langley, Oct. 6
Haven’t bought your cranberries yet for Thanksgiving? Well, why don’t you join us for possibly our last Discovery Bike Ride of the year, to the Cranberry Festival in Fort Langley, on Sat. Oct. 6. This is the second year we’re doing this ride. We’ll meet up at Memorial Peace Park at 10:00 am. For those […]
Culture, or community by design?
Here’s a good article on the Energy Bulletin of the Post Carbon Institute about what creates community in the city of Montreal. The Bixi bikes and the cycling network are part of it! Montreal: City of Bikesby Sven EberleinLast year I visited Montreal to attend the Ecocity World Summit, a biannual gathering of visionaries from […]