Our latest article in the Maple Ridge News, published August 17, 2012: Transportation Plan Key to Cut Carbon Maple Ridge Cycle has moved. For about two months now the shop been just around the corner from the old location on Lougheed, at 11771 Fraser St. It’s not that easy to spot, but usually there’s a red […]
Interesting little article in “Westcoast Homes & Design” which is a real-estate advertising glossy magazine inserted into the Vancouver Sun. The article expounds on the virtues of cycle & pedestrian-friendly developments and lifestyle in the city.This article ran in the recent Fall 2012 edition.
We love our members and volunteers, and want to have a chance to show our appreciation, so mark your calendars and join us on Sunday August 12th, from 2-6p, at the new and beautiful Pier Park in New West, for HUB’s Summer Social.There’ll be an organized group ride leaving from HUB’s office in Vancouver at […]
Great perspective and analysis of Maple Ridge by a couple of locals, Ian McLeod and Claus Andrup. Get your copy today (printed or digital .pdf versions) HERE.
Maple Ridge Cycle already moved 2 months ago, but I’ve been too busy to write about it. Owner Troy has had some time now to get things organized, so today was a good day to go see his new store and talk to him. That’s Troy in his new shop I hope he’s going to […]
Do you feel that it’s not safe for your kids to bike to school? Does it make you feel nervous if grandma is biking to the store? Is there too much speeding on our roads? Here is an opportunity for everyone who likes to bike – or who would like to see improved safety and […]
This coming Saturday, July 28, at 10:30 am, the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Bicycle Advisory Committee will unveil the cycling infrastructure plans for Maple Ridge at the Haney Farmers Market in Memorial Peace Park. Transportation planners are looking for input from people who like to bike, of all ages and abilities. Is the route to your […]
I headed out to Fort Langley today for the inaugural Prospera Valley GranFondo. The goal of the organizers is – apart from raising funds for the Special Olympics – for this event to become one of the premier annual cycling events in the Greater Vancouver area. The quiet country roads in Langley and Abbotsford used […]
Another non-biking post: I know it has been bubbling away for a year or so now but today I sent a letter to Mayor and Council as well as to The Maple Ridge News on this “important” matter which has been picking me for some time… oh, so persnickety, I am. I’m wondering if anyone else […]
Sorry, this is not a bike story, nor planning, nor transportation, but an ENERGY story that I thought was rather encouraging, speaking to the surging alternative energy sector. From the Vancouver Sun, July 13:Renewable energy has come of age. That’s how Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the International Energy Agency, explained to reporters […]