Below is the unedited version of my latest column in the Maple Ridge News. It’s about the Referendum, of course. Any day now you’ll find the referendum ballot in your mail box and you’ll finally have your say. Now before you angrily mark a “no” on your ballot, please reflect on what it is that […]
Here is the unedited version of my column that appeared today in the Maple Ridge News: At several locations in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows some new pavement markings called “elephant feet” have appeared in recent years. I suspect that few people know what they mean. The markings are confusing, and so is the name. […]
An Open House was held on January 28 about the widening of 128th Ave./Abernathy corridor.You can find more info about the project here. Click on the link on the City’s info page to view the display boards that were used at the Open House. Our HUB committee provided the following recommendations to the City: Rather […]
Our HUB committee just sent the following e-mail to the Maple Ridge Engineering Department (David Pollock)(cc’d to Mayor Read and Councilors Speirs and Duncan) Hi David, We at HUB were unaware that neighbourhood consultation on traffic calming for River Road had taken place in November 2014, until someone posted some photos on our HUB Maple […]
The long-awaited Open House for improvements on 203rd Street (Dewdney to Golden Ears Way) is imminent: mark it on your calendars for Tues. Feb. 17, 4 – 8 pm. I’ve been told we’ll see some innovative road design here, new for Maple Ridge. Click here for more info.
My latest column in the Maple Ridge News of Jan. 31, 2015 is about Vancouver General Hospital’s Cycling Centre. Here’s the unedited version with some photos (the link to the actual column is added below): I often wonder why health authorities and cities are not more actively working together to encourage and promote active transportation, […]
This proposal is on the agenda for tomorrow’s Council of the Whole meeting. The developer proposes to let less confident cyclists use the sidewalk as a solution to the dangerously narrow road, instead of widening of the road as a condition of this development application, which is what HUB would like to see happen. I […]
My latest column in The News is about the development proposals on Brown Ave (for a highrise) in downtown Maple Ridge along the 121 bike route, and the proposal for 21 homes along the 123 bike route at McKenney Creek in west Maple Ridge. Here is the unedited version: Barely two weeks after Maple Ridge […]
At the Council meeting on Nov 25 (starts at about 57 minute mark), the following development application was discussed by (outgoing) Council: 2013-041-RZ, 20738 123 Avenue. This is on the 123 bike route. I sent the following e-mail to Council: “At the Development Information Meeting on Dec. 11, 2013, one of the concerns raised [by Dave […]
An 18-storey tower is being planned for 22576 and 22588 Brown Avenue (just east of Edge St.), which is a designated bike route. The file # is 2013-019-RZ. There are several more towers planned for Brown. It is expected that, in another 5 years or so, a developer will move ahead with 5 more towers between Brown […]