Latest Posts From Metro Vancouver
HUB Golden Ears Surrey group ride Friday June 29
For anyone wishing to join our Golden Ears Surrey ride on Friday afternoon June 29 here are the details.Anyone coming in from Surrey or New West Etc. can ride the BC Parkway or Central Valley Greenway bikeways in to Vancouver or take the Skytrain to Waterfront station.This is sort of a follow up ride from […]
Vancouver Velopalooza 2012 Event Calendar
Lots of events you can participate in this Canada Day Long Weekend!Velopalooza!
Vancouver, Montreal, Portland, Minneapolis all get high “BikeScore” marks with new measuring tool
This just out from UBC University of British Columbia researchers are making bikeability research easily accessible to consumers and city planners by introducing bikeability “heat maps” in partnership with Seattle-based Walk Score® at www.walkscore.com/bike. Combining data on availability of cycling infrastructure (bike lanes and trails), topography (hilliness), desirable destinations (attractions, shops and restaurants) and road connectivity, […]
Ride Central Valley Greenway to Year of the Bike Party Vancouver, Sat. Apr. 28
This coming Saturday, April 28, we’re planning (depending on the weather) to go on our first Discovery Bike Ride for the season, and we hope to gather a crowd to join us on this ride! We’ll be heading out to the Year of the Bike Party in Vancouver, a big celebration for the VACC, since we’ll be […]
Bike parking could become a must in Coquitlam
City ponders making lock–ups for bicycles a requirement of different developments By Gary McKenna THE TRI–CITY NEWS – Nov. 30/11www.tricitynews.com Finding a place to lock up a bicycle could get a lot easier for commuters in Coquitlam if city council adopts a proposal that would require all new developments to provide bike parking. While adequate vehicle parking has long been a part of […]
Mark your calendar – Velo-City Global Vancouver June 26 – 29
Velo-city Global is the world’s premier international cycling planning conference. The four day event offers delegates from around the world a chance to share best practices for creating and sustaining cycling-friendly cities, where bicycles are valued as part of daily transport and recreation… AND IT’S COMING TO VANCOUVER!www.velo-city2012.com/
PoCo ponders bike path along Kingsway corridor
By Gary McKenna – The Tri-City NewsPublished: October 04, 2011 2:00 PMUpdated: October 04, 2011 2:52 PM Port Coquitlam council is looking at a proposed $800,000 pedestrian/bike trail along Kingsway Avenue that city staff say would enhance the municipality’s east-west cycling connections. Engineering staff are recommending councillors approve the first phase of the trail, which would run on […]
Central Valley Greenway – Coquitlam extension
From Alexi Zawadzki (former chair of Tri-City VACC) Hello Fellow Velophiles,You are receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in participating in the Coquitlam Greenway Working Group. The purpose of this group is to advocate for the extension of the Central Valley Greenway to the new Port Mann Bridge by 2013 (when construction […]