Latest Posts From Ridge Meadows
MR/PM support for Velo Village resolution
Good news! The Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Bicycle Advisory Committee recommends Council to support a resolution from the Velo Village Conference on rural cycling (Salt Spring Island, 21-23 June, 2012) to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities for provincial funding for cycling infrastructure.See announcement in Council this Week.The text of the Velo Village resolution can be found here […]
Car bike rack as repair stand
The wife says I really must spread the word about this glorious innovation – the use of the auto bike rack as a repair stand….
Vive la révolution – from The Economist magazine
Transport in cities Vive la révolution A cycling renaissance is taking place in America Sep 8th 2012 | CHICAGO | from the print edition MORE and more Americans are taking to the road on two wheels. Between 1977 and 2009 the total number of annual bike trips more than tripled, while the bike’s share of all trips […]
Half of the polar ice cap is missing: Arctic sea ice hits a new record low
By Dr. Jeff Masters Published: 8:53 PM GMT on September 06, 2012 Extraordinary melting of sea ice in the Arctic this summer has shattered the all-time low sea ice extent record set in September 2007, and sea ice continues to decline far below what has ever been observed. The new sea ice record was set on […]
Maple Ridge Transportation Plan/give your input Sept 8!
If you haven’t filled out the District’s on-line survey yet, there will be another opportunity to give your input for Maple Ridge’s Transportation Plan Update and talk to transportation planners, at the Haney Farmer’s Market at Memorial Peace Park, on Sat. Sept. 8, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Discover Hammond bike ride Sat. Sept. 15
Keep your agenda open for our upcoming, really cool Discover Hammond bike ride, on Sept. 15, starting at 10:00 a.m. at the blue fountains at Memorial Peace Park, with several pick-up points along the way. This ride will be led by Ian McLeod, who has an interest in “land use, transportation and civic culture in […]
Transportation Plan Key to Cut Carbon
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 […]
Cycles in the City
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.
HUB Summer Social – All Welcome!
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 […]