Latest Posts From Ridge Meadows
Bike to Farms 2015 now open for registration
Finally we have commitment from the three participating farms…farmers are pretty busy people and have other things on their minds this time of year! So happy that they’re willing to have us!So I can tell you that this year’s Bike to Farms event will be on Sunday, Sept. 6, and we’re ready for registration! Don’t […]
Column: Traffic laws need to catch up
My latest column: Not only are our roads designed for cars, our traffic laws are written for cars, and bikes are more like a fleeting afterthought. Cyclists have the same rights and responsibilities as drivers, but this principle ignores some big differences that are not reflected in traditional road design, nor in the B.C. Motor […]
Photos Art Studio Bike Tour
The one and only person that had registered for today’s Art Studio Bike Tour had canceled yesterday, so I had no idea how many people to expect when we rode to our starting point, the Bandstand in Memorial Peace Park, this morning. But what a wonderful day it turned out to be! I got some […]
Youth Vision Film Festival: cycling part of the solution to a better world!
The theme for yesterday’s Youth Vision Film Festival, organized by Cinema Politica Ridge Meadows, was “Working Together – A Better World is Possible”. Out of four excellent entries, one participant, Elina Blomley, had chosen “cycling” as the way to a better world. I loved all four entries. Two had chosen to tackle homelessness, which was […]
Bike to Work Week May 25 – 31
Bike to Work Week in Metro Vancouver is only a few weeks away. Do you want to be part of it? This is how it works. Make sure you register and log your trips. Every day you’ll have a chance to win a brand new bike!
Art Studio Bike Tour 2015
On Sunday, May 10th we’re planning to do our 2nd annual Art Studio Bike Tour. The Art Studio Tour is an annual 2-day event on Mother’s Day weekend. We’re hoping for a nice sunny day so that more people may consider trying out a tour by bike this year. If it rains (i.e. more than […]
Column: “Water theme for Earth Day”, and: MRBERT!
My column in the Maple Ridge News of April 10, 2015 is about our 4th annual Cycle Recycle and about the launch of MRBERT: “At the upcoming Earth Day event on April 18, HUB is going to have lots of bikes to give away! We saved some bikes from the Recycle Depot, and we’ve also […]
Referendum: Hold your nose, vote ‘yes’
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 […]
Column: Elephant feet allow cyclists to keep riding
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. […]
128th Ave. widening
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 […]