Targets to reduce driving by 25% and accelerate mode shifts across B.C. signals a major transformation in transportation. How will the B.C. government follow through?
Read MoreMajor reductions in the carbon impact of our transport systems are urgent and critical. The opportunities are right in front of us. The transportation sector is rapidly evolving, with new and better mobility options. B.C. is well-positioned to seize the momentum and make major investments in active transportation to address climate change. The BCCC recently wrote to the B.C. government on how active transportation can contribute to reducing GHG reductions and a mode-shift away from car-dependent communities, while also providing multiple benefits to British Columbians in the decades ahead.
Read MoreIf you believe in our vision, and you see Bike Sense as important to our mission, then there may be no better way for you to express your shared commitment than by including your name in our list of sponsors when the 7th edition of Bike Sense comes out in the spring of 2021.
Read MoreBCCC member Brendan Ladner, a Whistler resident, wrote the following post as an open letter to British Columbia’s newly appointed Executive Council members responsible for transportation - Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming, and Minister of State for Infrastructure Bowinn Ma.
Read MoreLast year, changes went into effect at ICBC in order to limit costs and make the rating system fairer — and more just — for all who drive.
However, not every British Columbian owns or drives a motor vehicle. Vulnerable road users — people who predominantly walk, cycle or wheel for transportation, as well as those who use transit — represent neither the source of a significant proportion of the losses at the Crown corporation, nor the overriding need to overhaul its rating system.
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