After a stellar summer we’re beyond thrilled to have expanded our Kids on Wheels program to the UBC neighbourhood for a Fall program!
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Civil claim argues that corporation’s benefits are insufficient, enhanced care policy go against charter.
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In May, 2022, the British Columbia School Trustees Association’s, representing all 60 boards of education in B.C., passed the following resolution…
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This informative hour covers insurance options available to cyclists and vulnerable road users as well as answers specific questions about the ICBC Enhanced Care program and legal considerations around risk and injury for cyclists.
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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?
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Next week, local elected officials vote on a Safe Passing law resolution at their annual UBCM meeting. It’s an important step to establish safer roads and cycling in BC - and you can help.
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More robust efforts are required to improve road safety in BC, especially for vulnerable road users – people travelling on foot, by bike or other active modes of transportation - all of whom continue to face growing risks on our roads. The BCCC recently responded to the B.C government’s latest Road Safety Strategy (released May 2021), calling for additional initiatives, policies and investments to reduce road-related injuries and deaths in British Columbia.
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Major 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.
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A law establishing a minimum safe passing distance will protect people who commute by bike to work or school, or who bike just for fun, especially during GoByBike Week (May 31 - June 6), when thousands more people across BC will get back on two wheels.
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Over the past 20 years, residents have voiced their concerns to local officials about feeling unsafe along Cariboo Trail Road. And while their worries were shared by district council, the project seemed out of reach; 100 Mile House pulls in only around $2.6 million in annual tax revenue, and an effective solution was estimated to cost upwards of $1 million.
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If 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.
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BCCC 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.
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As a town that is lauded for its outdoor splendour, it is somewhat surprising that few investments have been made in dedicated cycling infrastructure for Nelson residents. But under the direction of council the last few years, staff has been tasked with resurrecting the City’s Active Transportation Plan from 2010, and went a step further by recently hiring a new senior planner.
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