tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30014915811671849352024-03-19T02:52:57.177-07:00British Columbia Cycling CoalitionKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05626487074371313752noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-43874945092487941482013-01-27T13:53:00.000-08:002013-01-27T13:53:08.234-08:00We've launched a new webpage!We are very proud to announce that the BC Cycling Coalition has launched a new webpage. We are excited to be able to highlight our ongoing projects, and campaigns. Starting today, all of our content and blog posts will be hosted on <a href="http://bccc.bc.ca/">bccc.bc.ca</a>.<br />
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Please visit <a href="http://bccc.bc.ca/">bccc.bc.ca</a> for the latest comments and news. <br />
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<br />Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05626487074371313752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-55868056084400703802013-01-18T19:53:00.002-08:002013-01-19T00:27:25.581-08:00We Need Your Help! Send us your photographs!A few weeks from now the BC Cycling Coalition is set to launch a brand new website but we need your help! We are still looking for photographs of British Columbians riding their bikes all over the province. We would love photographs of people from across the province in both rural and urban communities: families riding bikes together, cyclists of all ages, cycle commuters, cycle tourists, and more. <br />
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If you are interested, please email photographs to kevin.chan@bccc.bc.ca. Please include how you would like to be credited.<br />
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By emailing us a photograph, you acknowledge that you are allowing us to use your images on our website, in reports, budget submissions, and other publications for non-commercial purposes. Your photographs will be credited to you through the use of a watermark in the lower right corner.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05626487074371313752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-22750945621475340762013-01-08T23:38:00.002-08:002013-02-01T14:19:12.026-08:00Ironworkers Memorial Bridge - Wider Sidewalk Design ProceedingSome good progress to report. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is proceeding with the detailed design to widen Ironworkers Memorial Bridge (IWMB) sidewalks to 2.5 metres and add suicide prevention barriers. The design and engineering is scheduled to be complete in the spring of this year. Stay tuned for information on the public consultation. Never hurts to email the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and your MLA. See below.<br />
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While there has been no official announce regarding the sidewalk widening, this is definitely a good sign. We won't know what the exact cost will be until after the design is complete. There is some chance that it could prove more costly than expected making the decision to proceed more difficult.<br />
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Over the past few months we have heard several accounts both directly from individuals and through the media regarding incidents on the bridge and concerns people have about the substandard cycling and pedestrian facilities. These issues further reinforce the need for improvements:<br />
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<li>A woman riding the IWMB for the first time during Bike to Work Week, focused on an on-coming cyclist and didn’t see a piece of debris in the middle of the path. She fell and suffered broken bones. Needless to say, she never went across the bridge again. </li>
<li>A female cyclist suffered a broken hand in a collision with an on-coming cyclist. </li>
<li>A senior cycling over the bridge broke her wrist when her handle grip got caught on one of the railing support brackets, which are at the same height as most bike handlebars. </li>
<li>As reported in the local media, a man from Langley was viciously assaulted after he was required to stop his bicycle to let his assailant pass. While substandard facilities do not excuse such behavior, if the cyclist did not have to stop due to the narrow sidewalks, the assault quite likely would not have occurred. Cyclists in motion are more difficult to attack due to their forward momentum. </li>
<li>Similarly, some women have expressed personal security concerns regarding access routes including the switchbacks on the secluded path to Bridgeway St. on the south side of the IWMB. Some travel a significant distance out of their way, using the east sidewalk to avoid the switchbacks. </li>
<li>One woman refuses to cycle over the IWMB and instead goes many kilometres out of her way to use the Lions Gate Bridge instead. </li>
<li>A cyclist was unable to avoid debris on sidewalk. When it became tangled in his drive train, he was forced to stop and remove it. The narrow sidewalks made this rather uncomfortable with other cyclists riding by. </li>
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The Ironworkers Memorial Bridge (IWMB) is a critical route for an increasing number of cyclists and pedestrians in the region. Currently, it presents considerable safety and access challenges to people who cycle and walk over the Bridge. Municipalities on both sides of the bridge are continuing to improve bicycle routes near the Bridge including the Spirit Trail in the District of North Vancouver and the Portside Greenway in the City of Vancouver. Such improvements will most likely increase the number of people cycling over the bridge, thereby increasing the need for improvements to the bridge.<br />
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Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-30865645260979326452012-12-05T13:04:00.000-08:002012-12-05T14:02:59.438-08:00Improving and Enhancing Cycling & Pedestrian Services on BC FerriesThe Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and BC Ferries Corporation (BCFC) are <a href="http://www.coastalferriesengagement.ca/">asking ferry users to provide feedback</a> on how to make the service relevant, affordable and sustainable in the years to come. After years of building ferries suited to automotive traffic, BCFC is considering how cyclists, pedestrians and transit will fit in its modal mix. BCCC has submitted a <a href="http://bccc.bc.ca/Documents/BCCC_COASTAL_ENGAGEMENT_POSITION_PAPER.pdf">Position Paper on Improving and Enhancing Cycling and Pedestrian Services (.pdf)</a> (or see below).<br />
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You can communicate your support for these changes by completing the BCFC on-line survey: <a href="https://surveys.givingopinions.ca/s/coastalferries/">https://surveys.givingopinions.ca/s/coastalferries/</a>. If you prefer to only comment on cycling & pedestrian access you can go directly to section 3 and complete question (e).<br />
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You can also write Hon. <a href="mailto:blair.lekstrom.mla@leg.bc.ca">Mary Polak</a> - Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, <a href="mailto:mary.polak.mla@leg.bc.ca">mary.polak.mla@leg.bc.ca</a> and cc Harry Bains - Transportation Critic harry.bains.mla@leg.bc.ca and your MLA <a href="http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/3-1-1.htm">http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/3-1-1.htm</a><br />
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<b>Improving and Enhancing Cycling & Pedestrian Services on BC Ferries</b><br />
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BCCC members use public transit, municipal road and cycling facilities, MOTI bridges and roadbed and BCFC facilities and vessels to travel to and from coastal communities. They observe that BCFC wayfinding, marketing, terminals, and vessels neither encourage cyclist traffic, nor meet cycling standards and requirements. <br />
BCCC welcomes this opportunity to participate in the BC Coastal Ferries Consultation and Engagement process and submit this Position Paper for your consideration and feedback. <br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">The case is often made that BC Ferry Corporation (BCFC) is a component of the
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<span style="font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">The motor vehicle orientation that the Ministry of Transportation and
Infrastructure (MOTI) and BCFC share represents a significant blind spot in its
vision for delivering an affordable, accountable and sustainable service.
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<span style="font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">BCCC is pleased that MOTI and BCFC are considering how cycling and pedestrian traffic
can be better accommodated within its service model. On a per capita basis, the
Cascadia region (British Columbia, Washington and Oregon) is home to the largest
concentration of commuting and recreational cyclists in North America. Our temperate
climate, active lifestyle, wellness orientation and increasingly expensive and congested
roadways situate cycling as both a viable and intelligent transportation choice within a
multi-‐modal world.
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<span style="font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Accordingly, BCCC urges MOTI and BCFC to incorporate cycling requirements in its
capital and operational plans and adapt to the needs of cyclists and pedestrians who use
its facilities and vessels. Within the context of the coastal engagement process BCCC
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<span style="font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">(3e) improving major route linkages between ferry terminals and communities
with better cycling connections and better public transit service.
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<span style="font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">(3a) the use of smaller footprint vessels oriented to pedestrian and cyclist traffic. </span><br />
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ferry services for cyclists and pedestrians. Specifically, BCCC encourages BCFC to go
further. We recommend that...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">MOTI provide ongoing funds to BCFC’s terminal upgrade master planning
process to construct amenities for bicycle commuters (storage) and ensure safe
cycling and pedestrian access to BCFC terminals (e.g. bike lanes, sharrows,
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<span style="font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">BCFC reduce the travel burden for cyclists using its major terminals such as
Tsawwassen, Horse Shoe Bay, and Swartz Bay, and establish bike share/rental
facilities at its terminals or on its </span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-style: italic;">Spirit </span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">and </span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-style: italic;">Coastal </span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Class vessels (e.g.,
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<span style="font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">BCFC include cycle tourists within its marketing mix and on-‐line wayfinding
materials, e.g. </span><span style="color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%); font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">http://www.nywaterway.com/BikeOnEastRiverFerry.aspx
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<span style="font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">BCFC engage its major transit partners (Translink and BCTransit) to coordinate
rapid, integrated and diverse transit options to and from major BCFC terminals
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<span style="font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">BCFC investigate new terminal sites for pedestrian and bicycle ferries in
proximity to major population centres, rapid transit and rail. Examples of such
locations include Bridgeport Station, Marine Drive Station, Waterfront Station,
and downtown Victoria and Naniamo.
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<span style="font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">BCFC operates one of the largest integrated marine transportation networks in the
world. It also owns and operates some of the largest parking facilities in the province.
BCCC encourages the Ministry and its ferry service to take the opportunity afforded by
this engagement process to shift its primary mission from providing a passenger vehicle
transport service to establishing a critical link in a world class system of public transit. </span></div>
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By its very nature, ours is a movement in constant motion. The Annual Conference provides an opportunity to come together, reflect on our accomplishments, and take a bold step forward for cycling advocacy in our province. There is a recognized need for an annual forum to build Provincial cycling advocacy capacity, provide educational opportunities, and share best practices, in order to move our collective goals forward.</div>
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Taking place <b>October 19th-21st</b>, in beautiful <b>Victoria, BC</b>, the Annual Conference provides a regular structured opportunity to develop the capacity of organized cycling advocacy in BC. This conference is about "learning," but is also about "doing." This is our annual <b>opportunity</b> to come together, <b>develop</b> <b>plans</b> and <b>priorities</b>, and increase our understanding of <b>province-wide issues</b>.<br />
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We are very excited to be able to welcome <b>Sue Hallat</b>, Regional Planner for the Capital Regional District, as our <b>keynote</b> speaker. The program will use the Capital Regional District's Cycling Master Plan as a case study to discuss the <b>challenges</b> that <b>regional</b> and <b>municipal</b> governing bodies across the province face in <b>developing</b> and <b>implementing</b> such plans. It will also touch on the unique role that advocates can play in assisting and pushing for the development of master plans, the standards being adopted, and implementation issues.<br />
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We are encouraging<b> chapter and member organizations</b> to both <b>submit</b> and <b>facilitate</b> <b>workshops</b> on major themes or specific issues facing your organization. For members who are unable to attend the event in person we will be live streaming our keynote presentation, AGM, and select concurrent sessions at no cost in order to allow for maximum participation.</div>
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For more information, or to register please visit <a href="http://bccc.eventbrite.ca/">http://bccc.eventbrite.ca</a><br />
The fee for the Conference covers food and beverages.<br />
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Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-7617535213121718022012-09-21T12:56:00.002-07:002012-12-03T20:47:01.435-08:00BCCC Annual General Meeting (AGM)Please join us for our Annual General Meeting.<br />
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If you are interested in joining our board of directors, there is more information <a href="http://bccyclingcoalition.blogspot.ca/2012/09/call-for-directors-help-move-cycling.html">here</a>.<br />
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Our <a href="http://bccyclingcoalition.blogspot.ca/2012/10/bcccs-annual-conference-and-agm.html">First Annual Conference</a> will be held before the AGM all day Saturday and Sunday morning. Please join us setting organizational priorities and planning for the coming year.</div>
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Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-84002085873008096992012-09-20T17:24:00.001-07:002012-12-03T20:47:01.441-08:00Call for Directors - Help Move Cycling Forward in BC<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;">The British Columbia Cycling Coalition (BCCC) is seeking individuals to stand for nomination to our board of directors at the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://bccyclingcoalition.blogspot.ca/2012/09/bccc-annual-general-meeting-agm.html">Annual General Meeting on October 21, 2012</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;">. With the provincial election next year</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;">, this is an exciting time to be involved in cycling. With your help, the BCCC will be able to leverage this great opportunity to move cycling forward in the province. </span><br />
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Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-21784261076374683792012-08-28T22:33:00.000-07:002012-08-28T22:35:00.557-07:00Support Carbon Tax Funding for CyclingThe BC Government is <a href="http://www.fin.gov.bc.ca/tbs/tp/climate/carbon_tax.htm">Reviewing the Carbon Tax</a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">As announced in Budget 2012, over the next year the government will undertake a comprehensive review of the carbon tax and its impact on British Columbians. The review will cover all aspects of the carbon tax, including revenue neutrality, and will consider the impact on the competitiveness of B.C. businesses such as those in the agriculture sector, and in particular, B.C.’s food producers.</span></blockquote>
Comments are due on August 31, 2012. See below for details and to Take Action.<br />
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The British Columbia Cycling Coalition strongly supports British Columbia's world leading Carbon Tax. To improve its effectiveness and benefits to the people of BC, we strongly recommend:<br />
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<li>Investing revenue from the tax in transportation options including cycling, walking and public transit that enable people to reduce their use of gasoline and other fuels. </li>
<li>Increasing the rate of the Carbon Tax as transportation options are improved using the revenue to cover the financing of the improvements. </li>
<li>Extending the Carbon Tax to industrial produces that are currently exempt and using this addition $125 million in annual revenue to fund initiatives including cycling networks that will enable people to reduce their GHG emissions.</li>
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If the decision is made to continue revenue neutrality for some or all the revenue, we also recommend that tax and other measures that encourage cycling be included. <br />
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<span lang="EN-CA">Providing people with realistic
transportation choices will prove to increase the effectiveness of the Carbon
Tax while reducing the cost of living and doing business in British Columbia.
The cost of the Carbon Tax is very small compared to the cost of gasoline. Even
with continued increases in the Carbon Tax rate, investing in cycling
facilities will decrease the total cost of gasoline to British Columbians.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">No other transportation investment of
similar size can boast the potential to be enjoyed by and benefit people of all
ages, in communities large and small, throughout the province. Investments in
these facilities will benefit a much greater portion of British Columbians and
enable them to reduce their carbon emissions.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">Approximately 50% of Metro Vancouver
residents cycle at least occasionally<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>with 85% support government funding, planning, and promoting of cycling.
In the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Capital Region 82% support
funding for cycling. Support is likely similar in the rest of British Columbia.
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<span lang="EN-CA">Communities across the province have
produced extensive cycling network plans. Unfortunately, due to lack of
funding, the cycling networks typically will not be complete for 20 to 30 year.
We urge the province to help create all ages and abilities cycling networks
before today's children are grandparents.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">Surrey has recently completed a cycling
plan that includes over 470 km of additional bike lanes and paths. With current
funding, it plans on completing around 12km per year but has indicated that
additional funding from senior levels of government would speed implementation
of the plan. The recently completed Pedestrian & Cycling Master Plan - Capital Regional
District estimated the cost of upgrading the bicycle network to attract people
of all ages and abilities is around $275 million.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">As such, the British Columbia Cycling
Coalition (BCCC) is proposing a dramatic acceleration of the investment in
cycling infrastructure including bicycle paths, separated bicycle lanes and
other high quality bicycle facilities. This investment in infrastructure,
accompanied by funding for education, promotion, and end-of-trip facilities,
will enable residents and visitors of all ages and abilities to safely and
conveniently cycle throughout the province, fostering healthier individuals and
communities.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">With this investment, cycling can become
a practical transportation alternative for more people, leading to
significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions, congestion, health care costs,
and cycling fatality rates. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">A large expenditure on cycling facilities
is required to make up ground lost through several decades of under-investment .
The Netherlands, widely hailed as the world leader in cycling, spends
approximately $40 per person per year on cycling. Several other jurisdictions
with cycling levels similar to that of BC are matching or exceeding that level
of investment including Winnipeg, Portland, Oregon and Sydney, Australia. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">Based on a funding level of $40 per
person per year, the BCCC recommends a total investment by all levels of
government of $175 million per year in cycling facilities in communities and on
provincial roads around British Columbia. A commitment of a significant portion
of the Carbon Tax revenue to this will encourage other levels of government to
increase their commitments to cycling.</span></div>
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This investment will enable the construction of hundreds of kilometres of high quality facilities in communities around the province, giving the majority of British Columbians access to great bicycle routes.<br />
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Importantly, cycling facilities also benefit those who don’t ride a bicycle. Multi-use paths are used by pedestrians, in-line skaters, electric wheelchairs, personal mobility scooters, and skateboards. Traffic calming along bicycle routes benefits neighbourhoods, making streets safer for all pedestrians. But it has particular benefit for seniors, children, and the disabled. Bike lanes along busy streets calm traffic, enhancing the pedestrian environment and creating a more welcoming retail atmosphere.<br />
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<b>Take Action</b><br />
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Please write on or before August 31:<br />
Honourable Kevin Falcon<br />
Minister of Finance<br />
<a href="mailto:Finoffice@gov.bc.ca">Finoffice@gov.bc.ca</a><br />
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And cc:<br />
Premier@gov.bc.ca, blair.lekstrom.mla@leg.bc.ca, Bruce.Ralston.MLA@leg.bc.ca, adrian.dix.MLA@leg.bc.ca, harry.bains.mla@leg.bc.ca<br />
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You can also show support for Carbon Tax revenue being used for projects to benefit the people of BC at the <a href="http://betterfuturefund.ca/">Better Future Fund site</a>.<br />
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Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-77798044018027070812012-06-14T19:16:00.001-07:002012-06-21T13:20:46.748-07:00Support All Ages Cycling on North Van Low Level RoadThe HUB North Shore Committee is urging that the City of North Vancouver and Port Metro Vancouver provide safe all ages and abilities walking and cycling facilities on the proposed Low Level Road. They are strongly recommending a separated 4.5 metre path on the south side of the new Low Level Road.<br />
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<b>Take Action</b><br />
Please write to the Council of the City of North Vancouver <b>before June 18 </b> and encourage your friends and family to do the same. More info at:<br />
<a href="http://nsvacc.cheakamus.com/index.php/Low_Level_Road_Project">http://nsvacc.cheakamus.com/index.php/Low_Level_Road_Project</a><br />
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<b>The Petition</b><br />
<a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/city-of-north-vancouver-include-safe-pedestrian-and-cycling-facilities-on-the-low-level-road?utm_campaign=friend_inviter_modal&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition">City of North Vancouver: Include safe pedestrian and cycling facilities on the Low Level Road - Sign the Petition!</a><br />
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Since the meeting, I have learned that the current design is significantly worse for people using bicycles, wheelchairs and personal mobility devices than I had thought. I had incorrectly assumed that the proposed lower path east of the lane was accessible to users of wheeled devices. As the design includes stairs, this is certainly not the case. To detour all but the bravest up a steep hill is not going to encourage more people to cycle. Children; seniors; beginning cyclists; and people suffering from leg injuries or chronic conditions that make cycling uphill difficult; the people that are most likely want to cycle on a route separated from traffic are the least likely to want and to be able to cycle up steep hills. While a nice walk or a ride on a summer day, the current Spirit Trail route won't attract a significant number of people to cycling.</div>
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A 4.5m multi-use path along the south side of the road has none of these issues and will attract people of all ages and abilities. It will also be an all season route usable by all cyclists, pedestrians, users of Personal Mobility Devices and in-line skaters at all times of the day and night. By lowering motor vehicle speeds to 50kph and narrowing the lanes and shoulders as well as making use of narrower barriers and other measures to make efficient use of space, such a path would require only widening the right-of-way by a metre or two possibly by cantilevering over the rail tracks where the clearance is sufficient.</div>
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On my way down Chesterfield, I saw a young man in this mid-teens cycling on the sidewalk right next to the painted bike lanes. If painted bike lanes on a street without much traffic don't appeal to teenage males, not exactly the most risk adverse segment of the the population, they obviously don't have broad appeal. This is to be expected as the Cycling in Cities research by UBC, <a href="http://cyclingincities.spph.ubc.ca/opinion-survey/">http://cyclingincities.spph.ubc.ca/opinion-survey/</a> has indicated that cyclists of all abilities and levels of experience strongly prefer cycling facilities that are physically separated from traffic. </div>
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Early the morning following the Public Hearing, a man riding a bike was killed by a suspected drunk driver speeding along Dewdney Truck Road in Maple Ridge. Painted bike lanes offer no protection from drunk, careless or reckless drivers. As sections of the Spirit Trail are unlit, cyclists, pedestrians and users of personal mobility devices have really no safe options at night when drinking and speeding drivers are likely more common. Some Pedestrians and users of personal mobility devices, will likely end up using the painted bike lanes at night, which certainly is not safe.</div>
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<a href="http://www.translink.ca/~/media/documents/cycling/regional_cycling_strategy/cycling%20for%20everyone.ashx">http://www.translink.ca/~/media/documents/cycling/regional_cycling_strategy/cycling%20for%20everyone.ashx</a></div>
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The current design is at odds with the vision articulated in <i>Cycling for Everyone – A Regional Cycling Strategy for Metro Vancouver, "</i>By 2040, Metro Vancouver is renowned locally and globally as a cycling-friendly region where cycling is a desirable and mainstream transportation option because it is safe, convenient, comfortable, and fun for people of all ages and all cycling abilities." </div>
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A path along the Low Level Road meets all the positive factors that influence the decision to cycle (Cycling for Everyone, Table 3, page 21); it has beautiful scenery, it is separated from traffic, it is flat and it is shorter than the other option. While this path would be adjacent to motor vehicle traffic, the noise and pollution from the levels of traffic that can be carried by the Low Level Road are unlikely to discourage cycling. Burrard Bridge, Cambie Bridge, Beach Avenue, Dunsmuir Street and Hornby Street are among the most popular bicycle routes in the region and all have levels of traffic higher than or at least similar to that of the Low Level Road. Of note, the path would have less noise and pollution than the painted bike lane on the north side.</div>
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Besides safety, a major advantage of a separated path is that most cyclists would not have to stop at the St. Andrews Ave and 3rd intersections. This decreases travel time and effort and, perhaps more importantly, increases the predictability of travel times.</div>
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- The Low Level Road is lit. The Spirit Trial is not. Thus for a significant part of the year, the Low Level Road will be much better for commuting;</div>
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Debris and tends to collect on bike lanes requiring frequent sweeping. If not, the usable area of the lane decreases forcing cyclists dangerous close to traffic. Separated paths typically require much less sweeping.</div>
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The new King Edward Overpass over Highway 1 in Coquitlam, has a shared pedestrian and bicycle path on one side and painted bike lanes on both sides.</div>
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<i>The Powell Street Overpass, a similar project along the Port in Vancouver, has sidewalks on both sides and a separated bike path.</i></div>
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Regarding emergency vehicles, the path could have a curbs that emergency vehicles can mount so they can use the path if they needed to get passed an obstruction in the road. Sidewalks and paths are separated from traffic by curbs all over the region and there doesn't seem to be much of a problem of vehicles crashing onto pedestrians on the sidewalks.</div>
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<b>Collisions</b></div>
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A collision that blocks the street with only two lanes of traffic will likely block the street even if there are bike lanes. Collisions close roads with far more lanes of traffic around the region.</div>
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In conclusion, the BCCC strongly recommends a separated 4.5 metre path on the south side of the new Low Level Road.</div>
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<br />Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-83372953548206066492012-06-08T21:58:00.000-07:002012-07-04T12:30:38.399-07:00Proposed ICBC Changes Could Improve Safety<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"></span><br />
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ICBC is proposing to change the way it calculates insurance premiums. These changes could very likely make the roads safer for everyone including cyclists. Anyone can make a submission on-line at: <a href="http://www.publicengagement.icbc.com/index.html" style="color: #1e66ae; line-height: 1.22em;">http://www.publicengagement.icbc.com/index.html</a> The deadline is June 22, 2012.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.22em;">As in the end, this is likely to be a political decision, it never hurts to send comments to <a href="mailto:Premier@gov.bc.ca">Premiere Clark</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.22em;">and your MLA</span><a href="http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/3-1-1.htm"> http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/3-1-1.htm</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1.22em;"> as well.</span></div>
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The proposed change is intended to be revenue neutral, and to better align premium with risk in individual cases. Structurally, it's a switch from "vehicle-based" insurance to "driver-based" insurance. Under the current "vehicle-based” system crash history follows the insured vehicle. So, for example, if "A" crashes "B's" car, the crash is recorded against "B's" insurance. If "A" has had a bunch of crashes in one vehicle and then insures a second vehicle, the second vehicle is insured at a rate reflecting zero crashes. Under a driver-based system, "A's" crash history would follow "A". In either system, vehicles/drivers are only penalized for “at fault” crashes, which ICBC defines as having been at least 25% at fault in a collision.</div>
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Statistically, if you crash your car, you are much more likely to have a second crash within the next year than is someone who didn't have the first crash. Insurance premiums go up after a crash, not because the insurance company is trying to recover past losses, but because you are more likely to cost them again in the subsequent policy year. </div>
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<b>Factors that predict your crash risk</b></div>
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ICBC is prohibited from considering age, sex, race or any other prohibited ground of discrimination in determining crash risk. The factors they do/propose to use for determining premiums in the new system are:</div>
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<b>Driving Experience</b></div>
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The likelihood of having a crash decreases dramatically with each year of driving experience for the first 5 years, continues to decrease a fair bit over each of the next five years, and continues to decreases a little bit for each additional year of experience….forever. The current system recognizes the number of years of crash-free driving, but doesn’t recognize that a person with more years of driving experience is less likely to crash than a person with an equivalent crash history but fewer years of driving experience. According to ICBC, experience isn’t just a stand-in for age. Even if you don’t start driving until you are older, you are more likely to have a crash in the first several years of driving than you are with more years of experience. ICBC proposes to recognize years of driving experience, not just years of crash-free driving experience. ICBC wants feedback on how often premiums should be adjusted to reflect driving experience.</div>
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The more crashes you have had in the past and the more recently you've had them, the more crashes you are likely to have in the future. It takes 15 years for the statistical effect of a single crash to wear off completely. So, for example, someone who had a single crash 9 years ago is still 15% more likely to have a second crash in the current policy year than is someone who has never had a crash. The current system recognizes the effect of a previous crash for only 3 years. ICBC proposes to extend the number of years that a crash will continue to count in calculating your insurance premium to up to 15 years. They want feedback on how long you think crash history should count for. ICBC is also considering a system that also weights more recent crashes more heavily than crashes that occurred longer ago, which is in keeping with statistical risk. But, ICBC thinks this might be too hard for people to understand(!??) Surely it’s not.</div>
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<b>No More Free Crashes</b></div>
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ICBC currently has a policy of giving drivers one "free" crash after 12 years of crash-free driving. A person with a very long term crash-free record can have up to 3 crashes in quick succession with no impact on premium. There is no good rationale underlying this policy. Statistically, if you have a single crash, you are 40% more likely to have a second crash in the policy year than someone who didn't have the first crash, and this is true even if you’ve previously had a long period of crash-free driving. ICBC proposes either getting rid of the free-crash policy or offering an opt-out option in exchange for a premium reduction. And, of course, there's really no such thing as a "free" crash, since the $$ have to come from somewhere. Failing to penalize a driver for having a crash means penalizing drivers that don't have crashes.</div>
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About 20% of crashes are by drivers other than the registered owner/principal driver of the at-fault vehicle. Under the current system, the vehicle owner pays the increased premiums regardless of whether they were driving at the time of the crash. Under a driver-based system, the crash would follow the driver rather than the vehicle. The problem for ICBC is that not all crash-causing drivers have an insured vehicle, so they need to work out how to collect from uninsured drivers who crash. Three options that have been proposed to deal with this problem are: spread the cost of the uninsured driver across all insured drivers, continue charging the cost against the vehicle owner, or send a bill for $500 to the crash causer and then try to collect. Personally, I think ICBC can come up with something better, like maybe true driver based insurance where you have to be insured to drive. Just not sure how this would be enforced. Also, most "other driver" crashes are by members of the same household, e.g., child driving parent's car, so this may affect the best options for enforcement.</div>
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Driving violations are a strong statistical indicator of crash risk. ICBC tried to introduce driving violations into its assessment of crash risk a couple of years ago, but was prohibited from doing so by the Provincial government (call it, the leading edge of the tsunami of political interference in regulated utilities that we've seen lately). Now, they are trying again, but this time proposing to limit consideration of driving violations to the most serious ones, such as, impaired driving and street racing. Again, there is no reason for basing crash risk on only the most serious driving violations. Statistically, every driving violation correlates with higher crash risk, and there is no reason why lower risk drivers should be subsidizing higher risk drivers. This is especially true when you consider how many un-ticketed driving violations occur and the police focus on the most egregious ones. Also, it seems to me that including all driving violations in the assessment of crash risk is a good way to provide drivers with an incentive to follow the rules of the road. ICBC just needs to spin this issue better next time, and <span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 1.22em;"><b style="line-height: 1.22em;">they really need to hear that the public supports the use of driving violations in calculating insurance premiums.</b></span></div>
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Some things that came up in discussion</div>
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<li style="line-height: 1.22em;">Giving credit for higher levels of driver training, similar to discounts that can be obtained on fleet insurance for organizations implementing safe driver programs</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.22em;">Relationship between distance driven and crash-risk. Proposal for distance-based insurance and better availability of alternative types of insurance such as temporary or occasional coverage.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.22em;">The system doesn't include any impact to premiums based on the severity of the crash. There must be correlations or indicators of severe crash risk, such as high risk driving violations, or past crash history that help to predict the risk of a severe crash.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.22em;">Insurance brokers don’t want the system to be too complicated to explain to people, or to take too much risk in people not understanding or not being told the right thing.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.22em;">BC has a very low % of uninsured drivers compared to other jurisdictions. We need to consider whether there is a tipping point where high risk drivers just stop insuring their vehicles in large numbers.</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.22em;">It’s good to have incentives that prevent owners from loaning their vehicles to high risk drivers (re other driver crashes).</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.22em;">Driving records are at the heart of driver-based insurance and all violations should be considered, though not weighted equally.</li>
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</div>Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-25503184911215114032012-06-05T21:18:00.001-07:002012-06-08T23:50:20.259-07:00Founding Meeting of a National Cycling Organization - June 25For the past three years cycling association leaders and professionals across Canada have been engaged in a consensus process leading to the formation of a National Cycling Organization to represent cycling activities such as commuting, touring and recreation.<br />
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The purpose of this not-for-profit and non-partisan organization includes working with federal and national agencies to advance a national cycling strategy and to develop new funding sources for infrastructure and programs - with local and regional groups - to significantly increase support for cycling organizations and initiatives throughout Canada.<br />
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Other potential services include sharing of information and expertise, co-ordinating local and regional proposals, increasing public cycling capacity and progressive policies and guidelines.<br />
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The <a href="http://bccyclingcoalition.blogspot.ca/2011/04/federal-election-and-cycling.html">post on the last Federal Election</a> outlining some of the national issues and opportunities remains one of the most popular indicating strong interest.<br />
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On behalf of this new national group the British Columbia Cycling Coalition is hosting a half-day founding national meeting scheduled from:<br />
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<b>8:00 am to 12:00 pm, June 25, 2012,</b></div>
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The meeting is in conjunction with the <a href="http://www.velo-city2012.com/">Velo-city Global 2012</a> international cycling conference.<br />
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Cycling advocates, experts and practitioners are invited to attend or call in. We are expecting representatives from cycling organizations, industry and government. Conference call-in capability will be provided - details to follow.<br />
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Please RSVP at:<br />
<a href="http://gvcc.bc.ca/Founding-Meeting.html">http://gvcc.bc.ca/Founding-Meeting.html</a>Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-67290699961172602012-05-09T18:56:00.000-07:002012-05-11T12:40:20.026-07:00Bike Lanes Needed at Fulford Ferry Terminal<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">From John Rowlandson of <a href="http://www.islandpathways.ca/">Island Pathways</a>:</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px;">Will BC Ferries continue its practice of securing public roadbed for motor vehicle traffic without considering cycling and pedestrian access and egress to its terminals? Unfortunately yes. After almost two years of consultation with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI), BC Ferries has ignored the solutions presented by local and provincial bodies and opted to do nothing to enhance the safety of cyclists, pedestrians and transit users on Salt Spring.<br /><br />On May 8th, the local Ferry Advisory Committee heard that BCF would be asking MOTI to transfer its public road resource to the ferry corporation so that BCF can widen its existing holding lane. Although MOTI earlier had indicated that sufficient room was available for a bike land/sidewalk, BCF has ignored this option and will move forward with lane widening.<br /><br />The Fulford terminal is the busiest minor BC Ferries route on the coast. Last year 640,000 passengers moved through the village. Local NGOs such as Island Pathways and the Salt Spring Island Transportation Commission proposed a multi-modal approach to the terminal enhancement, insisting that all modes of travel including cyclists must be addressed in the upgrade. They are urging MoTI to support bike lanes in the Fulford ferry terminal upgrade project.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px;">Fulford is the launch point for the <a href="http://saltspringexchange.com/2012/04/29/crd-approves-cycling-masterplan-for-salt-spring/">CRD Regional Trail on Salt Spring</a> which will be confirmed in the soon-to-be-published CRD Regional Pedestrian and Cycling Masterplan. Those concerned with BCFerries actions should contact Hon. Blair Lekstrom -</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px;"> Minister of Transporation and Infrastructure (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i><b> </b></i><a href="mailto:blair.lekstrom.mla@leg.bc.ca" style="color: #000099;" title="Send an e-mail">blair.lekstrom.mla@leg.bc.ca</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px;">), Harry Bains - Critic for
Transportation and Infrastructure </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px;">(</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px;"><a href="mailto:harry.bains.mla@leg.bc.ca">harry.bains.mla@leg.bc.ca</a>)</span><br />
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Salt Spring MLA Murray Coell (<span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="mailto:Murray.Coell.MLA@leg.bc.ca">Murray.Coell.MLA@leg.bc.ca</a></u></span>), Sannich South MLA Lana Popham(</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="mailto:lana.popham.mla@leg.bc.ca" style="color: #000099;" title="Send an e-mail">lana.popham.mla@leg.bc.ca</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px;"> and Capital Regional District Director for Salt Spring, Wayne McIntyre (<a href="mailto:directorssi@crd.bc.ca">directorssi@crd.bc.ca</a>). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Some good information in <a href="http://www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com/news/149933965.html">http://www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com/news/149933965.html</a></span></span>Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-67316281029212198282012-03-22T22:40:00.000-07:002012-06-09T17:26:44.640-07:00Urge Premier Clark to Approve Funding for Transit and CyclingUnfortunately, it looks like Premier Clark may be <a href="http://www.surreyleader.com/news/143913506.html">getting cold feet</a> regarding funding for transit and cycling. The Metro Vancouver mayors have <a href="http://www.geoffmeggs.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/12-03-15-Letter-to-Minister-Lekstrom-regarding-March-7-2012-Mayors-Council-Motions.pdf">requested</a> that the province give the region the authority to implement funding measures for transit and cycling including a vehicle levy, road pricing or a carbon tax. This is in spite of promises to work with the region's mayors to fund funding solutions.<br />
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With by-elections just announced and the provincial election just a year away, it seems like Premier Clark may be greatly overestimating the political risk of supporting funding for transit. Sure, there is a very vocal anti-tax minority who clog the airways and Internet but it certainly appears as if the average voter supports transit. The large majority of mayors who <a href="http://bccyclingcoalition.blogspot.ca/2011/10/mayors-approve-cycling-and-transit.html">championed funding for transit</a> just before the elections won by landslides.</div>
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The last Premier who rejected a vehicle levy approved by regional politicians, Ujjal Dosanjh, faired very poorly, losing by a landslide. Rejecting transit funding certainly appears to be a bad political move.</div>
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Giving people transportation choices by improving transit and cycling is good for everyone. Reductions in motor vehicle traffic reduces collisions and the associated health care and insurance costs. The economic cost of motor vehicle collisions is around 3% of GDP costing the regional economy billions of dollars a year. Congestion is also reduced meaning drivers can get where they need to go faster. For only $30 dollars a year, it seems a bargain.</div>
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Cycling and transit are also affordable transportation options that help cushion the high cost of housing in the region.</div>
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In addition to increasing the funding for cycling from $3 to $6 million a year, according to TransLink this funding will significantly improve transit around the region. "By 2014, annual bus and SeaBus service will increase by 415,000 hours, or 7%, providing more service around the region toimprove reliability, reduce crowding and serve new demand frompopulation growth and the expanded U-Pass BC program."<br />
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<b>Email Premier Clark</b><br />
Please email Premier Clark and urge her to support the vehicle levy, carbon tax and other funding for transit:<br />
Hon. Christy Clark <a href="mailto:Premier@gov.bc.ca">Premier@gov.bc.ca </a> and cc: <a href="mailto:adrian.dix.MLA@leg.bc.ca">adrian.dix.MLA@leg.bc.ca</a><br />
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Please cc your MLA. You can find their email address at:<a href="http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/3-1-1.htm">http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/3-1-1.htm</a><br />
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organizers today announced that registration for all <a href="http://velovillage.ca/">Velo Village</a> activities is
now open. “Velo Village celebrates rural cycling,” said Island Pathways
President, Brenda Guiled, “Between June 21st and 23rd, Salt Spring Island will
be bicycle-heaven-on-earth – the most welcoming place on this planet to be on a
bike.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will be fun, games and knowledge exchange – all at an affordable price.” In
addition to bicycle-themed performances, art exhibits and workshops, Velo
Village will demonstrate the joy, wonder, and value of rural cycling in British
Columbia. In development for almost a year, festival highlights include:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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21st – a solstice themed <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Film-at-the-Farm</i>.
Cyclists enjoy the longest evening of the year powering the sound and
projection systems for acoustic acts and a feature film presentation at this
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22nd – more than 200 delegates attend the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cycling
and Rural Mobility Conference</i> – a think tank and networking event for
bringing the interests of city cyclists and their country cousins closer
together. That evening, Islanders
join delegates for an Art auction supporting <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">World Bicycle Relief</i> and the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Spoke
‘N Song Gala</i>, featuring human-powered adventurers Colin & Julie Angus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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June 23rd – At 10:00 am BC’s first cyclist-only ferry leaves Swartz Bay for
Fulford Harbour. Carrying 400 cyclists, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">BIKE
FERRY</i> will be the point-of-departure for a day of family-oriented events:
rides, workshops, musical acts and more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jean Gelwicks, a Velo
Village organizer, describes the festival as a transformational event. “As
beautiful as our Island home already is,” said Gelwicks, “Velo Village will reveal an entirely
new dimension. Nearly a hundred beautifully painted bikes will line the cycle
routes, Islanders will wave to and welcome visiting cyclists, and merchants
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to cyclists during the three days of the event.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Persons wishing to attend
the event are advised to register and book accommodations early (<a href="http://velovillage.ca/registration/">http://velovillage.ca/registration/</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></div>Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-59611359592539424042012-01-10T18:09:00.000-08:002012-05-18T22:22:55.941-07:00Urge the Federal Government to Mandate Truck Side Guards<div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;">
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Side guards on trucks can help prevent serious injury and death in collisions with cyclists and pedestrians.<br />
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From the <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/infographic-truck-side-guards-designed-to-safeguard-cyclists/article2235084/">Globe and Mail</a>:<br />
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The family members of cyclists who have died in collisions with trucks are urging the Federal Government to take action. From <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/transportation/article/1093834--grieving-families-plead-for-truck-side-guards">Grieving families plead for truck side guards</a>:</div>
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“The Canadian government has a responsibility to ensure the safety of its citizens. Side guards are a no-brainer, like seatbelts and airbags,” said Karen MacNeil Hartmann, whose husband, cyclist Ulrich Hartmann, was killed by a cement truck on Sept. 11, 2006. </blockquote>
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Speaking at the Kensington Market yoga studio where Jenna Morrison taught before the young, pregnant cyclist was killed by a truck earlier this month, MacNeil Hartmann said she still searches her soul to understand the senseless death of the man she described as a “gentle teddy bear.”</blockquote>
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In addition to protecting cyclists, side guards can also <a href="http://www.underridenetwork.org/">protect people</a> in automobiles, SUVs and pickup trucks.<br />
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<b>Take Action</b><br />
<a href="http://Safetrucks.ca/">Safetrucks.ca</a> has a lot of information and ways that you can help out. They have also started a <a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/save-cyclists-lives">petition</a> in support of safer trucks.<br />
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While the federal government needs to take action to make side guards mandatory throughout the country, cities, companies and other organizations can help by installing side guards on their trucks and requiring their suppliers to do the same. Montreal borough <a href="http://www.cjad.com/CJADLocalNews/entry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10381192">St. Laurent, has started installing side guards on their trucks</a>.</div>
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MP Oliva Chow has <a href="http://www.oliviachow.ca/2011/11/olivias-introduction-of-bill-c-344-an-act-to-amend-the-motor-vehicle-safety-act-side-guards/">introduced Bill C-344</a> calling for mandatory side guards on trucks. There is also a <a href="http://www.oliviachow.ca/wp-content/uploads/Petition-Side-Guards4.doc">petition in support of the bill</a> on her site.<br />
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Please email <a href="mailto:Denis.lebel@parl.gc.ca">Denis.lebel@parl.gc.ca</a> and cc your <a href="http://www.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/MainMPsCompleteList.aspx?TimePeriod=Current&Language=E">Member of Parliament</a> in support of mandatory side guards on trucks.<br />
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Also cc: olivia.chow@parl.gc.ca, Elizabeth.may@parl.gc.ca, denis.coderre@parl.gc.ca, James.Moore@parl.gc.ca, John.Weston@parl.gc.ca, Fin.Donnelly@parl.gc.ca, Libby.Davies@parl.gc.ca, Joyce.Murray@parl.gc.ca, Hedy.Fry@parl.gc.ca<br />
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Here is the BCCC's letter:<br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">The British Columbia Cycling Coalition strives to encourage all
levels of government to make cycling a safe and enjoyable means of
transportation for everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">On May 9, 2007, Ms. Olivia Chow MP introduced a petition in the
Commons asking for legislation that trucks and trailers in Canada have underrun
protection similar to the European ECE Regulation No. 73. The petition was
initiated by the Toronto Cycling Committee after a number of cycling deaths
involving trucks. Further support was found in a recommendation by the 1998
analysis of deaths among Toronto’s cyclists by the Regional Coroner for
Toronto. Soon after she introduced the petition, two cyclists were killed in
Portland, OR, as a result of collisions with trucks. One accident was due to a
cyclist being in the blind spot of a truck.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="color: black;">The Regional Coroner for Toronto concluded that trucks and other heavy
vehicles were involved in 37% of accidents leading to the deaths of cyclists in
that city. The British Columbia Coroner’s study of bicycling deaths in BC over
the period 1986 to 1995 showed that in 34% of the cases a cyclist died as a
result of a collision with a truck or other heavy vehicle. This latter analysis
also shows that bicycle helmets offer only limited protection in accidents with
trucks, especially when the cyclist is pulled under the wheels of the truck or
the trailer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">At the time, the
Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition, one of our member organizations, wrote a
letter to the then Minister of Transportation asking him to introduce
legislation requiring that large motor vehicles like trucks and trailers have
sideguards in order to protect cyclists and pedestrians from serious injury or
death in the event of a collision.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">As cities around Canada are actively encouraging the use of
bicycles, we will see a continuous increase in the number of bicycles on the
road, not only in the cities, but also on provincial roads. We think it
therefore mandatory that the government should move on this issue with laws and
rules that will make traffic safer. In particular, underrun protection and
blind spot mirrors are relatively cheap and effective measures to increase the
safety around trucks and other heavy vehicles. They can prevent fatalities and
serious injuries in case of accidents.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">In Europe, open side underrun protection has been mandatory since
1995. There is, however, a movement to take an additional step and make closed
side underrun protection mandatory. Closed protection is safer in that victims
cannot be caught in the protection itself and has two added benefits: better
fuel efficiency, and less spray when it rains. It is important to note that
(side) underrun protection is to the benefit of cyclists, pedestrians,
motorcyclists, and car drivers. Making it mandatory would increase traffic
safety for all road users and would also </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">reduce
health care and insurance costs</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">In addition to underrun protection, blind spot mirrors are another
important device for increasing the safety around trucks. The better the driver
can see what is going on around the vehicle, the better he or she can
anticipate the admittedly sometimes less than admirable behaviour of other
traffic participants.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Accidents involving trucks have a high human toll. These accidents
are more likely to result in fatalities and serious injuries and vulnerable
road users like bicyclists and pedestrians are often the victims. But let us
also not forget the trauma these accidents can cause to the truck drivers when
the circumstances of the accident show that nothing done on their part could
have prevented the deadly outcome.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">MP Olivia Chow has now renewed her efforts to encourage the
Government of Canada to introduce legislation to make sideguard protection on
trucks mandatory. Since 2007, we
know that at least 2 cyclists have died in Metro Vancouver from crashes involving
trucks and recently cyclists in Toronto and Victoria where run over and killed
by trucks. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">The British Columbia Cycling Coalition therefore urges you to
initiate and support legislation on this issue that will make Canada’s streets
and highways safer for all road users, especially the most vulnerable. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Chow, NDP Transportation Critic <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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May, Leader, Green Party of Canada <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Hon.
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Hon. James Moore - MP Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam</span><span lang="EN-CA"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">John Weston - MP West
Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country<br />
Fin Donnelly, MP New Westminster—Coquitlam<br />
Libby Davies, MP Vancouver East<br />
Joyce Murray, MP Vancouver Quadra<br />
Hon. Hedy Fry, MP Vancouver Centre</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-72171842276071638922011-12-18T15:22:00.000-08:002011-12-27T15:05:44.742-08:00A Great AGM on SaltspringA great AGM and weekend on Saltspring. Thanks to John Rowlandson, new president Brenda Guiled and all the members of <a href="http://www.islandpathways.ca/">Island Pathways</a> for being such fantastic hosts.<br />
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Welcome to all the new directors Rob Bernhardt, Kevin Chan, Rand Chatterjee, Arne Elias, David Hay, Richard Littlemore, Joshua Prowse, Sam Stephens, Ken Wuschke and welcome back to the returning directors Jim Alix, Jack Becker, Colin Brander, Brian Collier, Rhiannon Chernencoff, Arno Schortinghuis, Ed Schum and Peter Stary.<br />
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As the new BCCC president, I am excited that we have such a talented board with a diverse range of experiences. A special thanks to outgoing president Jack Becker for his tremendous contributions to the BCCC and cycling in the province. He is staying on the board as Past President and will be very busy over the next few months in his role as Conference Director of <a href="http://velo-city2012.com/">Velo-city Global 2012 Vancouver</a>.<br />
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Thanks also to Ken Wuschke for standing for nomination as president. I believe this is the first time we have had an actually election, an important milestone for the BCCC. Ken spoke passionately of the need to ensure that the BCCC effectively represents cyclists throughout the province and provides local cycling groups and chapters with the support they need to be successful. I look forward to working with Ken and other directors on making the BCCC BCCC a strong province-wide organization.<br />
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Thank you to the former directors who have stepped down including Rob Rao, who did a great job as Vice President; Sue Vince; Joe Goodwill and Peter Kortegast.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ecf.com/">European Cyclists' Federation</a> Secretary General Dr. Bernhard Ensink, spoke to the goal of the ECF to help facilitate the creation of a world cycling organization and suggested that the BCCC should join the ECF and participate in these discussions. The board will consider putting in an application at an upcoming board meeting.<br />
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The AGM finished off with discussions on provincial cycling safety and tourism strategies, two important BCCC initiatives for the coming year.<br />
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At the Island Pathways AGM on Saturday, it was quite inspiring to hear more about all the great initiatives Island Pathways are working on including Velo Village<a href="http://velo-village2012.blogspot.com/">http://velo-village2012.blogspot.com/</a>, <a href="http://www.islandpathways.ca/pathways.html">Partners Creating Pathways</a>, the <a href="http://www.islandpathways.ca/bicycle.html">Bicycle Working Group</a>, <a href="http://www.islandpathways.ca/helmets_for_life.htm">Helmets for Life</a>, the <a href="http://www.islandpathways.ca/heritage_map.htm">Historical Bike Map</a>, <a href="http://www.islandpathways.ca/bikeracks.html">Bicycle Racks</a> at Island businesses and the <a href="http://www.saltspringgreenwise.com/SalishSeaTrail.htm">Salish Sea Bicycle Circuit</a>.<br />
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The weather was nice and sunny on Sunday morning for the ride to Ruckle Park. The bicycles, however, were not so cooperative with cable repairs and my slow leak quickly becoming too fast to ignore. I ended up having to turn the tire inside out in the end to find the little bit of glass that was the culprit. Still, Saltspring is a beautiful place to ride and it was nice to finally get the leak fixed.<br />
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<b>Moving Forward</b><br />
In the coming weeks, we will be planning our strategies for the following year. Let us know what your ideas are for improving cycling in BC. While we do have a large and talented board, there is much work to be done to take advantage of all the opportunities to improve cycling in BC. These opportunities are only limited by the amount of effort we put it so if you would like to help out, please <a href="http://bccc.bc.ca/contact.html">contact</a> us.<br />
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</div>Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-14616364482211473362011-12-06T15:31:00.001-08:002011-12-06T16:01:44.482-08:00European Cyclists' Federation Secretary-General to Attend BCCC AGM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are excited to announce that <a href="http://www.ecf.com/">European Cyclists' Federation</a> Secretary General Dr. Bernhard Ensink will be attending the <a href="http://bccyclingcoalition.blogspot.com/2011/11/bccc-annual-general-meeting-dec-11.html">BCCC Cycling Coalition AGM</a>. The AGM is on Sunday, December 11, 2011 from Noon to 3:00 pm at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Fulford+Hall,+2591+Fulford+Ganges+Road,+Saltspring+Island&hl=en&sll=49.272363,-123.159716&sspn=0.007182,0.01266&vpsrc=0&hnear=2591+Fulford+Ganges+Rd,+Salt+Spring+Island,+British+Columbia+V8K+1Z4,+Canada&t=h&z=16">Fulford Hall, 2591 Fulford Ganges Road, Saltspring Island</a>. Dr. Ensink will be also addressing the <a href="http://islandpathways.ca/">Island Pathways</a>' AGM, 7:00 pm Saturday, December 10 at All Saints By-the-sea. Both events are open to the public.<!--EndFragment--><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px;"> </span><br /><div>
Dr. Ensink is in British Columbia for meetings with the Veloworks Cycling Society, the organizing body for this summer’s <a href="http://www.velo-city2012.com/">Velo‐city 2012 Global</a> conference in Vancouver. The conference, which runs from 26‐29 June, is the first time since 2000 that the ECF has held a Velo-city conference outside of Europe and the first time that such an event has been held within the Pacific rim region. </div>
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<br />Leading up to Velo‐city 2012 Global, <a href="http://velo-village2012.blogspot.com/">Velo Village</a>, a celebration of rural cycling, will be held on Salt Spring Island from 21 to 23 June 2012. Its themes of safety, community and connectivity will be brought to life through local exhibits, a rural cycling think tank, guided rides, performances, and demonstrations of rural mobility solutions.<div>
<br /></div>Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-35118667180091243132011-11-24T19:52:00.001-08:002011-11-26T12:25:39.981-08:00Call for Directors - Help Us Move Cycling Forward in BC<script language="JavaScript1.2" src="http://bccc.bc.ca/scripts/maler.js">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The organization is currently volunteer run with the majority of work being performed by members of the board of directors. The current board recognizes that the growth and effectiveness of the organization is limited under this model. The intent is to transition to a model where day-to-day operations are managed by staff and volunteers while the board provides organizational and advocacy leadership and governance. This transition, however, will likely consume a significant amount of board time over the next two years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;">The change in political leadership in BC presents an idea opportunity to increase support for cycling including:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;"> · Foundation and corporate grants, donations and memberships<br />
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Organizational Development <br />
· Development strategies <br />
· Reorganization and measures needed to support staff <br />
· Support for chapters and coalitions <br />
· Assist in the creation of new chapters and cycling groups in communities around BC <br />
· Support for advocacy efforts <br />
· Volunteer coordination <br />
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Membership Development <br />
· The development of a membership strategy <br />
· Corporate and individual membership recruitment <br />
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Communications <br />
· Redesign of website based on a content management system <br />
· On-line donations and membership payment <br />
· Forums, wikis and other information sharing mechanisms <br />
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· Electronic newsletter <br />
· A good writer and storyteller <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3001491581167184935">Email</a></span></span>Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-36096843067258821482011-11-15T15:27:00.001-08:002011-11-17T09:48:01.714-08:00Vote for Cycling on November 19Please vote and encourage 10 of your friends to vote in the civic elections on November 19th. Phone them, text them, email them, buy them brunch or dinner or for that special friend, invite them on a vote date. Nothing says love like voting for improved cycling and safety.<br />
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Go to your city's web site to find out more about where and when to vote.<br />
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Several BCCC member cycling organizations have done an excellent job of surveying candidates on cycling issues.<br />
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<b>Metro Vancouver</b><br />
The <a href="http://vacc.bc.ca/">Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition</a> (VACC) has surveyed candidates in Metro Vancouver and placed the results at:<br />
<a href="http://vacc.bc.ca/content/news">http://vacc.bc.ca/content/news</a><br />
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<b>Greater Victoria</b><br />
The <a href="http://gvcc.bc.ca/">Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition</a> has prepared a great website on candidates cycling positions around the region:<br />
<a href="http://gvcc.bc.ca/2011VictoriaMunicipalElection.html">http://gvcc.bc.ca/2011VictoriaMunicipalElection.html</a><br />
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<b>Abbotsford</b><br />
The Abbotsford Cycling Action Group (ACAG) has posted survey results for cycling and other issues at:<br />
<a href="http://abbotsfordmatters.blogspot.com/">http://abbotsfordmatters.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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<b>Comox</b><br />
The <a href="http://cyclecv.squarespace.com/">Comox Valley Cycling Coalition</a> has posted candidate surveys for Comox here:<br />
<a href="http://cyclecv.squarespace.com/candidate-question-2011-comox/">http://cyclecv.squarespace.com/candidate-question-2011-comox/</a><br />
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The <a href="http://cyclecv.squarespace.com/">Comox Valley Cycling Coalition</a> has posted candidate surveys for Courtney here:</div>
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<b>Conservation Voters of BC</b><br />
The <a href="http://conservationvoters.ca/">Conservation Voters of BC</a> have endorsed candidates around BC including long-time BCCC members and champions of cycling David Cubberley who is running for Mayor of Saanich and Victoria Councillor John Luton.<br />
<a href="http://conservationvoters.ca/bc-municipal-election-2011">http://conservationvoters.ca/bc-municipal-election-2011</a><br />
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<b>Other Candidate Surveys?</b><br />
Please let us know in the comment section if there are any other candidate cycling surveys or information that you would like included.<br />
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<b>Get Your Vote</b> on encourages young people to vote:<br />
<a href="http://www.getyourvoteon.ca/">http://www.getyourvoteon.ca/</a><br />
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<b>Election Updates</b><br />
Follow the BCCC on Twitter and Facebook for ongoing election coverage:<br />
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<br />Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-40482187522737178202011-10-07T18:31:00.000-07:002011-12-27T03:40:38.898-08:00Mayors Approve Cycling and Transit Funding!<br />
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Great news! Metro Vancouver mayors voted overwhelmingly in favour of funding for improved transit and cycling with 16 voting for and only 6 voting against. Thanks to the mayors who supported the funding; those of you who emailed and phoned them; and to the <a href="http://vacc.bc.ca/">Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition</a> for spreading the word to their members!</div>
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<b>Support the Mayors Who Voted for the Funding</b></div>
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Especially with an election coming up soon, it is important to support these mayors who showed bold leadership by volunteering and donating to their campaigns. I suspect the provincial government will be watching the municipal elections carefully. If the mayors who voted for the funding are reelected, this will help give both provincial and regional politicians the mandate they need to provide further funding for the other transit and cycling improvements that the region so badly needs. This includes increasing cycling funding to at least $23 million a year, the UBC Line and rapid transit in Surrey.</div>
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This decision is also important to the rest of the province where cycling and transit improvements are also badly needed. With success in the Lower Mainland, the province will likely be more inclined to give other regions the funding sources that they need to improve sustainable transportation.</div>
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As the next step, the approval of the 2 cent gas tax, is up to the provincial government, it is a good idea to send a message of support to Premier Clark who has said her government will approve the tax and work with the mayors to find an alternative to the property tax:</div>
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Hon. Christy Clark <a href="mailto:Premier@gov.bc.ca"><span style="color: #0b00c0;">Premier@gov.bc.ca </span></a><span style="color: #0b00c0;"> </span><span style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;">and cc: </span><a href="mailto:adrian.dix.MLA@leg.bc.ca">adrian.dix.MLA@leg.bc.ca</a></div>
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Anmore - Mayor Heather Anderson, <a href="mailto:howard.carley@anmore.com">howard.carley@anmore.com</a> </div>
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Belcarra - Mayor Ralph Drew, <a href="mailto:rdrew@belcarra.ca">rdrew@belcarra.ca</a> </div>
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Bowen Island - Councillor Peter Frinton, <a href="mailto:bim@bimbc.ca">bim@bimbc.ca</a></div>
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Coquitlam - Mayor Richard Stewart, <span style="color: #0000c0; text-decoration: underline;">rstewart@coquitlam.ca</span></div>
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Langley City - Mayor Peter Fassbender, <span style="color: #0000c0; text-decoration: underline;">mayor@langleycity.ca</span></div>
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Lion's Bay - Mayor Brenda Broughton, <span style="color: #0000c0; text-decoration: underline;">bbroughton@telus.net</span></div>
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Maple Ridge - Mayor Ernie Daykin, <span style="color: #0000c0; text-decoration: underline;">daykin@mapleridge.ca</span></div>
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North Vancouver City - Councillor Bob Fearnley, <a href="mailto:bfearnley@cnv.org">bfearnley@cnv.org</a></div>
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North Vancouver District - Mayor Richard Walton, <span style="color: #0000c0; text-decoration: underline;">waltonr@dnv.org</span></div>
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Port Coquitlam - Mayor Greg Moore, <span style="color: #0000c0; text-decoration: underline;">mooreg@portcoquitlam.ca</span></div>
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Port Moody - Mayor Joe Trasolini <a href="mailto:joe.trasolini@cityofportmoody.com">joe.trasolini@cityofportmoody.com</a> </div>
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Surrey - Mayor Dianne Watts, <span style="color: #0000c0; text-decoration: underline;">dlwatts@surrey.ca</span></div>
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Tsawwassen First Nation - Chief Kim Baird, <a href="mailto:kbaird@tsawwassenfirstnation.com">kbaird@tsawwassenfirstnation.com</a> </div>
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Vancouver - Mayor Gregor Robertson, <span style="color: #0000c0; text-decoration: underline;">gregor.robertson@vancouver.ca</span></div>
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West Vancouver - Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, <span style="color: #0000c0; text-decoration: underline;">goldsmith-jones@westvancouver.ca</span></div>
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White Rock - Mayor Catherine Ferguson, <span style="color: #0000c0; text-decoration: underline;">ferguson@city.whiterock.bc.ca</span></div>
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Burnaby - Mayor Derek Corrigan, <span style="color: #0000c0; text-decoration: underline;">mayor.corrigan@burnaby.ca</span></div>
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Richmond - Mayor Malcolm Brodie, <span style="color: #0000c0; text-decoration: underline;">mbrodie@richmond.ca</span></div>
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Langley Township - Rick Green, <span style="color: #0000c0; text-decoration: underline;">rgreen@tol.bc.ca</span></div>
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Delta - Mayor Lois Jackson, <span style="color: #0000c0; text-decoration: underline;">LJackson@corp.delta.bc.ca</span></div>
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Pitt Meadows - Mayor Don MacLean, <span style="color: #0000c0; text-decoration: underline;">dmaclean@pittmeadows.bc.ca</span></div>
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New Westminster - Mayor Wayne, Wright, <span style="color: #0000c0; text-decoration: underline;">wright@city.new-westminster.bc.ca</span></div>
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As usual, the anti-tax anti-everything crowd is busy in the comment sections. Never hurts to throw some pro transit and cycling comments into the mix.</div>
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<a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Metro+Vancouver+mayors+vote+raise+property+taxes/5520074/story.html">http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Metro+Vancouver+mayors+vote+raise+property+taxes/5520074/story.html</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/province-wont-stand-in-way-of-tax-hikes-for-bc-transit-plan/article2194941/comments/">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/province-wont-stand-in-way-of-tax-hikes-for-bc-transit-plan/article2194941/comments/</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.theprovince.com/news/ready+Metro+Vancouver+mayors+approve+controversial+hikes/5519962/story.html?cid=megadrop_story">http://www.theprovince.com/news/ready+Metro+Vancouver+mayors+approve+controversial+hikes/5519962/story.html?cid=megadrop_story</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/286131--mayors-approve-2-cent-gas-tax-hike-to-pay-for-transit-plan">http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/286131--mayors-approve-2-cent-gas-tax-hike-to-pay-for-transit-plan</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.delta-optimist.com/Delta+mayor+votes+against+TransLink+plan+hike+taxes/5520364/story.html">http://www.delta-optimist.com/Delta+mayor+votes+against+TransLink+plan+hike+taxes/5520364/story.html</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.langleyadvance.com/news/TransLink/5520191/story.html">http://www.langleyadvance.com/news/TransLink/5520191/story.html</a></div>
Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-75778079527332616512011-09-22T18:52:00.000-07:002011-10-02T09:40:01.685-07:00Urge Your Mayor to Vote for Transit and Cycling FundingOn October 7, the Metro Vancouver Mayors Council will be voting on the funding package for TransLink’s <a href="http://www.translink.ca/en/Be-Part-of-the-Plan/Plans/10-Year-Transportation-Plan/2012-Supplemental-Plan.aspx">Moving Forward Plan</a>. This package includes an increase in <b>cycling</b> <b>funding</b> from $3 million to <b>$6 million </b>per year, a key step to the $23 million per year that TransLink is proposing to met regional transportation goals. Please email or phone them (contact information is below) and urge them to vote for this plan.<br />
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It also includes badly needed transit improvements all over the region that will benefit cyclists. In particular, the <b>Evergreen</b> <b>Line</b> will make it much easier to access the TriCities from other parts of the region. According to TransLink "By 2014, annual bus and SeaBus service will <b>increase</b> by <b>415,000</b> <b>hours</b>, or 7%, providing more service around the region to <b>improve</b> <b>reliability</b>, <b>reduce</b> <b>crowding</b> and serve new <b>demand</b> from <b>population</b> <b>growth</b> and the expanded <b>U</b><b>-</b><b>Pass</b> BC program."</div>
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As an interim measure to allow these improvements to go
ahead, the Moving Forward funding package contains a provisional small increase
in property taxes that will go into effect next spring if other sources of
revenue are not found. Even if new sources are not found, the property tax
increase involves only a commitment for 2012 and 2013. </div>
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As shown in the chart in red as New Revenue Source, this represents <b>only</b> <b>13</b><b>%</b> of the total revenue. While this is a concern, the Provincial Government has committed to working with the mayors to develop alternate funding sources including road pricing, tolls on existing bridges vehicle levies and carbon tax revenue. Depending on the implementation, in addition to raising revenue to fund better transportation choices, these funding measures can reduce demand for driving and thus help existing roads to be used more efficiently thus reducing pollution and congestion.</div>
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While not all cities in the region get the same levels of
transit improvement, these improvements <b>benefit</b> <b>everyone</b> in the region.
<b>Pollution</b> and <b>greenhouse</b> <b>gas</b> <b>emissions</b> do not observe city boundaries.
Residents of the region also travel between cities in their daily lives. The
region’s <b>economy</b> depends on cost <b>effective</b> <b>sustainable</b> <b>transportation</b> to give
people <b>transportation</b> <b>choices</b> and to enable for the efficient movement of goods
by reducing the need for travel by automobile. As well, the cities whose mayors
haven’t yet committed to voting for Moving Forward have benefited more from
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Please email or phone your mayor and urge
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<a href="http://bccyclingcoalition.blogspot.com/2011/09/writing-letters-to-elected-officials.html">http://bccyclingcoalition.blogspot.com/2011/09/writing-letters-to-elected-officials.html</a><br />
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Their phone and fax numbers and addresses can be found at:<br />
<a href="http://www.metrovancouver.org/boards/BoardMembersPageDocs/Board_Directors_Contact_Information.pdf">http://www.metrovancouver.org/boards/BoardMembersPageDocs/Board_Directors_Contact_Information.pdf</a></div>
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Mayor Derek Corrigan, <a href="mailto:mayor.corrigan@burnaby.ca">mayor.corrigan@burnaby.ca</a></div>
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Mayor Malcolm Brodie, <a href="mailto:mbrodie@richmond.ca">mbrodie@richmond.ca</a></div>
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Langley Township - Rick Green, <a href="mailto:rgreen@tol.bc.ca">rgreen@tol.bc.ca</a></div>
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Delta - Mayor Lois Jackson, <a href="mailto:LJackson@corp.delta.bc.ca">LJackson@corp.delta.bc.ca</a> </div>
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Mayor Darrell Mussatto, <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:dmussatto@cnv.org">dmussatto@cnv.org</a></span></div>
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Pitt Meadows
- Mayor Don MacLean, <a href="mailto:dmaclean@pittmeadows.bc.ca"><span style="color: #13399e;">dmaclean@pittmeadows.bc.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Lion's Bay -
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White Rock
- Mayor Catherine Ferguson, <a href="mailto:ferguson@city.whiterock.bc.ca"><span style="color: #13399e;">ferguson@city.whiterock.bc.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Maple Ridge
- Mayor Ernie Daykin, <a href="mailto:daykin@mapleridge.ca"><span style="color: #13399e;">daykin@mapleridge.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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- Mayor Dianne Watts, <a href="mailto:dlwatts@surrey.ca"><span style="color: #13399e;">dlwatts@surrey.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Mayor Gregor Robertson, <a href="mailto:gregor.robertson@vancouver.ca"><span style="color: #13399e;">gregor.robertson@vancouver.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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W. Van
- Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, <a href="mailto:goldsmith-jones@westvancouver.ca"><span style="color: #13399e;">goldsmith-jones@westvancouver.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Langley City
- Mayor Peter Fassbender, <a href="mailto:mayor@langleycity.ca"><span style="color: #13399e;">mayor@langleycity.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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- Mayor Richard Walton, <span style="color: #13399e;"><a href="mailto:waltonr@dnv.org">waltonr@dnv.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Media and BLOG Coverage</div>
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<a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/business/TransLink+funding+plan+hits+roadblock/5412126/story.html">http://www.vancouversun.com/business/TransLink+funding+plan+hits+roadblock/5412126/story.html</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.bclocalnews.com/richmond_southdelta/richmondreview/news/129676303.html">http://www.bclocalnews.com/richmond_southdelta/richmondreview/news/129676303.html</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.geoffmeggs.ca/2011/09/16/transit-service-will-flatline-without-moving-forward-investments-set-for-oct-7-vote-by-mayors-council/">http://www.geoffmeggs.ca/2011/09/16/transit-service-will-flatline-without-moving-forward-investments-set-for-oct-7-vote-by-mayors-council/</a></div>
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Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-87238941013685012462011-09-20T17:36:00.000-07:002011-12-28T16:16:49.449-08:00Writing Letters to Elected OfficialsLetters can be a very effective way of convincing public officials to address an issue. For each letter received, They often assume that several hundred other people feel the same about the issue. Here are a few tips.<br />
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<b>Addressing Elected Officials</b><br />
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<li>Politicians need to concern themselves more with the <b>big picture</b> and are interested in how your ideas will affect the larger community (and its voters)</li>
<li>Be <b>less technical</b> and <b>more anecdotal</b> </li>
<li>Get to the point and be <b>brief</b>:</li>
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<li>Keep letters <b>under a page</b> (use appendices if you really need to add some technical detail). </li>
<li>Exceptions are when you are suggesting language for a plan or policy. In these situations, it may be necessary to spell everything out, but these are the exceptions. </li>
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<li>Try to provide something before asking for something in return. For instance, instead of protesting to raise the issue of poor cycling facilities, ask the leader(s) responsible to take a tour of the facilities in question with you. That way, you can incorporate leaders in the solution. Also, if they agree to a tour, you’ll have engaged them in the process and begun to hold them accountable.</li>
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<b>Letter Content</b><br />
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<li>Confine your letter to a <b>single issue</b>.</li>
<li>Write in a <b>natural style</b>.</li>
<li>Letters should be <b>factual</b> and <b>polite</b>. </li>
<li>Take special care <b>not</b> to sound threatening, <b>aggressive</b> or <b>offensive</b>. You want to <b>win a friend</b>, if not now, then on other issues in the future.</li>
<li>Be <b>positive</b> and <b>constructive</b> - make a <b>clear request </b>and write as if the reader is open to <b>reasoned</b> <b>argument</b>.</li>
<li>Carefully plan your<b> opening sentence</b>; make it <b>short</b> and <b>interesting</b>. Particularly if you are communicating to criticize, it helps to <b>start</b> with <b>appreciation</b> or <b>praise</b> for the recipient’s past activities.</li>
<li>Don't <b>plead</b>.</li>
<li>For problems, <b>personal accounts</b> of how this issue has <b>impacted</b> <b>you</b> and your <b>family</b>, <b>friends</b> and <b>community</b> can be very persuasive.</li>
<li>For improvements, describe the <b>benefits</b> for <b>you</b> and your <b>family</b>, <b>friends</b> and <b>community</b></li>
<li>Relate <b>experiences elsewhere</b> that demonstrate the effectiveness of improvements you want</li>
<li>Say a little about yourself if you want to - for example something about your occupation or background.</li>
<li>If there is a problem that requires remedial action, (if possible) <b>request a specific action</b> from the official and show your own willingness to work for a solution. Don't merely be critical; close with <b>constructive suggestions</b> and a <b>positive tone</b>.</li>
<li>If any follow-up is planned, let them know the time frame.</li>
<li>Use a <b>conclusion</b> that <b>encourages</b> a <b>reply</b></li>
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<b>Use Email</b><br />
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<li>As most people have mobile devices, <b>email</b> tends to be <b>more effective</b> than pen and paper.</li>
<li>Include the text of letter in the<b> body of the email</b> and <b>not</b> as an <b>attachment </b>if possible. This makes it easier to read on a smart phone.</li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Sources:</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.vacc.bc.ca/advocacy/advocacy.php?pageID=23">http://www.vacc.bc.ca/advocacy/advocacy.php?pageID=23</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.wluml.org/node/5603">http://www.wluml.org/node/5603</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=949">http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=949</a></span></span></div>
Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-84779253928141739862011-09-17T18:39:00.000-07:002011-09-17T19:07:10.726-07:00Urge Your Mayor and Council to Support Cycling Resolutions at UBCMThere are a couple of important cycling <a href="http://ubcm.ca/assets/Resolutions~and~Policy/Resolutions/2011%20Res%20Book%20for%20web.pdf">policy resolutions</a> recommending <b>bike lane sweeping</b> and<b> safe routes along highways</b> that will be voted on at the <a href="http://ubcm.ca/EN/index.html">Union of BC Municipalities</a> (UBCM) <a href="http://ubcm.ca/EN/main/convention/2011_Convention.html">Convention September 26 - 30</a> in Vancouver. Thanks to Delta and the Sunshine Coast Regional District for proposing them.<br />
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Please <b>contact</b> your <b>mayor and council </b>and urge them to <b>vote for</b> these <b>resolutions</b>.<br />
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From <a href="http://ubcm.ca/assets/Resolutions~and~Policy/Resolutions/2011%20Res%20Book%20for%20web.pdf#page=101">page 101 of the Resolutions</a>:<br />
<blockquote><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: 11.0px Palatino; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><b>B116<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>SAFE CYCLING ROUTES ALONG HIGHWAY CORRIDORS<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Delta</b></div><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: 11.0px Palatino; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">WHEREAS highway corridors such as the South Fraser Perimeter Road provide important linkages for both commuter and recreational cyclists;</div><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: 11.0px Palatino; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">AND WHEREAS in many communities the current cycling infrastructure provided along these corridors consists of shoulders without physical separation, which is considered unsafe and discouraging to cyclists:</div><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: 11.0px Palatino; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Province be requested to provide parallel routes, physical separation, and safe facilities for cyclists along highway corridors.</div></blockquote>This proposal proved quite popular in an on-line poll in the Georgia Straight article <a href="http://www.straight.com/article-450791/vancouver/ubcm-will-look-highway-cycling-lanes">Union of B.C. Municipalities will look at highway bike lanes</a>.<br />
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From <a href="http://ubcm.ca/assets/Resolutions~and~Policy/Resolutions/2011%20Res%20Book%20for%20web.pdf#page=28">page 28 of the Resolutions</a>:<br />
<blockquote><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: 11.0px Palatino; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><b>B19<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>BIKE LANE SWEEPING<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Sunshine Coast RD</b></div><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: 11.0px Palatino; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">WHEREAS governments invest in the provision of cycling lanes adjacent to provincial roadways to promote healthy lifestyles and provide alternatives to single occupancy vehicles;</div><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: 11.0px Palatino; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">AND WHEREAS gravel and other debris on the cycling paths pose a risk to cyclists and act as an impediment to the use of alternative modes of transportation:</div><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: 11.0px Palatino; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM urge the Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure to amend road maintenance contracts to increase the frequency of bike lane and highway shoulder sweeping.</div></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a18; font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">This one from <a href="http://ubcm.ca/assets/Resolutions~and~Policy/Resolutions/2011%20Res%20Book%20for%20web.pdf#page=28">page 77 of the Resolutions</a> is not cycling specific but as a lot of cycling collisions occur at intersections, general improvements to intersection safety should reduce cycling collisions.</div><blockquote style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Palatino; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>B84<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>INTERSECTION SAFETY CAMERAS ALONG HIGHWAYS<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Delta</b></div><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Palatino; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">WHEREAS intersection safety cameras have the potential to significantly reduce the frequency and severity of crashes at highway intersections regardless of pavement markings;</div><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Palatino; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">AND WHEREAS current Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) policies do not allow for the installation of intersection safety cameras on approaches without marked crosswalks, such as the intersection of Highway 17 and Ladner Trunk Road in Delta:</div><div style="color: #1a1a18; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Palatino; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM work with the Province and ICBC to interpret and apply the current legislation to allow for intersection safety cameras to be installed at crash-prone locations where marked crosswalks are absent.</div></blockquote></span>Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-15155106754849674642011-08-31T12:29:00.000-07:002011-12-27T03:40:38.890-08:00Cycling Investment Elsewhere<!--StartFragment-->
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jurisdictions around the world are investing significant amounts in cycling
infrastructure. Some such as the Netherlands and Copenhagen already have high
cycling mode shares and require investment to address capacity and safety
issues. Others, such Winnipeg, Seville and Sydney, Australia, that have cycling
mode shares lower than Vancouver, have committed to dramatically increase
cycling in a short period of time.</div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Seville,
the host city for Velo-city 2011, demonstrated the advantages of rapidly
building cycling facilities. In four years, they invested $42 million to
complete a network of 78 km separated bike lanes throughout the city. In
addition, they also installed a 2,500 bicycle bike sharing system. As a result,
bicycle </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">mode share </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">increased
from </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">0.2% to 6.6% and cycling trips
increased from 2,500 to 70,000 per day. Perhaps more importantly, it is now
quite common to see children cycling in the city.<span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3001491581167184935#_edn1" name="_ednref" style="mso-endnote-id: edn;" title="">[i]</a></span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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government expenditure on cycling has now reached an annual level of 487
million euros per year.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3001491581167184935#_edn2" name="_ednref" style="mso-endnote-id: edn;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;">[ii]</span></span></a> Much money
is now being spent on improving regional routes, for longer distance commuters,
which leads to higher rates of cycling to work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Munster, Germany</b><br /><div class="MsoBodyText">
<span lang="EN-CA">Munster, Germany (population 270,000)
increase cycling trips up from 29% in 1981 to 43% in 1992 with an investment in
cycling facilities of $112 million in today’s dollars.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3001491581167184935#_ftn1" name="_ftnref" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;">[1]</span></span></a>
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<b>Sydney, Australia</b><br /><div class="MsoBodyText">
<span lang="EN-CA">The City of Sydney is investing $71
million over 4 years to build a 200km cycling network including 55km of
separated cycleways.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3001491581167184935#_edn3" name="_ednref" style="mso-endnote-id: edn;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;">[iii]</span></span></a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Currently one per cent of trips into the
city are made on bicycle - the city aims to increase this number by 10 per cent
by 2016. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">Portland’s recently approved 20 year
bicycle plan contains bicycle paths and other cycling infrastructure that is
estimated to cost $613 million. Funding sources are being explored.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3001491581167184935#_edn4" name="_ednref" style="mso-endnote-id: edn;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;">[iv]</span></span></a></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference">In 2010, Winnipeg invested $20.4 million in capital funding to build an extensive active transportation network throughout the city.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3001491581167184935#_edn5" name="_ednref" style="mso-endnote-id: edn;" title="">[v]</a></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>The funding came from the three levels of government (the City, Province and Federal governments each contributing one-third, or $6.8 million). This active transportation program involves the creation of 35 projects that range from multi-use pathways to bike boulevards. Almost all of these projects are bicycle routes.</div>
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<span lang="EN-CA">In Minneapolis, over $50 million was
spent between 2000 and 2009 contributing to bicycle commute work trips more
than doubling from 1.9% in 2000 to 4.3% in 2008.</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3001491581167184935#_edn6" name="_ednref" style="mso-endnote-id: edn;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;">[vi]</span></span></span></a><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-CA">An
additional $18 million is budgeted for bicycle facilities and programs in 2010.
This includes federal investment through the Non-Motorized Transportation Pilot
(NTP) program. From 2000 to 2009 total bikeway mileage in the city increased
from 95.5 miles to 127.8 miles. An average of $2 million per bikeway mile was
spent during this period. The 2010 Bicycle Master Plan that aims to increase
mode share to 10% by 2020</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3001491581167184935#_edn7" name="_ednref" style="mso-endnote-id: edn;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;">[vii]</span></span></span></a><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-CA">will
require an additional $500 million to complete and an additional $300,000 per
year will be needed for maintenance. Non-infrastructure programs including
education and promotion will cost $2 million per year to sustain.</span></div>
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<b>Copenhagen</b><br /><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-CA" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;">Already Copenhagen stands out among other cities for its cycling infrastructure, counting more than 390 kilometres of bike paths. Between 2006 and 2010, it spent DKK 250 million in bike infrastructure and an extra 75 million kroner were allotted for 2011. Within the city, 55 percent of all commuters already travel by bike. Their goal is to hike the percentage of suburban commuters cycling to and from the city from the 37 percent it is today to over 50 percent by 2015.</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3001491581167184935#_edn8" name="_ednref" style="mso-endnote-id: edn;" title="">[viii]</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3001491581167184935#_ednref" name="_edn1" style="mso-endnote-id: edn;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;">[i]</span></span></a> <a href="http://www.cyclingmobility.com/the-circle-of-life/">http://www.cyclingmobility.com/the-circle-of-life/</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3001491581167184935#_ednref" name="_edn3" style="mso-endnote-id: edn;" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;">[iii]</span></span></a><a href="http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/AboutSydney/ParkingAndTransport/Cycling/CycleNetwork/default.asp">http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/AboutSydney/ParkingAndTransport/Cycling/CycleNetwork/default.asp</a>
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Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3001491581167184935.post-78361236594244627712011-08-29T01:17:00.000-07:002011-12-28T16:18:14.905-08:00Help Save the KVR Trail from ATVsThe <a href="http://www.spiritof2010trail.ca/RailTrail.aspx?id=kettle">Kettle Valley Railway Trail</a> is being threatened by ATVs. They destroy the surface of the trail and create ruts making it very difficult to cycle on.<br />
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From <a href="http://trailsbc.ca/">Trails BC</a>:<br />
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Trails BC is expressing concern about a recent petition and a letter writing campaign by the provincial motor sports sectors, lobbying the provincial government for authorized motorized access to the Kettle Valley Trail (KVR) trails which are the backbone to BC’s portion of the national Trans Canada Trail as well as the province’s Spirit of 2010 Trail Network.</blockquote>
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Spearheaded by the provincial ATV organization, the Quad Riders of BC, this campaign threatens to turn the KVR/Trans Canada Trail into an official motorized trail with major negative implications for non-motorized users. </blockquote>
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Over the last two years there has been resurfacing of sections of the KVR trail between Summerland and Faulder. In an attempt to maintain the integrity of these newly surfaced sections as well as to address other concerns impacting non-motorized users, the government of British Columbia Recreation, Sites and Trails posted official non-motorized signs on these sections just before the May long weekend. These non-motorized signs were immediately removed by unauthorized individuals. As a result, motorized users are still using these sections and the newly resurfaced sections are already degraded from motorized use. Such degradation discourages cyclists, the main intended user, from using the trail.</blockquote>
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<span lang="EN-US">The KVR is largest component of the <a href="http://www.spiritof2010trail.ca/">Spirit of 2010 Trail</a> and the Trans Canada Trail in BC.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The Spirit of 2010 Trail is the first segment in the creation of world class recreational rails to trails product that will stimulate the development of incremental tourism infrastructure and incremental tourism visits across a significant portion of British Columbia. The Spirit of 2010 Trail is 750 kilometres in length and there is the potential to convert over 2000 kilometres of rail trails in total. The rails to trails movement has become an accepted model in North America for sustainable economic development in rural and urban areas. It is the conversion of former railway corridors into world-class recreational trails for use by cyclists, hikers, equestrians and Nordic skiers. It has enabled primarily rural communities to develop a sustainable business case for economic development using rail trails.</span></blockquote>
<a href="http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/letters/128268188.html">Marlene Gregory of Summerland reports</a>:<br />
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Clear signs indicate that motorized vehicles are not allowed yet many of the cement blockades have been removed. Some refused to slow down, causing undue dust and one dirt bike rider narrowly missed hitting a cyclist in our group.</blockquote>
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Parts of the trail are so soft that cycling and even walking are difficult.</blockquote>
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<span lang="EN-US">Please write Premier Clark, Steve Thomson, </span>Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and your MLA encouraging them to protect the KVR and other trails from motorized vehicles.</div>
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FLNR.Minister@gov.bc.ca<br />
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cc your MLA<br />
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As well, cc:<br />
adrian.dix.MLA@leg.bc.ca, lana.popham.mla@leg.bc.ca</div>Richard Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447018695654108150noreply@blogger.com11