The British Columbia Cycling Coalition (BCCC) is working on developing a tourism sector initiative for British Columbia for touring cycling. The intent is to draw people to come to and experience British Columbia… Continue reading
Urban Community Planning People, Business, Community Spirit, Sustainability/Greening Leads to Land Use Its form, zoning, densification, distribution of lands – living, business, parks, green spaces, people spaces, and space for movement of people… Continue reading
What happens to downtown streets when the Farmers Market leaves its winter location at City Hall for fresh air? What happens to intersections on Farmers Market Saturday? A transition, from street… Continue reading
Recently, a European consultant asked a question that prompted some interesting thinking. Normally, we are focused on bringing European thinking for furthering cycling usage growth to this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Now, the… Continue reading
George Massey Tunnel, Phase 2 Consultation 2013-03-21 Forewords For the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project consultation, the British Columbia Cycling Coalition comments reflect the Coalition’s perspective of Cycling for Transportation and cycling as… Continue reading
Transit future planning is not exclusively about bus routers and frequency of service. Transit future is about planning Transit Corridors for significant transit ridership growth. Designing for Effective Combined Mobility End Destinations to… Continue reading
Transit future planning is not exclusively about bus routers and frequency of service. Transit future is about planning Transit Corridors for significant transit ridership growth. Many research projects, lectures, and articles… Continue reading
Increasing cycling activity in a municipality is not the end goal. It was for a long time. Increasing cycling traffic is a strategy or tool available to be used for achieving a vision… Continue reading
2014-02-05 It is time for this high-speed train to be built now, not later. The selection of alternatives should be for the $5 billion, new corridor scheme. Time is important and a 90-minute,… Continue reading
Cycling for transportation has progressed from sunny days, to rainy days, to fall days and now is penetrating into winter days, no matter the temperature or snow or ice on the road and… Continue reading
As cycling advocates we spend significant time for the purpose of realizing significant growth of cycling traffic in our cities, provinces, and country. As advocates, significant growth will only come from focusing on… Continue reading
From the Calgary Herald: “a proposal to allow bikes on Stephen Avenue Walk is drawing criticism” from the Calgary Downtown Association. “Maggie Schofield, the executive director of the Calgary Downtown Association, supports… Continue reading
“2014-02-05: Engaging both new and seasoned cyclists of all ages, as well as those who want to bike but may not feel comfortable, is what the city centre cycle track network is all… Continue reading
Against the call that property taxes cannot be increased, people are supporting increased taxation for transit. Politicians are telling us that the level of property tax has hit the pinnacle. Politicians are telling… Continue reading
A grey morning. Snow falling and whipped around by the wind. Ahhh, winter has arrived. Time to mount the studded tires on to the city bicycle. For the last years now, removal of… Continue reading
The distance from Vancouver BC to Seattle WA is about 230 km from downtown to downtown along major roads, expressway and interstate highway. Is it a dream that some day there may… Continue reading
The last time I cycled from downtown Montreal, Quebec to the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport in Dorval, the last kilometre was a challenge or should I say a game of risk. Cycling out… Continue reading
Appreciating the net cash flow and life cycle cost of house ownership might influence more people to purchase or rent in more densified neighbourhoods within catchment areas of more frequent serviced transit routes… Continue reading
It is all about increasing cycling traffic. For each obstacle or perceived obstacle that is removed from the thinking process of potential cyclists, the greater will be the penetration of the potential cycling… Continue reading
Recently, Dr. Eric Miller from the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the University of Toronto spoke in Vancouver on the third revolution of transportation within cities. If he had been teaching back when… Continue reading
There has been too much tradition in building rapid transit lines as projects in themselves, without consideration for urban communities that will be services by this faster form of transportation. The transit lines… Continue reading
