Supporting Bike Commuting Through Infrastructure Development.
The Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (VACC) is the Bee’s Knees when it comes to promoting cycling in a city of cars. For the past 15 years the VACC has been getting people on bikes, promoting a green lifestyle and improving the city of Vancouver for all things cycling. If you know about the VACC it is likely because of the Bike To Work Week Campaign that takes place every May and November. This is where bike commuters are offered free coffee, snacks, bike repairs and more along major bicycle routes.
This past summer, Vancouver’s Burrard St. Bridge was modified to include a bicycle lane traveling in either direction separating bikes from cars. This has been a beta project since the launch but has now been passed to continue through the winter months. The Burrard St. Bridge will keep its bicycle lanes a little while longer and hopefully for good. In conjunction with the VACC and the continuing effort to encourage 12-month bike commuting Norco teamed up to man the Burrard St Bridge for an evening. With hundreds of riders coming through daily it is pretty apparent that the city is moving in the right direction towards embracing cycling.
If you are in the area and haven’t ridden across the bridge you should. Head on out and see what it is all about. If you are in a different area within Greater Vancouver, keep an eye out for the VACC and Norco through the winter offering a hand to all cyclists.
