Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows

Chairs: Ivan Chow and Rick Halas
E-mail: mapleridge-pittmeadows@vacc.bc.ca
Meetings: Second Thursday of each month

Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location: Maple Ridge Library Main Floor Seminar Room, 130-22470 Dewdney Trunk Road

Next Meeting: Sept. 10, 2010

• Web group

Committee meetings

If you ride your bike in Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows, come meet and work with other cyclists to help improve local cycling facilities. All are welcome.

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New Westminster

Chair: Andrew Feltham
E-mail: newwestminster@vacc.bc.ca
Phone: 604-521-2742
Meetings: 4th Tuesday of every month (except July, August, and December)
Discussion forum: Join the online discussion about cycling in New Westminster. All cyclists and interested individuals are welcome to participate.

• Web group

Current issues

• implementation of New Westminster’s Bike Plan
• Central Valley Greenway
• development of links from and through New Westminster to neighbouring municipalities
• safety and comfort for cyclists on local bridges
• routes to facilitate hill climbing in New Westminster
• route signage
• bike facilities at the new high school
• general acceptance of cycling as an appropriate mode of local transportation
• vehicle parking in bike lanes

Committee meetings

The VACC New Westminster meets on the 4th Tuesday of every month (except July, August, and December). If you ride your bike in New Westminster, come meet and work with other cyclists to help improve local cycling facilities. All are welcome. Next meeting:

Sidewalk cycling

Cycling on sidewalks isn't permitted in most of Greater Vancouver. New Westminster is the exception. Read the local bylaw.

Successes

• pedestrian and cycling improvements on Queensborough Bridge (2006)
• commitment for bike end-of-trip facilities at new high school (2005)
• Boyd Street bike lanes in Queensborough (2004)
• Non-slip surface on the sidewalks of the Alex Fraser Bridge (2003)
• improved access ramps to both sides of Pattullo Bridge (2002)
• A safe pedestrian overpass and bike signals on the Crosstown Greenway (2001)
• Bike route across Moody Park (2001)
• Completion of the Crosstown Greenway on 7th Avenue (2001)
• creating of New West Bicycle Advisory Committee (2000)

Local cycling contacts

Find out who your municipal cycling contacts are in New Westminster.

Reporting concerns

If there's something that needs to be fixed within the City of New Westminster, you can fill out a Transportation Action Request Form with the city's Engineering Department.

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Chair: Gordon Hall
E-mail: surreywhiterock@vacc.bc.ca
Contact number: 604-535-2513
Meetings: first Tuesday of each month (except July and August)
Discussion forum: Join the online discussion about cycling in Surrey and White Rock. All cyclists and interested individuals are welcome to participate.

• Web group

Current issues

• Traffic pinchers on 20th Avenue, 140 Street to 144 Street
• Dangerous Bailey-bridge at Nicomekl/KGH
• Lack of bike route stencil on KGH shoulders results in use for vehicle parking near Serpentine River
• No cycle lane either side of Marine Drive, 136 Street to 144 Street

City of Surrey Bike Survey Results - July 2009

The City of Surrey is reviewing its overall cycling plan. This survey was done in spring -- thanks to all who participated. We look forward to improved bike facilities in the future in Surrey! Please forward any Surrey bike issues or concerns to the VACC Surrey Committee so that we might include these in our efforts for better cycling in the City.

Committee meetings

If you ride your bike in Surrey or White Rock, come meet and work with other cyclists to help improve local cycling facilities. All are welcome.

The VACC in Surrey occasionally hosts assessment rides of the local bicycle network and provides input to the city.

Next ride: none currently scheduled.

See reports on past rides.

Successes

• bike lanes completed on Crescent Rd. 136 St. – 128 St. & 128 St. from Crescent Rd. – 17 Ave. (Ocean Park Shopping Centre) (2005)
• shoulders paved on King George Highway, Colebrook Rd. to 8 Ave. (2004-05)
• bike lanes on south side of 16 Ave., 148 St. – 152 St. (2005)
• destination bike route signage, Guildford – Central City (2005)
• destination bike route signage – King George Hwy (2005)
• improved design and placement priorities of bike route signage and design of bike lanes at right turn lanes (2004)
• bike shuttle across the Patullo Bridge during structure upgrades (2004)
• Patullo Bridge sidewalk off ramp improvements (2003)

Local cycling contacts

Find out who your municipal cycling contacts are in Surrey and White Rock.

Making change happen

If you’re interested in getting involved in cycling advocacy but don’t know where to start, check out the VACC’s advocacy “how-to” guide. It offers tips on working with politicians, city staff, and the media, as well as contact information and some useful terminology.

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Chair: Alexi Zawadzki
E-mail: tri-cities@vacc.bc.ca
Phone: 604-785-4453
Meetings: first Tuesday of every month (except July, August & Sept09)
Discussion forum: Join the online discussion about cycling in the Tri-Cities. All cyclists and interested individuals are welcome.

• Web group

Current issues

• Cycling lanes on Lougheed Highway from Blue Mountain to Coquitlam Centre
• Cycling facilities on Guildford/Murray Street in Port Moody, and on the future Clarke/Murray Overpass
• Cycling facilities and connections to the future Evergreen light rail transit line
• Cycling facilities on the new Pitt River Bridge

Committee meetings

If you ride your bike in the Tri-Cities, come meet and work with other cyclists to help improve cycling facilities in the Tri-Cities. The VACC-Tri-Cities meets monthly (except July and August). All are welcome.

Successes

• VACC representatives are being consulted in the study sessions for Coquitlam Town Centre and Lougheed Area cycling facilities and connections to the Evergreen Line (summer 2006)
• VACC representative joined the Mayor of Port Moody on a study trip to the City of Portland's LRT system (spring 2006)
• Foster Street advocacy ride during the spring of 2005 raised awareness and generated momentum to upgrade the Foster Street route
• Public Awareness – Farmers' Market 2006, Fingerling Festival 2006, Grand Opening of the cycling/pedestrian overpass in Port Moody

Local cycling contacts

Find out who your municipal cycling contacts are in the Tri-Cities.

Making change happen

If you’re interested in getting involved in cycling advocacy but don’t know where to start, check out the VACC’s advocacy “how-to” guide. It offers tips on working with politicians, city staff, and the media, as well as contact information and some useful terminology.

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Vancouver and UBC

Chairs: Lisa Slakov
E-mail: vancouver@vacc.bc.ca
Phone: 604-732-5803
Meetings: fourth Wednesday of each month (except July and December).
Discussion forum: Join the online discussion about cycling in Vancouver and at UBC. All cyclists and interested individuals are welcome to participate.

• Web group

Current issues

• Cycling facilities on the Burrard Bridge
• Olympic venues along the Ontario Greenway
• Central Valley Greenway
• Cycling facilities on the new Canada Line
• Downtown cycling facilities
• Bike theft
• Bike parking

Committee meetings

The VACC-Vancouver/UBC meets on the 4th Wednesday of every month (except July and December). If you ride your bike in Vancouver or at UBC, come meet and work with other cyclists to help improve local cycling facilities. All are welcome.

Assessment rides

The VACC in Vancouver occasionally hosts assessment rides of the local bicycle network and provides input to the city. With your help, the VACC assesses cycling conditions with the intention of providing the city with constructive feedback from a cyclist’s perspective.

The rides are open to all and are at a moderate pace with plenty of stops along the way. Come and join us! (And don't forget your helmet.)

Successes

• Bike bridge over the Fraser River to Richmond following the Canada Line (2009)
• Bike lanes throughout the downtown core (2002-2006)
• Wider sidewalks for cyclists on the Lions’ Gate Bridge, the Stanley Park Causeway, and the Viaduct (2002)

Local cycling contacts

Find out who your municipal cycling contacts are in Vancouver and at UBC.

Making change happen

If you’re interested in getting involved in cycling advocacy but don’t know where to start, check out the VACC’s advocacy “how-to” guide. It offers tips on working with politicians, city staff, and the media, as well as contact information and some useful terminology.

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