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Letter to the Editor regarding the District of North Vancouver and the North Vancouver Joint Bicycle Advisory Committee

The following letter was sent to the editor at the North Shore News on February 8th, 2011 regarding our concerns about the District pulling out of JBAC:

Dear Editor,
Cycling represents the fastest growing transportation mode in the City of Vancouver, where bike lanes and a coordinated cycling network promote and facilitate cycling. The three North Shore municipalities have all committed to increasing the number of trips made by bicycle to encourage healthy, livable and sustainable communities. However, the built cycling infrastructure remains patchy and does little to encourage North Shore residents to shop, commute to work, visit the library, or ride to school on a bicycle.

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North Shore Winter Bike to Work

Celebration Stations Offer Refreshments and Prizes

Vancouver, Canada – October 28, 2010 – The North Shore Committee of the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (VACC) announced today the kick off for Bike to Work week on the North Shore. Starting Monday, November 1, Bike to Work is a program that encourages workplaces and workers to champion cycling as a healthy mode of transportation to get to work. Teams from workplaces compete to log the most kilometers during the week and last year teams from over 50 North Shore companies logged a total of 11,349 km.

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North Shore Citizens Revitalize Advocacy Group for Commuter Bicycling Infrastructure and Education

North Shore Committee of Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition Gets Underway

West Vancouver, Canada – June 7, 2010 – The Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (VACC) announced today the formation of a renewed North Shore Committee. The initial group consists of approximately sixteen citizens from West Vancouver, North Vancouver District and North Vancouver City. The mandate of the North Shore Committee – Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition is to promote the implementation of safe city biking, in particular through safe bicycle commuter routes across the entire North Shore.

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