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Letter to the Editor: Low-Level Road

The following letter was sent to the editor at the North Shore News on February 22th, 2011 regarding our response to the Low-Level Road re-alignment project. The letter was published on March 2, 2011.

Dear Editor:

The Low Level Road Re-Alignment Project is a critical piece of the Pacific Gateway Program. The Low Level Road project objectives include increasing truck access to rail and marine terminals to facilitate increased importing and exporting goods. In addition, new train tracks with more capacity and increased marine transportation are planned. While contributing to economic growth, increases in all these forms of transportation will also contribute to increased air pollution, noise and truck traffic through our community.

Letter to the Editor: District of North Vancouver and JBAC

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 the Joint Bicycle Advisory Committee:

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.

District of North Vancouver reorganizes bike committee

February 18, 2011 By Tessa Holloway.

The District of North Vancouver is steering away from the Joint Bicycle Advisory Committee, leaving the city alone at the table and cyclist advocates questioning what this means for the Bicycle Master Plan. Instead, two members of the former JBAC will now sit on the district's Transportation Planning Advisory Committee, while staff will pick up more of the work of co-ordinating projects with the city.

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.

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.