Westside Weekly recently published an article on European Solutions and West Kelowna’s road improvements.Today they published an abridged response. The full article follows… It seems that not everyone is pleased with the recent road improvements on Boucherie Road for various…
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Thanks for an excellent presentation Dr. Teschke!
This evening we had Dr Kay Teschke from UBC CycingInCities present to The Coalition and a number of our guests, How to Motivate Cycling and Reduce Risk”. This was, I thought her key slide of the evening and I found a copy…
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Dr. Kay Teschke April 23, 7:00 PM at Parkinson Recreation Centre
As part of our ongoing Speaker Series, the Kelowna Area Cycling Coalition welcomes Dr. Kay Teschke from the UBC Cycling In Cities Research Program. Dr. Teschke will speak on the results of recent UBC bicycling studies at the Parkinson Recreation…
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Safe Riding Program Trains Local Cyclists To Teach Others
The weekend of April 12 to 14, 8 cyclists from the Kelowna Area Cycling Coalition and the Penticton and Area Cycling Association, will be participating in the CAN-BIKE Instructor Training program at the Rutland Seniors Center in Kelowna. The purpose of…
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Bikes vs. Cars – the bikes win.
What goes better on a spring day than getting out for a ride along Lakeshore Road in Kelowna. The last time the sun was shining and we were at city park we saw this beautiful convertible, abandoned while its owners took their bikes for…
Monday Morning Awesomeness!
Lots of talk this weekend regarding the extension of Rails With Trails in Kelowna and who could not be happy with the extension. And how’s this for an awesome way to start the workweek? I talked with Jan this morning…
The State Of Kelowna, The Mayor and Active Transportation.
To understand how Mayor Grey truly envisions the future of Kelowna we only need look at the City Of Kelowna 2020 Plan, which lays out capital projects for the years from 2013 to 2020. It includes this years $17 million…
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Join Us In 2013
Membership in Kelowna Area Cycling Association Here’s to the hearty few Okanagan riders who cycle year round. For the rest of you who are waiting for the sun to shine a little longer and a little warmer, we look forward…
Bernard Avenue Upgrade Phase 1
With the first phase of the Upgrade of Bernard Avenue completed before Christmas, City Hall is now looking for feedback on the project. Your input will be received until Friday February 1, 2013. You can find the survey at: http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/CNKELOWNA-67c078
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Icy Bike Lanes in Kelowna
If no one ever rode their bike in winter in Kelowna I could understand the lack of maintenance of the bike lanes. But, daily you see the bikers out there, braving ice, snow and the winter chill on the bike…
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