HUB Cycling has given the top prize to New Westminster in their bike infrastructure awards.
New West came in first place at the 20 in 20 Infrastructure Challenge at HUB Cycling’s annual bike awards. The judges assessed all participating municipality’s bicycle infrastructure Quick Fixes based on quantity and quality.
HUB Cycling’s 2019 Infrastructure Challenge saw a 33% increase from last year, with eight municipalities and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure taking part.
Five municipalities participated in both the 2018 and 2019 Challenge - Burnaby, the Township of Langley, the District of North Vancouver, Richmond and Surrey.
This year, four new entrants also took part - Coquitlam, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, as well as the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.
“The 20 in 20 Infrastructure Challenge is a chance to celebrate small and quick fixes to the bicycle network that can be completed as part of normal maintenance and repair operations. Municipalities can see the impact these small fixes have on improving network connectivity, increasing safety and helping to #UnGapTheMap. We are very excited that even more municipalities were able to participate this year,” said Evan Hammer, Infrastructure Planning and Policy Manager with HUB Cycling.
A total of 66 Quick Fixes were completed across 10 different municipalities by the nine participants. Fixes included improving bicycle wayfinding, repairing broken pavement, adding green paint to conflict zones, bollard improvement or removal and many more. All the Quick Fixes can be viewed on this interactive map.
