105 Avenue Connector Road, Surrey
At the 6th Annual Bike Awards on February 28th, HUB Cycling awarded five municipalities for their efforts to #UnGapTheMap across the region.
The first category of infrastructure winners were part of the 20 in 20 Infrastructure Challenge, launched last year as part of HUB’s 20th Anniversary.
Third place went to the City of Burnaby for completing nearly 20 Quick Fixes, ranging from re-paving parts of the Sea to River Bikeway, trimming foliage that obstructed bike lanes and urban trails, and re-painting faded lines and shared lane markings.
A close second went to the District of West Vancouver, who also nearly completed 20 Quick Fixes, including removing narrow bollards and adding reflective diamond paint along the Spirit Trail, adding wayfinding signage at Ambleside Park, and installing rapid flashing beacons for safer crossings along 27th and 29th streets at Marine Drive.
And coming out on top was the City of Surrey, who doubled the 20 in 20 target with over 40 Quick Fixes. Highlights included adding new wayfinding signage, widening narrow bike lanes, and removing and or widening several narrow baffle gates that now allow people cycling with trailers (often with children inside) to pass through.
The Cities of Vancouver and Surrey also won an Infrastructure Improvements Award for providing All Ages and Abilities (AAA) cycling infrastructure at East 1st and Quebec (below) and along 105 Avenue (above).
East 1st and Quebec, Vancouver
Thanks for highlighting this Gord. The award was well deserved IMO.
This intersection will become ever more important for active transportation users over time. To the east, it connects to the Central Valley Greenway and BC Parkway. To the west, it will soon connect along 1st to Charleson, and then on to the Arbutus Greenway. To the south, it accesses the new Tech district. To the north, the protected lanes on Quebec will connect directly to the new Active Ramp up from Creekside Park to Dunsmuir, on what will be a main artery into downtown for walking and cycling when the viaducts come down.