Rails vs Trails: Re-imagining Vancouver Island's 289-km rail corridor
Bike Sense2 Jul 2025

Rails vs Trails: Re-imagining Vancouver Island's 289-km rail corridor

Is it all over for trains on the abandoned E&N Rail line stretching 289 kilometres along Vancouver Island? Alastair Craighead, Chair of Friends of Rails to Trails Vancouver Island, thinks so, and is one of many people working with regional districts, municipalities, businesses and land-owning First Nations to convert these derelict tracks into a world-class trail network. Peter Ladner talks with him about the millions of dollars already invested in planning this cycle route, and what h...

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Indigenous Communities moving ahead with Active Transportation

Indigenous Communities moving ahead with Active Transportation

Active transportation in Indigenous communities isn't just a matter of movement — it's also about culture, identity, and safety. Aaron Pete, Chawathil First Nation Councillor (and Podcaster!), shares ...

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Accessibility, Equity, Joy, and Fun: E-bike subsidies can take us there

Accessibility, Equity, Joy, and Fun: E-bike subsidies can take us there

UBC Prof and Transportation Engineer Dr. Alex Bigazzi explains how e-bike rebate programs are transforming the transportation landscape in BC. Bigazzi has all the data on who gets the subsidies, how t...

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Lower Speed Limits, Safer Streets: Unleashing the power of 30 km/hr Zones in BC

Lower Speed Limits, Safer Streets: Unleashing the power of 30 km/hr Zones in BC

What if a simple policy change could dramatically decrease road injuries and elevate community well-being? Dr. Michael Schwandt, Medical Health Officer for Vancouver Coastal Health, helps us unravel t...

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Trailblazers Unite! Connecting the Sunshine Coast from Langdale to Lund

Trailblazers Unite! Connecting the Sunshine Coast from Langdale to Lund

Tannis Braithwaite, retired lawyer and director with the Connect the Coast Society, shares her passionate advocacy for the Connect the Coast Trail — a visionary cycling project linking Vancouver Islan...

22 Okt 202429min

How Bike Friendly Community Awards give municipalities a boost

How Bike Friendly Community Awards give municipalities a boost

Subha Ramanathan, Manager of Programs and Partnerships for the Share the Road Cycling Coalition in Ontario, explains Ontario's transformative Bike Friendly Community Awards – touching on how municipal...

25 Sep 202424min

Salt Spring's Crucial Bike Route Gap, and BC Transit's Vision

Salt Spring's Crucial Bike Route Gap, and BC Transit's Vision

An eye-opening conversation with Steve New, board member of Island Pathways and former Chief Operating Officer of BC Transit. We explore the ambitious vision of completing the 180-kilometre Salish S...

29 Jul 202431min

The Dutch Cycling Revolution: Lessons for BC

The Dutch Cycling Revolution: Lessons for BC

Consul General for the Kingdom of the Netherlands to BC, Sebastiaan Messerschmidt, shares his firsthand experiences of growing up in a country that prioritizes cycling. From his nostalgic childhood me...

7 Jun 202434min

Bike Valet! It's simple, it's cheap, it keeps your bike safe.

Bike Valet! It's simple, it's cheap, it keeps your bike safe.

How does a fleet of cyclists lobby City Hall at a meeting where there's no bike parking? BCCC Bike Valet Grant Administrator Sam Holland explains how that bike parking gap in San Francisco in the 1970...

7 Mai 202435min

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