Burnaby wins Hub Cycling's 'Biggest Leap' award for getting more people cycling.
The City of Burnaby is wearing the yellow jacket of cycling victory this week, as it celebrates winning an award for its “bold step” in improving its active transportation network.Hub presents the award to an organization “which shows the greatest step forward to get more people cycling through policy and infrastructure changes,” according to B.C.’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming who presented the award in a recorded video.
Mayor Mike Hurley said in the acceptance video it is the city’s goal to make it easy for anyone from beginners to experienced cyclists to get on a bike and explore Burnaby. “We know there’s still a lot of work to do, and we’re going to reach even further in the next few years as we continue to build a central infrastructure all across Burnaby,” Hurley said.
“The team … has shown their commitment year over year to promoting cycling as a healthy and sustainable mode of transportation,” growing the school’s Go By Bike Week cycling team to more than 100 members including teachers, education assistants and administrators, according to Burnaby board of education chair Bill Brassington, who presented the award.
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