HUB Langley

“The goal was to make the area safe enough that parents and grandparents would feel safe letting a child ride there.”

As Mayor Pachal put it: “I don’t think anyone would have allowed their child to ride their bike on Glover Road before.”

Langley City wins cycling award for Glover Road bike lanes - Langley Advance Times Separated lane project wins plaudits from HUB Cycling

Langley is at a turning point when it comes to getting around. Will we continue to rely on a car to travel everywhere or will we have viable options that allow us to not use our private vehicles for the vast majority of trips.

'We can't change; our city is not Amsterdam!!'
Well, so wasn't Amsterdam!

It took long, deliberate and consistent work.
And a conscious joint decision to change!

~Zeilstraat, Amsterdam 1970s

Come join us this morning at Kooben Cafe until 2pm to grab a map or chat about HUB Cycling!

Discover Langley City
City of Langley

Stop by Innes Corner tomorrow from 11-2!

TOMORROW! Cycling doesn't need to stop when the summer ends - it's safe, comfortable, and fun... particularly in Langley City!

HUB Cycling Fall Go by Bike Week starts Monday and goes through to October 9. Register for free at https://bikehub.ca/bike-events/go-by-bike-week, go for a bike ride, then log your ride at for a chance to win Discover Downtown Langley Dollars or the grand prize: a Cycling Adventure for 2 in Italy!

To celebrate, HUB Langley will be at Innes Corners Plaza (Fraser Highway at Glover Road) from 11am to 2pm tomorrow where you can say hi, get free bike checks, cycling maps and more.

Take a ride around Langley City: https://www.discoverlangleycity.com/langley-city-cycles

Municipal Election Candidate Survey

Do you know which candidates running for public office will make cycling better in your cities? With many pressing issues facing our cities, active transportation may not feature prominently on many candidates' and parties' platforms. However, this is still a topic of great interest to the public, and the public needs to know how their elected officials will vote on active transportation and cycling motions.

City of Langley Survey Results: https://bikehub.ca/municipal-elections/col
Township of Langley Survey Results: https://bikehub.ca/municipal-elections/tol

Cycling

Go By Bike Week is fast approaching (October 3-9) so make sure you register at bikhub.ca. Discover Langley City is contributing to the prizes being offered by HUB. Why not visit the City of Langley on your bike and discover some great riding trails.
For more information about Langley City visit: discoverlangleycity.
Discover Langley City has prepared a map with 3km, 5km and 10km routes. Check out the route links and plan your ride.

The 3KM trail:https://www.discoverlangleycity.com/sites/default/files/lc_cyclesmap_3km.pdf
The 5KM trail:https://www.discoverlangleycity.com/sites/default/files/lc_cyclesmap_5km.pdf
The 10KM trail:https://www.discoverlangleycity.com/sites/default/files/lc_cyclesmap_10km.pdf
All Routes:https://www.discoverlangleycity.com/sites/default/files/lc_cyclesmap_allroutes.pdf

MORE BIKE RACKS IN FORT LANGLEY

Next time you come to Fort Langley for coffee, dining or shopping, bring your bike instead of your car.

The Township of Langley has just installed 9 new bike racks along Glover Road to make it easy for cyclists to secure their bikes
close to the local businesses they are visiting. The racks can be found from Mary Avenue to Mavis Avenue along the sidewalk.

Check them during Go By Bike Week from Oct 3-9!

Cycling doesn’t need to stop when the summer ends!

HUB Cycling’s Fall Go by Bike Week is back Oct. 3-Oct. 9.

This fall, they’re bringing back 25 Celebration stations across Metro Vancouver where participants have a chance to win awesome prizes, get free bike checks, snacks, and cycling maps. During the event, they'll share tips and tricks on how to cycle safely in rainy weather, what to wear, proper light usage in the dark and more.

Register, go for a bike ride, then log your ride at bikehub.ca/gbbw for a chance to win great prizes like a Cycling Adventure for 2 in Italy!



HUB Cycling works to get more people cycling, more often! Register free for HUB Cycling’s Fall Go by Bike Week from Oct. 3 - Oct. 9 at bikehub.ca/gbbw to show your support for cycling in

Go by Bike Week Cycling doesn't need to stop when the summer ends! Anyone in Metro Vancouver can register for free and discover that cycling can be safe, comfortable, and fun. What is Go by Bike Week? Go by Bike Week is a week-long celebration of cycling, where we encourage everyone in Metro Vancouver to give cycli...

9 new bike racks have been installed in Fort Langley thanks to the efforts of our committee members and their advocacy for better bike parking in Langley.

Travelling to Fort Langley this weekend? Leave your car at home and make use of the brand new bike racks along Glover Road. While you're there, make a pit stop at the pop-up plaza at Mary Avenue to recharge, then tell us what you think of the re-imagined space.

Your feedback will help inform and we design and build new pedestrian areas in the Township. Learn more about the project: https://www.tol.ca/connect/get-involved/engagetol/connected-communities-pilot-project/

"It opens up so much freedom and opportunities," Freedman said. "The time-saving, not having to park. Schools are really congested in the morning with all sorts of vehicles. It really simplifies your life."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/walk-bike-bus-school-commute-bc-1.6571903?fbclid=IwAR3fiTkGP151r9do3SljskaHdcP4EWMzQ3UmLWIDY5bLXKfhXZrbbFXZmxM

Kids are walking and biking to school again. Here are some ways their commute is being made safer | CBC News Many families are opting for alternative ways to get the kids to class to avoid the headaches of the school run. But some parents say infrastructure still has to be improved around schools for those who walk or bike to class — something local governments say they're working on.

When It Rains, Rotterdam’s Bikers Get To Go Through Lights Faster If you want to increase bike riding, you have to make it easier to ride–even in bad weather.

If you haven’t been following Brad Richert’s daily posts of “Walkable City Rules” you should check them out. Today, he speaks about bike lanes and how the Township can do better in building them out.

RULE 52: "When advocating for bike network investment, cite data surrounding public health, equity, and economics" -Jeff Speck
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It's probably obvious to most Langley residents that there is almost nothing in our annual budgets for real bike infrastructure. Not only is there nothing for expanding basic protected bike lanes in established areas, nor for properly maintaining the bike lanes and trails we DO have, we don't even make an attempt to request developers in new areas to establish bike lanes on new streets. Langley is cars-first, everything else is an afterthought, sort of community.

This mindset is not only unsustainable, it's financially backwards. Cyclists know that cycling investment pays for itself. Yet to get the cycling investment, non-cyclists are generally the people who need to be convinced of this truth. Due to this, the next three sections are about justifying greater cycling investment in terms that make sense to non-cyclists... or future cyclists.

Jeff Speck begins his argument by stating what we already know: the easy part of bringing cycling to a city is designing an effective bike network. Even Langley has a pretty decent official Cycling Plan that was originally created in 1994, updated in 2004 and again in 2015. It's a terrific 153-page document that has been largely ignored.

I remember attending a Township committee meeting when this "Ultimate Cycling Network" was presented prior to its 2015 adoption when cost was brought up. To implement this cycling network, we would need to spend $80 million in capital costs - not including land acquisitions, drainage or any utility relocation. At the time, $15 million of this could come from DCCs. The ongoing maintenance cost of this "Ultimate Cycling Network" would be $1.2 million - not including winter maintenance. Our current funding - for both capital and ongoing costs - was, in 2014, $160,000, with 50% of that paid for by Translink.

Now, I could be wrong, but I do believe that Township of Langley finally approved a 5-year $5 million capital budget plan in 2021 that involves $495,000 coming from the DCC program and $500,000 from Translink (and $5,000 from ops). So while we are generations behind, it does seem like there is some positive movement generated on a local level - we just haven't seen it implemented yet. Of course, $1 million a year, while obviously much better than $160,000, still would take 80 years to build out the proposed network, and that's without it's maintenance.

So that's whats happening on the ground in Langley - let's talk about why bicycle infrastructure is a great investment. First, public health. It's no surprise that public health care is one of the largest strains on our provincial budgets and the lack of hospital beds is a municipal stressor, which, at least in Langley, is a concern due to our growth rate. So let's get cycling.

"The studies are piling up, and they are astounding. The most recent one followed 263,450 people over five years and found that those who biked to work had a 41% lower risk of dying prematurely. This included a 46% lower risk of developing heart disease and a 45% lower risk of developing cancer... In terms of public health investment, it is hard to imagine a more efficient wonder drug than bike lanes. The average person will lose thirteen pounds during their first year of biking to work. A University of Northern Iowa study found that cycling saves the state's riders about $87 million in health care costs. Another study found that a $10 million biking investment in 2005 provided New Yorkers with approximately $230 million in net societal benefit." -Jeff Speck

Cycling also has an immense equity benefit. As Speck jokes, it isn't just the well off middle aged men in Lycra who are cyclists. 39% of American cyclists come from the "poorest" 25% of the American population. This investment in cycling therefore often translates into protecting our university students, single parents, blue collar and service workers as well as our most vulnerable in society. Alleviating the reliance on a vehicle in favour of a cycling network allows for income to be diverted in ways that are better for the individual as well as society.

Finally, a strong bicycle network has an overall economic benefit. Go to any major world-class city and you'll likely find world-class bicycle networks. This is not by mistake. "Bike lanes mean business."

"Young creative and tech workers often cite bike infrastructure as a high priority in deciding where to live and work. A study shows that public dollars spent on bike infrastructure generate roughly twice the jobs as money spent on driving infrastructure... Retail sales to businesses along new bike lanes in Manhattan were seen to increase as much as 49%. Finally, unlike cars, bikes do not exacerbate the costly impacts of climate change, oil addiction, and 40,000 driving deaths per year. The data make it clear: it would be difficult for a city to find an investment that pays off better than bike lanes." -Jeff Speck
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Intro to this series:
https://bit.ly/walklangley

Authorized by Brad Richert, registered sponsor under LECFC, [email protected].
What does “Third Party Sponsor” mean?
https://betterlangley.com/2022/08/11/what-does-third-party-sponsor-mean/

A couple of our HUB staff members were out for a ride in the other day and noticed that Canada Post now delivers by e-bike in some neighbourhoods - very cool!

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TransLink is launching a new summer bus service for cyclists, between Bridgeport Station and the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal.

Cycle into summer with TransLink's new Bike Bus - The Buzzer blog TransLink is introducing a Bike Bus for summer 2022 that provides extra bike capacity from Bridgeport Station to Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal.

HUB Langley had an information booth at the June 22 Farmers' Market which is held at the Derek Doubleday Arboretum every Wednesday from 3 - 7 pm. It was a great opportunity to connect with the general public to discuss cycling issues in Langley. The live music and food is awesome.

We'll be back at the market July 13 and August 17. We look forward to seeing you there.

Langley Community Farmers Market