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Slow Food Cycle on the Sunshine Coast, BC features a slow cycle around Upper Gibsons and Elphinestone to local farms, farmstands, with food and entertainment from local artisans and performers. Family-friendly and e-bikes welcome. Sunshine Coast Slow Food Cycle 2024 Register Already registered? No check-in required! Head to your first venue stop anytime after 11am. Not yet registered? Persephone or Sunshine Coast Credit Union (Gibsons) We'll get you setup and on your way in no time. Join us for TraC’s 2nd annual Sunshine Coast Slow Food Cycle Grab your favourite people-powered wheels and get ready for a great day of exploring our local farms and enjoying the bounty our local food producers and artisans have to offer! Last year’s event was a huge success and this year we’re excited to announce more vendors offering a wider range of locally grown produce and artisanal prepared food and refreshments. Bring a backpack or panniers because you’ll want to stock up on delicious offerings that you can enjoy as a picnic at one of the stops along the way or bring home for future meals. Event Details Date Time Location Who's it for What Cost July 28th, 2024 Ride 11am-4pm, afterparty @ Persephone 4pm-7pm At participating farms and other venues located in Upper Gibsons from Lower Road stretching to Chamberlain Road, just past Persephone on North Road. TraC members and anyone else who wants to join in on the fun! This is a family-friendly event for all ages and abilities and e-bikes are welcome. 16 participating venues invite you to come explore their locally grown and prepared foods and other artisanal goods on the Coast. The route contains ~20km of easy riding with less than 100m elevation. Highlights include: Scavenger hunt Farm animal visits Food truck Fresh produce (some organic) Two cideries, one distillery, beer farm Food samples Garden maze Artisanal goods, etc. $15 (TraC members) $20 (not-yet TraC members) Kids 18 and under ride free SPOTS LIMITED - REGISTER SOON Last year's event sold out and we expect this year's to do the same. Book your spot now to make sure you don't miss out! Register Same-day sign-up available at Persephone starting at 11am PARKING Parking is available for event participants at the Sunshine Coast Credit Union in Gibsons (985 Gibsons Way, Gibsons, BC V0N 1V8). If no space is available, please find other public parking. Please do not park at Persephone. We will have traffic managing the area and will have to direct you elsewhere. IMPORTANT Registration is required and can be done online, at Persephone Brewing (1053 Stewart Rd., Gibsons, BC) or the Sunshine Coast Credit Union (Gibsons location at 985 Gibsons Way) between 11am and 1:30pm Participants will be sharing the road with cars – this is not a closed course. Rules of the road apply and helmets required. Two managed road crossings will be available for spots to keep cyclists safe when crossing busy roads. We highly encourage everybody to use these supervised crossings and watch out for each other on the roads. Digital/PDF map will be available and will be emailed to participants before the event. After the Ride Join us from 4-7 at Persephone for music, drinks, chats with friends and some well-deserved helmet hair Monty Montego & the Rocksteady Crew PERSEPHONE GARDEN STAGE 2:30-4:30 Brothers in Farms PERSEPHONE GARDEN STAGE 5-7 Highlights from 2023 Out of gallery Why join the Slow Food Cycle? Because it’s super fun! And because it helps you feel like you’re part of a wider cycling community while supporting our local farms and food producers. The purpose of the Sunshine Coast Slow Food Cycle is to support local food and beverage producers and increase awareness of agricultural enterprises here on the coast while promoting the use of bicycles as a healthy and sustainable form of transportation. Founding Sponsor Second-Gear Sponsor Third-Gear Sponsors Frequently Asked Questions Can I walk or ride my scooter or other form of sustainable micromobility? Yes, although you may find it takes a long time to cover any of the available routes by foot! But so long as your mode of transportation is “single person sized” and electric or human-powered, we welcome your participation. What kind of food will be available at participating venues? Food offerings will differ from farm to farm depending on what is grown at each location, but you can expect to find fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables, and mushrooms as well as some prepared foods (at the Shortcut food truck, for example) – and an incredible selection of cheeses at the Fromagerie De Baie! If we’re coming from the ferry, can we get a ride up the steep hill leading to upper Gibsons? Yes, we will be offering rides up the hill to people who pre-book and pay $5 in advance to reserve their ride. We’ll send out more info about this in future emails to registered participants. If you have any questions about this, please email heather.anderson@transportationchoices.ca . Where do I park? Parking is available at the Sunshine Coast Credit Union in Gibsons (985 Gibsons Way, Gibsons). There is no other designated parking. Please do not park on shoulders or other roadways that will interfere with cyclists. There is NO parking available at Persephone. Can I drive my car instead? Can I ride my e-bike? Yes, absolutely! We welcome e-bike users to participate. As with any situation where e-bikes and non e-bikes are riding together, we ask that all participants remain conscientious of their speeds and passing distances for the well-being of all road users. This is an event to promote active transportation so we would ask you not to drive as part of this event for safety reasons. There will be hundreds of cyclists on the roads where vendors are located that day and it would be better to keep cars separated from all those bikes as much as possible. We ask motorists to watch out for the hundreds of cyclists on the roads in upper Gibsons during the event and exercise patience and caution when they encounter cyclists. Do I have to register to participate? Yes, registration is required. As part of our efforts to keep everybody safe, we require all participants to read and sign our rider waiver to ensure you have all of the necessary information needed to participate in the event. What kind of safety measures will be in place to protect cyclists? We will have two managed crossings to help cyclists cross high-traffic areas. These crossings will be when crossing Highway 101 at the Roberts Creek turnoff (Hwy 101 at Highland Road) as well as at the intersection near Persephone (Hwy 101 at North Road/Stewart Rd). We will also have volunteer cyclists patrolling the routes to help people find where they’re going and ensure that cyclists all follow the rules of the road. As well, safety and info contact numbers will be supplied to all participants and the local authorities will be alerted to our event. Is this event safe for young children? This is a family-friendly activity and we encourage you to bring your children if they are experienced bike users or are being transported in a bike trailer or child seat on an adult bike. Most of the venues are on country roads, with some accessible only by riding through the town of Gibsons or for a short ride on the 101 highway just outside of town. Just be aware that ⚠️ participating cyclists will be sharing the roads with cars ⚠️, so only bring your kids if you’re comfortable with having them on bikes with larger vehicles driving past. Design & graphics by The Sunshine Coast Slow Food Cycle is brought to you by TraC, a local member-based active transportation group. TraC’s mission is to support healthy communities and reduce the Sunshine Coast’s carbon footprint by promoting more active and sustainable transportation alternatives to private vehicles, including cycling, walking, and transit. If you care about making it easier for all Sunshine Coast residents to get to where they’re going without always having to use a car, please consider becoming a member! Join TraC

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Connecting Gibsons & Roberts Creek We began work on the conceptual design phase of the Gibsons – Roberts Creek Connector in 2024. This work was made possible by a grant from the federal Green Municipal Fund, along with matching funds from local governments, affiliated cycling advocacy groups, and private donors. The work included detailed topographic surveying, environmental and archaeological assessment, conceptual engineering design, a class B construction cost estimate, stakeholder and public engagement, and a maintenance cost estimate. This work provides us with a much more detailed and accurate picture of how the proposed path will look, what it will take to build, the impact it will have on its surroundings, how key stakeholders and the public feel about the path, and how much the path will cost to build and maintain. For a deep dive into the conceptual design phase, see our source documents: Environmental Overview Assessment Archaeological Overview Assessment Conceptual Design Drawings Class B Construction Cost Estimate Stakeholder Engagement Report Video Recording of Public Engagement Meeting (1h:15m) Video Walk-through of Engineering Drawings and Cost Estimate (37m) Maintenance Cost Report Previous | Next

Sunshine Coast Bike Route What is the Sunshine Coast Bike Route? The Sunshine Coast Bike Route (SCBR) is a TraC project in partnership with the Sunshine Coast Tourism Association, local government, the Powell River Cycling Association and the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. The SC Bike Route is a designated bike-touring route linking the entire Sunshine Coast from Langdale to Powell River. It has been designed to draw more cycle tourists to the region, while also serving the needs of local cyclists. The more pedals on the road, the stronger the case for investment in bike lanes! Download the app The Sunshine Coast Bike route app is available for iPhone and contains everything cyclists need to enjoy a ride on the Coast: direct and scenic route options, hill profiles, restaurants and craft breweries and other sites of interest. Cyclists coming off the Langdale ferry are also greeted by a large Sunshine Coast Bike Route sign located in the overflow parking lot. The sign includes an overview map, directions on downloading the app, and custom made iron artwork. Local cycling tips Check out these local cycling tips . Sponsors TraC would like to thank the Sunshine Coast Community Foundation, Sunshine Coast Conservation Association, Sunshine Coast Cycling Association, BC Ferries, MOTI, TrailMapps, Phitted Designs, Beth Hawthorn Design, Tree Studios and countless volunteers for their time,

Who we are Our Vision Sunshine Coast residents enjoy a safe and efficient network of sustainable and active transportation options. Our Mission TraC is a member-based organization that works to support healthy communities and reduce the Sunshine Coast’s carbon footprint by promoting more active and sustainable transportation alternatives to private vehicles, including cycling, walking, and transit. Become a member Board of directors Stephen Forgacs Chair Kylie Hutchinson Vice-chair Nick Smith Secretary Alun Woolliams Martin Prestage Heather Anderson Rob Bennie Cedric Eveleigh Erin Whalen Our Supporters

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What, Where, Why and How What Our goal is to make it safe & enjoyable to walk, bike or roll between Sunshine Coast, BC communities using a paved AAA (All Ages & Abilities) multi-use path parallel to, but separated from, the busy Highway 101. Multi-use paths exist in communities throughout BC and are essential transportation and recreation resources for cyclists and pedestrians. Examples of AAA purpose-built trails connecting rural BC communities include: Markin – MacPhail Westside Legacy Trail (25 kms of paved pathway connecting Invermere and Fairmont Hot Springs) Whistler Valley Trail (a 50 km interconnected trail network connecting communities in the Whistler Valley) Tofino – Ucluelet (a 40 km multi-jurisdictional trio of trails) Cycle 16 (12 kms of paved pathway connecting Smithers and Telkwa – a work in progress) Where The long term goal of Connect the Coast is to build AAA active transportation infrastructure from Langdale to Lund. But, let’s face it, that’s 143 kms of infrastructure along a constrained right-of-way traversing some difficult terrain. It’s going to take a long time. So we developed some metrics to help us prioritize sections for development. These are: connect destinations build where demand is greatest use secondary roads where possible fix the places the community finds most dangerous Using these metrics, our priorities are: Gibsons - Roberts Creek Connector: Pratt Road Lower/Highland Road; Roberts Creek - Ts’ukw’um: Roberts Creek Provincial Campground to Field Road Davis Bay – Sechelt Village Connector: Whitaker Road to Wharf Avenue Why It’s good for business: more and lower-impact tourism increased revenue for local businesses less space needed for parking more options for employees to get to work It’s good for families: reduced cost-of-living more independence for youth less chauffeuring for parents better access to recreation It’s good for public budgets: a fraction of the cost of adding a general purpose highway lane cheaper to maintain than a highway lane more exercise and fewer collisions translate directly to lower health care costs It’s good for the environment: less air, water and noise pollution reduced GhG emissions and impacts less need to build a new highway through forested areas It’s good for the community: reduces pressure on the ferry and highway systems reduces unfairness by providing a safe transportation option for people who cannot or choose not to drive creates a space for building community How Because this is a public infrastructure project proposed to be built on public land, it cannot succeed without government involvement. But government won’t build something like this without a big push from the people. Our goal is to provide that push by working to: raise awareness of the project and its benefits; educate ourselves and others about the regulatory and budgetary processes underlying successful infrastructure projects; participate in and try to influence these processes, and educate others on how they can do the same; raise money via grants and donations to fund planning and design work; work with contractors and stakeholders to develop credible and feasible plans with reliable cost estimates for construction and maintenance; work with local and provincial governments to find solutions to the barriers they face in building projects like this. If you want more on the What, Where, Why and How, listen to these interviews with: Director Tannis Braithwaite Project Manager Allan Kindrat What some of our supporters have to say about the project "We believe that this initiative, in addition to attracting a greater number of tourists to the Sunshine Coast and beyond, will help accelerate the shift to a lower impact, more sustainable form of tourism, as well as provide foundational support for the emergence of existing and emerging green tourism businesses on the Sunshine Coast.” Annie Wise / Executive Director / Sunshine Coast Tourism “The Connect the Coast Society's goal of building a MUP from Langdale to Sechelt and, eventually, from Sechelt to Lund, will benefit Sunshine Coast residents and visitors alike. In particular, residents who do not or cannot drive, our elders and our youth will benefit from the addition of a safe and cost-effective active transportation option to our limited transportation network, which is currently designed for and dominated by motorized vehicles.” Catherine Leach / Executive Director / Sunshine Coast Community Services “The Connect the Coast project provides an opportunity to begin transforming how people get around on the Sunshine Coast. This infrastructure would provide safe, alternative transportation choices that people on the Sunshine Coast don’t currently enjoy.” Anna Lattanzi / Working Group Member / Sunshine Coast Climate Action Network “Connect the Coast aims to connect the diverse communities within the Sunshine Coast by establishing vital cycling and pedestrian infrastructure. This All Ages and Abilities (AAA) initiative is being spearheaded by Transportation Choices Sunshine Coast (TraC), and holds remarkable potential to bring notable benefits that will enhance the health and well-being of our coastal region's residents and visitors.” Dr Moliehi Khaketla / Medical Health Officer / Vancouver Coastal Health For a discussion of the barriers to building multi-use paths in BC’s rural areas, see Exploring the Lack of Active Transportation Infrastructure in British Columbia , a 2025 report prepared for Connect the Coast by Drewyn Lau. Previous | Next

Get involved Current volunteer openings Do you feel passionate about active transportation and climate change? Become a TraC volunteer! Please contact us if any of the opportunities below interest you. Pender Harbour Rep Champion Pender Harbour active transportation issues Present occasionally to board Attend meetings with relevant local government representatives 1-2 hours per month Event volunteers Help organize specific events, e.g. Slow Food cycle, musical night rides, bike scavenger hunt, bike valet, etc. Attend planning meeting(s). ~4-5 hours per event Active advocacy Participate in monthly road sweeping and other cycle safety work. 1-2 hours per month Schools Liaison Liaise with schools, PACs and parents on active transportation issues. Support schools with resources, advice, etc. Update board occasionally. One hour per week (could be a shared position). Bike Valet Pick up bike valet supplies and set up at event. Store bikes and give out tickets. Return bikes when picked up. Take down bike valet set-up. 3-4 hours per event. Bike Tune-ups Perform free bike tune-ups at community events. Set up and take down bike tune-up tent. Contact us!

What's New & What's Next April 2026 We will be presenting on our progress to date at the SCRD Board meeting on May 28th, 2026 at 1pm . Join us in-person or on-line to hear all about it. We have recently completed the conceptual design phase of the Gibsons – Roberts Creek Connector. Click here for all the details. What’s next? We need to talk about making a long term commitment! This is a public infrastructure project that needs to be administered over the long term by a government, either local or provincial. Let’s find a way to make this relationship work! Previous | Next

Projects Advocacy TraC members actively work to create more sustainable transportation options on the coast. Learn more Connect the Coast An All Ages and Abilities (AAA) multi-use trail that connects Sunshine Coast communities.. Learn more Slow Food Cycle A group ride connecting cyclists with local food producers on the Sunshine Coast. Learn more GoByBike Week Monthly road sweeping and other activities to make cycling safer on the Sunshine Coast. Learn more Car Free on Cowrie Experience the heart of Sechelt as Cowrie Street transforms into a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly celebration. Learn more Bike Valet A volunteer-run service at events where attendees can park their bike in a secured area for free. Learn more NDVR to ride A TraC-sponsored bike skills program through the Sunshine Coast Alternative School for at-risk youth in grades 5-7. Watch video Researchers & speakers We host researchers and other speakers in the area of active transportation. Learn more

Who you gonna call??? Active transportation routes on the Sunshine Coast are a maze of jurisdictional responsibility. If you have a safety or other concern here’s a primer on where to direct it. Not sure where the boundaries are? Check out the map below. This detailed map can also help. In Gibsons, road and path works are undertaken by the Town of Gibsons Public Works and Parks Departments: 604-886-2274 (unless it’s on the “Highway” which is MOTI-see below) or info@gibsons.ca . In Sechelt, road and path works (other than on Sunshine Coast Hwy 101) are the responsibility of the District of Sechelt Public Works Department 604-885-1986 or info@sechelt.ca . On shíshalh/SIGD lands, Public Works can be reached at 604-740-5600. Roads not in these municipalities but within the Sunshine Coast Regional Districts’ five rural areas are the responsibility of the Provincial Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI), (not the SCRD). The Ministry has a contract with Capilano Highway Services for their upkeep. This includes all of Hwy 101 and all other rural roads on the Coast. There is currently no MOTI contact for the Sunshine Coast. Stay tuned for updates. Capilano Highway Services staff can be reached at 604-740-0667 or tyler.lambert@capilanohighways.ca or on Twitter @CapHwy. The SCRD has licence on some road allowances for trail building, call the SCRD Parks Department at 604-885-6802. Forest Service Roads are the purview of FLNRORD’s Sunshine Coast Natural Resource District (Powell River) (604)-485-0700 or Forests.SunshineCoastDistrictOffice@gov.bc.ca Of course political policy advocacy should be directed towards the appropriate elected representatives as well. (eg. our MLA for Provincial Ministry matters). TraC is always happy to be cc’d on such correspondence: info@transportationchoices.ca