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News about active transportation events on the Sunshine Coast. Go By Bike week, Slow Food Cycle, Car Free Day and more. News & Events Apr 6, 2025 Join us at this year's GoByBike Week party! Celebration stations are so 2024. This year we're having a big party and everyone's invited! Join us on May 27th, 5:30 - 7:30 pm at Tapworks for our big GoByBike Week party! We'll have bike videos, bike trivia, prizes, burger and beer deals, and more! And don't forget to log your kilometres to be eligible for the usual provincial draw prizes when the site is live. Stay tuned for more details!" Read More Apr 5, 2025 Get ready for Slow Food Cycle 2025 Register! 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. Read More Nov 27, 2024 You're invited to TraC's 2024 AGM! Join us for our annual AGM on Nov 26th at The Gumboot for music, a great guest speaker, and pizza! Read More Nov 22, 2024 Dirt Relations Film Screening Don't miss TraC's Nov 21st screening of Dirt Relations at the Raven's Cry Theatre, a documentary that delves into the connection between mountain biking, reconciliation, and healing intergenerational trauma. Read More Nov 6, 2024 Burger & Beer Night for Cyclists! Are you going to the Burger & Beer event for cyclists on Nov 6th at Persephone Brewing? Read More Aug 22, 2024 Join us at Car Free on Cowrie Join us on Cowrie Street in Sechelt for a day of family-friendly fun! We’re transforming the street into a car-free paradise to celebrate the local businesses and offer fun activities everyone can enjoy, including live music from local band The Hook, food vendors, a beer garden featuring tasty beverages from Batch 44 and Brickers Cider, bike polo, free bike tuneups, bike decorating, and more. Don't miss our unique "Pedal 'n Polish" (like a Show 'n Shine but with bikes)! Read More Jun 11, 2024 Free Intro to E-bikes Webinar June 24th! Thinking of buying an e-bike? Learn about considerations for choosing an e-bike plus battery charging and maintenance tips in this free webinar! Read More May 11, 2024 Car Free on Cowrie is Saturday, September 7th Cowrie Street in Sechelt will be turned into a car-free zone with live music, food vendors, community booths, bike polo, free e-bike test rides, Pedal & Polish show, and more! Don't miss it! Read More May 9, 2024 Slow Food Cycle is July 28th! Join us for a fun day of cycling on the Sunshine Coast visiting local food producers, ciders and craft breweries, and local artisans. Tickets go on sale May 20th. Read More Dec 20, 2023 2023 Report On Activities 2023 was a busy year, find out what we got up to here. Read More Oct 27, 2023 TraC's 2023 Annual General Meeting is Nov 28th Join us for guest speakers and pizza! Read More Oct 27, 2023 November 2nd is the next Active Advocacy night Come see Cedric's electric bike-operated shoulder sweeper in action! Read More Sep 11, 2023 October 5th is the next Active Advocacy Event! For our next Active Advocacy event, we will be cleaning up The Great Wall of Sechelt! Join us! Read More Sep 11, 2023 The Engine Inside Movie Screening November 15th Join us November 15th for the Sunshine Coast premiere! Tickets are selling fast! Read More

TraC is creating more sustainable cycling, pedestrian, and transit alternatives on the Sunshine Coast Interested in more sustainable transportation on the Sunshine Coast? Our mission is to support healthy communities and reduce the Sunshine Coast’s carbon footprint by promoting active and sustainable transportation. Transportation Choices Sunshine Coast (TraC) is a member-based group of enthusiastic individuals working to create more sustainable cycling, pedestrian, and transit alternatives to single-occupancy car use in our communities. Together we’re working to make it happen. Join us! Upcoming Events ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. Our Key Activities Advocacy Creating more safe and sustainable transportation options on the Sunshine Coast. Slow Food Cycle A group ride connecting cyclists with local food producers on the Sunshine Coast. Car Free on Cowrie Experience the heart of Sechelt as Cowrie Street transforms into a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly celebration. Connect the Coast Creating support for a multi-use path from Langdale to Sechelt, and eventually Egmont.

Which bike rack is best? Not all bike racks are equal. Bicycle styles have changed over the years (think e-bikes with fat tires, bike trailers for children and groceries, and the longer tag-along and cargo bicycles). Certain bike racks work better than others for accommodating all types of cyclists in a community [1] . The two examples below are good choices because they provide two points of contact between the bicycle and the rack and permit the bicycle to be supported in an upright position [2] . The cost of a single U-shape bike rack starts around $190 before installation. Good choices Poor choices 1. Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals. (2015). Essentials of bike parking: Selecting and installing bicycle parking that works. Retrieved from: https://www.apbp.org/assets/docs/EssentialsofBikeParking_FINA.pdf 2. City of Coquitlam. (n.d.) Bicycle parking design guidelines. Retrieved from: https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/5280/Bicycle-Parking- Design-Guidelines-PDF references

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Sunshine Coast Car Free Day (Car Free on Cowrie) happens September 7th, 2024 in Sechelt. Join us for the Sunshine Coast's Car Free Day Get ready to embrace the freedom of the open road—without the cars! Join us for Car Free on Cowrie, an exhilarating celebration of community and fun! On September 7th, 2024, Cowrie Street will transform into a car-free haven, inviting locals and visitors alike to explore vibrant Cowrie Street in a whole new way. This is more than just a fun day out—it’s a chance to appreciate our shared environment and to strengthen our community bonds. So, leave the car behind, grab your bike, put on your walking shoes, and come celebrate with us! Event Details Date Time Location Who's it for What Cost September 7th, 2024 (Saturday) 12pm-5pm Cowrie Street in Sechelt Everyone! There'll be fun for all ages. This is a family-friendly event. Car Free on Cowrie is a community-based, volunteer-run event on the Sunshine Coast, BC, which closes a busy street to car traffic and sets up a day-long community festival to promote active transportation and public spaces. It is similar to other Car Free Days held around the world. Highlights of Car Free on Cowrie include: live music by The Hook Pedal & Polish bike show beer garden bike valet (easy bike parking) free bike tune-ups food trucks bike polo crokinole and pickleball kids activities lots more Attendance is free! Food and drinks will be sold by vendors. Event Sponsors 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

< Back October 5th is the next Active Advocacy Event! Sep 11, 2023 For our next Active Advocacy event, we will be cleaning up The Great Wall of Sechelt! Join us! TraC’s Fall return to Active Advocacy starts Thursday, October 5th at the Great Wall of Sechelt . Meet at 6pm at the corner of Highway 101 and Shorncliffe Beach Access road (opposite the Law Courts) and we’ll head up to the separated bike path that runs parallel to the highway and at the foot of the Great Wall. It’s currently overrun with blackberry brambles and weeds and is impossible to ride on. Arm yourself with good gloves and some pruners and help TraC clear the way! Previous Next

< Back Join us at Car Free on Cowrie Aug 22, 2024 Join us on Cowrie Street in Sechelt for a day of family-friendly fun! We’re transforming the street into a car-free paradise to celebrate the local businesses and offer fun activities everyone can enjoy, including live music from local band The Hook, food vendors, a beer garden featuring tasty beverages from Batch 44 and Brickers Cider, bike polo, free bike tuneups, bike decorating, and more. Don't miss our unique "Pedal 'n Polish" (like a Show 'n Shine but with bikes)! Join us on Cowrie Street in Sechelt for a day of family-friendly fun! We’re transforming the street into a car-free paradise to celebrate the local businesses and offer fun activities everyone can enjoy, including live music from local band The Hook , food vendors, a beer garden featuring tasty beverages from Batch 44 and Brickers Cider , bike polo, free bike tuneups, bike decorating, and more. Don't miss our unique "Pedal 'n Polish" (like a Show 'n Shine but with bikes)! Previous Next

A multi-use path for the Sunshine Coast What is Connect the Coast? Connect the Coast is a project to advocate and plan for the creation of cycling and pedestrian infrastructure to connect Sunshine Coast communities along the Highway 101 corridor. This all ages and abilities (AAA) infrastructure will benefit the community in numerous ways. This project was initiated by TraC, and it’s now led by the Sunshine Coast-based Connect the Coast Society, a Canadian registered charity. Multi-use paths exist in communities throughout BC and are essential transportation and recreation resources for cyclists and pedestrians. Multi-use path in Tofino Participants in the 2023 Slow Food Cycle in Gibsons Why do we need a multi-use path? A multi-use path will provide many benefits to residents, visitors and local businesses: Increased tourism and local business revenue Reduced use of, and reliance on, private motor vehicles Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle kilometres travelled Safe transportation alternatives for those who cannot or choose not to drive Greater equity of access to the transportation network Enhanced population health Increased employment and recreational opportunities Envisioning a safer highway With the following visualizations, we can see how the proposed multi-use path will transform sections of Highway 101, creating a safe and accessible active transportation corridor for everyone. How the proposed infrastructure will improve safety and accessibility near Oceanview Drive A vision for the future of Highway 101 near Pratt Road, with the proposed multi-use path What is TraC doing to develop a multi-use path? In 2022, TraC paid for a professional to dive into what’s involved in creating a multi-use path along the Highway 101 corridor from Langdale to West Sechelt. Here’s a link to the preliminary design report. The report separates the full length of the path into 25 segments, and it presents recommendations for prioritization of the various segments based on positive impact, cost, and other factors. This study was funded by a generous TraC member. The Connect the Coast Society board is working with local government (the Town of Gibsons, the District of Sechelt, and the Sunshine Coast Regional District), and has engaged with the Squamish and shíshálh nations, and with the provincial Ministry of Transportation and Transit to further this initiative. Want to learn about Connect the Coast in audio form? Here's a podcast episode from October 21, 2024 with Connect the Coast director Tannis Braithwaite (alternatively, here's a link: https://pca.st/toreubo6 ). And here's a podcast episode from August 8, 2025 with the Design Lead for Connect the Coast, Allan Kindrat (alternatively, here's a link: https://pca.st/rvxqscve ). First priority segment, progress to date As of October 2025, the Conceptual Design for the first priority segment is 90% complete. This is a 2.5-kilometre stretch from Pratt Road in Gibsons to Lower Road in Roberts Creek. Our project milestones now include the following (click on the links to access the publicly-available documents): Conceptual Design Drawings (90% complete) Class B Construction Cost Estimate Environmental Overview Assessment and Archaeological Overview Assessment , ensuring the project proceeds in an environmentally and culturally responsible manner. First priority segment of the multi-use path: Pratt Road to Lower Road The diagram below shows the main steps for planning, designing, and building the first segment of the multi-use path. The green bars indicate the progress for each step. The Connect the Coast Society received funding for planning work on this segment from the federal government, Sunshine Coast Regional District, Town of Gibsons, BC Cycling Coalition, and private donors. Connect the Coast has engaged a project engineer and, on February 6, 2025, held its second stakeholder engagement session with stakeholders whose participation is essential to project success. Meetings with these stakeholders will continue throughout the design process. Additionally, there will be a first public engagement session on October 7, 2025 . Connect the Coast board member Alun Woolliams presenting to the Sunshine Coast Regional District Second priority segment Connect the Coast is now seeking funding to initiate planning work on the second priority segment. This second segment is 3 km long and goes from the Roberts Creek Provincial Park Campground to Field Road in ts’ukw’um (Wilson Creek). Second priority segment of the multi-use path: Roberts Creek Campground to Field Road Completion of the first and second priority segments will permit off-highway travel all the way from Gibsons to ts’ukw’um (Wilson Creek). The locations of the two priority segments are shown in the following map. The locations of the first and second priority segments for the multi-use path Community support “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 Multi-use path in Halifax Connect the Coast Society board members As mentioned earlier, the Connect the Coast project was initiated by TraC, and it’s now led by the Sunshine Coast-based Connect the Coast Society, a Canadian registered charity. Here's background info about the volunteer board members of the Connect the Coast Society. Tannis Braithwaite, Treasurer – Tannis is a lawyer and long-time cycling advocate. With others she successfully advocated for cycling infrastructure in Vancouver, leading to the network of cycle paths that now traverse the downtown core and beyond. Through her advocacy work, Tannis has built considerable expertise in the policies and regulations associated with our roads, highways and active transportation infrastructure. Stephen Forgacs, Secretary – Stephen is a corporate communications specialist with experience in journalism, investor and public relations and fundraising communications. Prior to moving to Roberts Creek in 2016, he led the marketing and communications efforts for the successful $200-million fundraising campaign to support the construction of a new BC Children’s Hospital. Stephen also chairs the Transportation Choices Sunshine Coast (TraC) board. Scott Nelson, President – Scott is a tech entrepreneur and long-time cycling advocate who, with Tannis, advocated for cycling infrastructure in Vancouver. In the early 1990s Scott founded Communicopia, one of Canada’s first web development companies. Scott has served on the board of the Vancouver Community Network and the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation. Scott lives in Sechelt. Sandra Philips, Director – Sandra is an entrepreneur and international expert on shared mobility. She was appointed CEO of car-sharing co-op Modo in October 2024. She is the chair and founder of movmi, an agency focused on shared mobility, from micro mobility to carsharing to Mobility-as-a-Service. movmi’s clients range from public agencies (Translink, City of Vancouver, State of Luxembourg) to Fortune 500 companies (BMW, Honda), to new mobility startups. She is a winner of TED Next Visionary and BC Business Change Maker awards and a Clean 50 honoree. She lives in Sechelt. Alun Woolliams, Vice-president – Alun is a software developer and past-chair of TraC. A long-time Sunshine Coast resident, Alun has played a key role in advancing TraC’s vision in which Sunshine Coast residents enjoy a safe and efficient network of sustainable and active transportation options. Alun has deep relationships in our community and is highly regarded by Gibsons, Sechelt and Sunshine Coast Regional District staff and elected officials for his calm and reasoned approach to advocacy. He lives in Roberts Creek. For information or to make a donation, please email connect.the.coast.society@gmail.com . Resources Preliminary design report - Langdale to Sechelt Conceptual Design Drawings (90% complete) - First priority segment, Pratt Rd to Lower Rd Class B Construction Cost Estimate - First priority segment, Pratt Rd to Lower Rd Environmental Overview Assessment - N. Fletcher Rd to Highland/Lower Rd Archaeological Overview Assessment - N. Fletcher Rd to Highland/Lower Rd BCCC Bike Sense podcast - Trailblazers Unite! Connecting the Sunshine Coast from Langdale to Lund (with Tannis Braithwaite) BCCC Bike Sense podcast - The Trail Builder's Playbook: Allan Kindrat's Guide to Making Paths Possible Report: Exploring the Lack of Active Transportation Infrastructure in British Columbia Preliminary design report - Sechelt to Lund Public engagement session with design lead Allan Kindrat, recorded on 2025-10-07

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