Photo by Anna Dulisse
When my daughter was born in 2018, I started a non-profit, cycling advocacy group in my community that asked the city to improve and implement active transportation infrastructure that was safe and comfortable.
Over three years I spent hundreds of hours writing, meeting, and lobbying for the West Kootenay Cycling Coaltion, but I was also mentored by and worked with our provincial advocacy counterpart, the B.C. Cycling Coalition.
Liking the way I wrote and communicated with the public around cycling infrastructure, they hired me to write a series of blog posts about communities that were either leaders in active transportation, or recipients of provincial grants.
I researched the cities I was writing about to get a sense of who they were and then I interviewed community members about their active transportation struggles and dreams.
I worked with the organization’s executive director and communications expert Colin Stein to publish three posts and I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did writing them.
Revelstoke Growth Adds to Push for Cycling Infrastructure
With E-Bikes & Infrastructure Nelson is climbing out of Auto-Dependency
Kelowna Sees Public Buy-In for Biking and is Planning Accordingly
Cariboo Trail Road Improvements & Walking the Talk in 100 Mile House