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ttps://capitalbike.ca/about-us/ capitalbike.ca The Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition (GVCC) was a
cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from t ...
advocacy group based in
Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. The ...
,
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. In 2021 the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition merged with the Greater Victoria Bike to Work Society to form 'Capital Bike'. Originally founded in 1991, the GVCC was one of Canada's oldest cycling advocacy organizations. The GVCC was a volunteer organization dedicated to improving cycling in Victoria, BC, and increasing ridership through advocacy, participation, and education. The GVCC's focuses included cycling advocacy, publication o
Cycle Therapy
a quarterly magazine
Bike Sense
the cycling safety manual for British Columbia, weekly recreational rides, themed rides including the annual Architectural Bike Tour in conjunction with the
Architectural Institute of British Columbia The Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) is the regulatory body responsible for registering and licensing all architects in the Province of British Columbia in Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces ...
, production of cycling maps and on special events, such as 2009's Velo Victoria. The GVCC hosted several international transportation symposia in its history, including the National Center for Bicycling an Walking'
Pro Walk/Pro Bike
conference in 2004, the Streets Are For People conference in 1998, and the Traffic Calming Conference in 1995. The GVCC was instrumental in the development of the
Galloping Goose Regional Trail The Galloping Goose Regional Trail is a rail trail between Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and the ghost town of Leechtown, north of Sooke, where it meets the old Sooke Flowline. Maintained by the Capital Regional District (CRD), the tra ...
, having organized the first cleanup of what would become the trail. GVCC members provided input to the development of the E&N Railway Trail and the Capital Regional District's Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.


References


External links


Capital Bike's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:GVCC Cycling organizations in Canada Organizations based in Victoria, British Columbia Transport in Victoria, British Columbiabr>capitalbike.ca
The Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition (GVCC) was a
cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from t ...
advocacy group based in
Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. The ...
,
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. In 2021 the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition merged with the Greater Victoria Bike to Work Society to form 'Capital Bike'. Originally founded in 1991, the GVCC was one of Canada's oldest cycling advocacy organizations. The GVCC was a volunteer organization dedicated to improving cycling in Victoria, BC, and increasing ridership through advocacy, participation, and education. The GVCC's focuses included cycling advocacy, publication o
Cycle Therapy
a quarterly magazine
Bike Sense
the cycling safety manual for British Columbia, weekly recreational rides, themed rides including the annual Architectural Bike Tour in conjunction with the
Architectural Institute of British Columbia The Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) is the regulatory body responsible for registering and licensing all architects in the Province of British Columbia in Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces ...
, production of cycling maps and on special events, such as 2009's Velo Victoria. The GVCC hosted several international transportation symposia in its history, including the National Center for Bicycling an Walking'
Pro Walk/Pro Bike
conference in 2004, the Streets Are For People conference in 1998, and the Traffic Calming Conference in 1995. The GVCC was instrumental in the development of the
Galloping Goose Regional Trail The Galloping Goose Regional Trail is a rail trail between Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and the ghost town of Leechtown, north of Sooke, where it meets the old Sooke Flowline. Maintained by the Capital Regional District (CRD), the tra ...
, having organized the first cleanup of what would become the trail. GVCC members provided input to the development of the E&N Railway Trail and the Capital Regional District's Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.


References


External links


Capital Bike's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:GVCC Cycling organizations in Canada Organizations based in Victoria, British Columbia Transport in Victoria, British Columbia