Velo-city comes to Vancouver
10-19-10, 06:52 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Velo-city comes to Vancouver
Velo-city Global Coming to Vancouver in 2012
by Sarah Ripplinger
by Sarah Ripplinger
The most notable cycling planning conference in the world is coming to Vancouver, BC, in 2012...
Vancouver won the bid to host the next global conference because it showed a commitment to improving cycling in the city, it had the capacity to host a global conference and its citizens could directly benefit from hosting a conference of this caliber...
Vancouver’s recent stint as the host of the 2010 winter Olympics also played a role in the final decision...
The potential for long-term impacts on Vancouver’s overall bikeability was also a determining factor, Neun said.
“The goal is not only the conference; the goal is the whole improvement.”
Vancouver won the bid to host the next global conference because it showed a commitment to improving cycling in the city, it had the capacity to host a global conference and its citizens could directly benefit from hosting a conference of this caliber...
Vancouver’s recent stint as the host of the 2010 winter Olympics also played a role in the final decision...
The potential for long-term impacts on Vancouver’s overall bikeability was also a determining factor, Neun said.
“The goal is not only the conference; the goal is the whole improvement.”
Last edited by closetbiker; 10-24-10 at 11:40 AM.
