Bike ‘n Business
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Helping to create bike-friendly businesses.
School:
SFU
Department:
Centre for Dialogue
Course:
SFU Semester at CityStudio
Instructors:
- Lisa Papania
City of Vancouver:
- Neal Carley | Director, Streets
- Krisztina Kassay | VIVA Vancouver, Street Activities
- Rhys Williams | Manager, Streets
- Jenniffer Sheel | Transportation, Street Activities
- Eileen Curran | Planning and Development
- Kevin Quinlan | Mayor's Office
Student Team:
- Adrian Leung | UBC
- Chanel Ly | SFU
Strategy:
- Greenest City Action Plan (GCAP)
City goal area:
- Green Transportation
- Lighter Footprint
Community Partners:
- Michael Leung, Co-Founder, Harvest Community Foods
- Karen Fung, MA Planning Candidate
- Adrian Carlson, Chef & Manager, Harvest Community Foods
Term:
Fall 2012
Summary
In partnership with local foods grocer and eatery Harvest Community Foods, Bike-n-Business (BNB) designed and piloted cost-effective cycling amenities, including helmet hooks for easy helmet storage, fixit kits that provide convenient bike maintenance tools, and bike-friendly decals and marketing materials. These amenities are designed to help make businesses more accessible and convenient for cyclists. BNB officially launched on December 8, 2012 at Harvest Community Foods.
The installation of bike lanes in Vancouver caused a lot of resistance from business owners that claim that their sales will decrease from the absence of parking spaces at their storefronts. Businesses like Harvest understand that there is a lot of potential in engaging cyclists on the Adanac Bikeway and hopes to increase their client base by doing so.
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