An estimated 7,000 cyclists took to the streets and bike lanes of Greater Victoria for this weekB次元官网网址檚 sunny three-day Bike to Work Days event, Oct. 3 to 5.
The Greater Victoria Bike to Work Society, which runs the popular Bike to Work Week in June, said that 1,200 of the registered cyclists this week are new. The society held celebration stations around the region, including several on the Lochside Trail and Galloping Goose, including Wednesday afternoon beside Saanich municipal hall.
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Bike to Work Days fits with SaanichB次元官网网址檚 target of reducing GHG emissions and becoming a 100 per cent renewable community by 2050.
Saanich added 3.9 kilometres of cycling lanes in 2016.
This year, Saanich has added the Borden Street and McKenzie two-way cycle track that provides a protected cycling facility from the entrances of the Lochside Regional Trail at the Mckenzie/Borden intersection and Cedar Hill X Road/Lochside intersection.
There is a celebration station on Wednesday afternoon, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on the Lochside Trail next to Saanich municipal hall and another on Thursday, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Lochside and Galloping Goose Switch Bridge.
