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The North Vancouver bicycle master plan has now been approved and is available on the website.

Map 3 (Bicycle Master Plan) and map 4 (which adds some lower priority routes on the peripheral) are virtually identical and a very safe master plan. I think that most of the recommended routes are easy to achieve and pretty obvious as necessary for anyone who bicycles.

The best part of the plan though is the Map 2 showing "Issues and Opportunities" which identifies the areas where there are opportunities to significantly add to the bicycle network or to improve the existing bicycle network. This mentions a number of locations where new crossings should be considered. I think that the idea is to have this in place, so that if funding comes available from other levels of government they can then create projects for these items to get the funding. I am looking forward to seeing some of these proposals.

I live in Lynn Valley and work downtown so when I bike I usually take Hoskins down the hill and then Arborlynn to Mountain Highway and then Mountain Highway to the Freeway. However, in the afternoon I usually prefer to avoid the very busy Mountain Highway, especially on the overpass over the Freeway. Therefore I often take Orwell Street and trails from Phibbs Exchange to Hunter Street and then a paved trail along Lynn Creek that goes underneath the Keith Bridge and the Freeway bridge and then go across Lynn Creek at the "iron bridge".

This route is shown in the map below (with Green being my morning route and red being my afternoon route):

David Dixon is a Mayoral candidate in the District of North Vancouver.

1. What type of bicycle riding do you do and how often?

Love my kids, 2,4 and six years old, my first bike had solid rubber tires, new sled can't even set up properly, but at 60 km/h know the brakes work. Still hit the trails for stress relief, what goes up must come down, for me as fast as possible.

Marlene Unger is a running for Council in the City of North Vancouver.

1. What type of bicycle riding do you do and how often?

When I lived in Ontario I only had a bike. Since moving here I have not ridden, my kids have bikes but they are just getting at the age where they can handle riding the city streets.(ages- 9,7&4)My husband and I were just discussing in the spring about getting bikes now that they are getting better at handling the gear changing to manage the hills.

Rod Clark is a current Councillor in the City of North Vancouver he is running for Mayor.

1. What type of bicycle riding do you do and how often?

I spin cycle 3 times a week ... in the good weather I road bike once a week or so for 5 miles plus.

Sabine Jessen is running for council in the District of North Vancouver.

1. What type of bicycle riding do you do and how often?

I have done some commuter cycling from North Vancouver to my office downtown and cycling for pleasure with my daughters in areas away from traffic, such as the Lower Seymour Conservation Area, Stanley Park/False Creek Seawall, and the Richmond/Steveston Dikes.

Mike Molson is running for council in the District of North Vancouver.

1. What type of bicycle riding do you do and how often?

I am proud to tell you that I ride a 1984 Nishiki Bushwacker- reliable, fun and purchased locally from Deep Cove Bicycles.

Janice Harris is currently the mayor of Norh Vancouver District. She is running for council.

1. What type of bicycle riding do you do and how often?

Until recently I rode a peugot 10 speed (the gear shift levers snapped!)

Karen Klasen is running for council in the District of North Vancouver.

1. What type of bicycle riding do you do and how often?

I have a mountain bike and like to ride in the Demonstration Forest, and not often enough.

Bruce Crowe is a council candidate in the District of North Vancouver.

1. What type of bicycle riding do you do and how often?

I ride frequently, nearly daily until the rains come, on a hybrid bike mainly. I commuted for 7 years on my bike. I was also a volunteer at the first Mountain Bike Conference a year ago and my son’s favorite pastime is biking with me.