Burnaby Social Sustainability Strategy - City of Burnaby

Healthy, Sustainable Options
Expanding our Horizons
108. Consider advocating to the Burnaby Board of Trade that it encourage
its membership to make use of TransLink’s Employer Bus Pass Program.
Loading a bike onto a bus.
Linkages and Connections
Providing more
transportation choices has
many wide-reaching benefits:
• good transit connections
make getting to work less
stressful.
• accessibility improvements
help people with limited
mobility to satisfy their
daily needs and remain
connected to the
community.
• convenient pedestrian
and cycling routes
encourage people to get
out of their cars, resulting
in improved health
and fitness, reduced
greenhouse gas emissions
and less traffic congestion.
• improved traffic circulation
can reduce the number of
car accidents and improve
the ability of businesses to
move goods through the city.
Possible Partners and their Roles:
• Burnaby Board of Trade: 1) encourage its eligible membership to
participate in the Employer Bus Pass Program.
• General business community: 1) participate in the Employer Bus
Pass Program.
109. Look for opportunities to facilitate and promote cycling as a healthy,
affordable and sustainable way of getting around Burnaby and
meeting daily needs by:
• reviewing guidelines for ‘end of trip’ facilities (e.g., showers, bike
storage) for cyclists in commercial developments
• facilitating and promoting safe, secure and convenient parking for
bikes at schools and workplaces
• providing more cycling route options (e.g., bike paths separated
from the road, urban trails)
• promoting cycling to newcomers as an easy, safe and affordable
alternative to driving
• providing public education on cycling/driving etiquette and rules of
the road.
Possible Partners and their Roles:
• Non-profit agencies, community organizations including
ethno-cultural and faith groups, general business community,
business associations, Burnaby Board of Trade, health
organizations, educational institutions, Burnaby School District
and other schools: 1) promote to their members and participants,
both in terms of participation and provision of facilities; 2) help to
circulate available information and promotional materials.
• Fraser Health: 1) provide information on the health benefits
of cycling.
• Cycling-focused organizations: 1) provide expertise.
• Local media: 1) help to promote.
Cycling along the Trans-Canada
Trail in north Burnaby.
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