Why this top bike-commuting city has never quite reached its potential

Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia in Canada, located way out west on Vancouver Island, and is the city that boasts the highest share of commuters using bicycles in Canada, and it's probably top 5 in North America. Yet, at the same time, the city has never really lived up to its potential as a cycling city. In this video, we explore what's up in Victoria.

With special guest: Ed Pullman from Capital Bike. Thanks for showing me around Ed!
https://capitalbike.ca

0:00 Introduction
1:22 Our host
2:31 Rail trails turned commuter routes
3:21 A key connection
3:55 Belated downtown bike lanes
4:41 Hub and spoke to the suburbs
6:08 When neighbouring municipalities oppose bike lanes

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