$2 MILLION TO PROMOTE ACTIVE COMMUTING OPTIONS

The Cycling Infrastructure Partnerships Program (CIPP) is a program operated by the Ministry of Transportation that leverages provincial funding with community partners to construct new bike lanes in every region of British Columbia.

The program has a budget of $2 million for the 2006-07 fiscal year. Funding varies by project to a maximum contribution of $250,000 per project.

This year, 18 projects will add more than 22 km of new trails in 12 communities across the province. These communities are:

Burnaby

4.1 km separated bike path, Central Valley Greenway, $200,000

0.6 km separated bike path, Griffiths Street Overpass, $250,000

Coldstream

0.4 km separated bike path, Palfrey Dr., $12,200

Courtenay

0.6 km separated bike path, Sheraton Rd. Bikeway, $42,200

Kelowna

3.3 km bike lanes, Valley Rd. and Scenic Rd., $220,500

Langley

1.3 km bike lanes, Fraser Highway, $165,400

Maple Ridge

1.6 km shoulder bikeway, Dewdney Trunk Rd., $35,500

Prince George

0.2 km separated bike path, Heritage River Trail underpass, $240,600

Quesnel

1.4 km separated bike path, Campus Connector, $144,000

Saanich

0.6 km bike lanes, West Saanich Rd. near Royal Oak Shopping Mall, $47,000

0.2 km bike lanes, Admirals Rd. near Cowper St., $80,000

Vancouver

2.0 km separated bike path, Central Valley Greenway – Section 3, $250,000

Vernon

2.5 km bike lanes, Pleasant Valley Rd., $37,800

0.6 km bike lanes, Okanagan Landing Blvd., $46,400

0.6 km separated bike path, Okanagan Landing Blvd. multi-use, $56,400

0.3 km separated bike path, Kalamalka Lake Rd., $16,900

Victoria

1.3 km bike lane, Douglas St. from Broughton St. to Bay St., $20,000

0.6 km bike lane, Fort St., $86,250

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Media contact:	Mike Morton Press Secretary Office of the Premier 250 213-8218	Mike Long Communications Director Ministry of Transportation 250 387-7787

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