BEST Bicycle Valet – Making it Easy to Ride your Bike
This is a story I wrote for Vancity in 2010. Part of a series of 18 stories about their grantees.
Vancity supports the work of the Better Environmentally Sound Transportation Society, providing convenient and secure bicycle parking at festivals and special events.
It’s a sunny summer day in Vancouver. A perfect day to hop on your bike and head over to the Trout Lake Farmer’s Market. But, since it is such a beautful day, you worry that once you reach the market, you won’t find anywhere to safely lock your bike. Fear not! The BEST Bicycle Valet is there to save the day – and protect your wheels, seat and the contents of your panniers.
Geoffrey Vincent, the BEST Bicycle Valet project manager says that while many community events have started to encourage participants to use environmentally friendly and sustainable ways to get to the events, parking bikes is often a challenge in Vancouver.