WS 2B-1 Canada's Capital Sunday Bike Days
- 1. CANADA’S CAPITAL SUNDAY BIKEDAYS 2016 National Open Street Summit August 19, 2016
- 5. The Sunday Bikedays Program has been in existence for 46 years
- 6. Program has grown from 30km route to include +50km of parkways
- 11. • Past Counts have estimated over 290 000 participants throughout the season and more than 890 000 visits • Satisfaction rate of 99% • 56% man and 43% women • 83% of adults without kids • Sunday Bikedays allows users to appreciate the Capital’s environment (98%)
- 12. 250-350 Individual volunteers 2 000 person-hours of volunteer time
- 14. • On-site promotion consists of parkway entrance signs, street closure signs, sandwich boards and NCC feather banners • Marketed through the use of radio and newspaper advertisements, maps, web site and Social Media
- 15. Participants Volunteers User’s reaction Services and Animation Programming Data
- 16. SUNDAY BIKEDAYS PROGRAM 10-Year Strategic Plan
- 17. Mission “The Sunday Bikedays program highlights the Capital’s parkway corridors and adjacent parks, and provides an opportunity for Canadians to experience the Capital in an active manner and to appreciate the national significance of its natural assets”
- 18. Vision Introduction of new routes and different thematic routes Lively welcome areas Variety of services Modern communications to promote pleasant and safe travel Efficient and sustainable resources Collaboration with the community
- 19. Consultation process Collaboration with members of the community, public and private organizations, and various government organizations contributes to the renewal and reach of the Sunday Bikedays program
- 20. Context and objectives Dynamic workshop Context: The Capital Urbanism Lab workshop provided an opportunity to help establish the SBD strategic plan objectives Objectives: Municipal, economic and community stakeholders discussed three different themes Process and tools: Participants were divided into groups, each workshops lasted for 30 minutes. Paper, pencils and maps. Plenary at the end.