SPEAKING EVENT: Richard Drdul, Active Transportation Specialist

Please join the local chapter of the VACC (Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition) and the District of Maple Ridge and City of Pitt Meadows Bicycle Advisory Committee on Thursday, January 26th at 7:00 p.m. in Maple Ridge City Hall (Blaney Room)* as we host Richard Drdul and his cycling presentation followed by discussions on cycling routes.  Please visit Richard Drdul's website for more information - http://web.me.com/rdrdul/Home.html

‘Richard Drdul is an active transportation specialist with more than 25 years of transportation planning and design experience. He has worked with more than 30 municipalities and regional districts throughout Western Canada in all aspects of bicycle and pedestrian policy, planning, design and implementation. His relevant experience includes work on the first Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows joint Bikeways Plan in 1994.’

Schedule of Events:

7:00 - 7:15      Introduction by Ivan Chow, VACC and Russ Carmichael, District of Maple Ridge, Bicycle Advisory Committee, Staff Liaison

7:15 - 8:15      Keynote speaker Richard Drdul

8:15 - 8:30      Short cycling video (TBA)

8:30 - 9:00      Discussion on results of assessment rides of existing bike routes and draft of new bike map

* Please use the side entrance on the east side of the building (same one as for the Council Chambers).