Whereas BC local governments face significant capital funding challenges in delivering new active transportation infrastructure, which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provide lowercost transportation options to BC residents, bring economic and health benefits to BC communities, and increase resilience of transportation networks, as demonstrated by similar investments in other jurisdictions; And whereas the Government of BC has invested over 40 million since 2014 to fund new active transportation infrastructure, has committed an additional 30 million to fund active transportation infrastructure in Budget 2022, and has introduced rebates to support BC residents in choosing ebikes which were quickly oversubscribed, demonstrating that there is significant latent demand by residents across BC for active transportation options, and Transport 2050: 10Year Priorities for TransLink calls for 1.5 billion over the next ten years for capital investments for active transportation infrastructure in the Metro Vancouver region: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM urge the Government of BC to expand funding for active transportation infrastructure to at least 300 million annually over the next ten years to support the development of protected, connected, and accessible local cycling and walking infrastructure networks across BC, that are integrated into larger regional active transportation and public transit networks.
