The City of Victoria has again declared itself as the cycling capital of Canada, almost 25 years after it first received the same proclamation from the Queen and attorney general.
It’s a step that takes several metrics into consideration, including a 2021 Statistics Canada finding that the city has the highest percentage of people who bike to work in Canada — 5.3 per cent — and the fact that 95 per cent of Victoria residents now live within 500 metres of an all-ages-and-abilities (AAA) bike route.
The declaration, adopted unanimously by city council on Thursday, is also an homage to the same designation given
