Our Work

Living Streets

Since 2011, Living Streets has focused on improving and addressing gaps in the pedestrian environment.

The Bicycle Valet

It provides free, safe, high-volume bicycle parking within walking distance from events. Providing safe, secure bike parking outside a busy main events makes it easy to leave bikes outside congested areas so everyone can walk more comfortably while enjoying the event. We’re also happy to valet strollers!

Seniors On The Move

BEST has been asked to co-chair the United Way’s Provincial Working Group on Seniors Transportation. The purpose of the Working Group is to identify, research and propose solutions for the most pressing seniors’ transportation issues across the province. Our approach is centered on ‘transportation as a social determinant of health’. We will focus on identified problem areas: transportation to medical appointments, shortcomings in public transportation and paratransit services, the need to give up a driving license when physical or cognitive disabilities arise, and issues surrounding walking, pedestrian safety and sedentary lifestyles.

We are convening a diverse group with regional representation from across the province with specialized experience in transportation, health care, senior-serving agencies and local government roles. If this is of interest to you, please review the Terms of Reference and don't hesitate to get in touch with us!

Cycling Without Age (CWA), Vancouver Chapter

Founded in the spring of 2018 CWA global partnered with us and purchased the program’s first trishaw in the spring of 2019 and our second trishaw arrived spring 2020. Our primary ride area is around the West End, Yaletown, False Creek and West Side of Vancouver. We work with community partners which include: senior centres, senior care homes, recreation centres, and partner organizations supporting the elderly. Get in touch to learn more about CWA’s Vancouver Chapter.

Parkbus

Parkbus helps to encourage ‘urban hikers’ (who walk for transportation in the city) to also take their walking to the woods by providing bus service to BC’s Provincial Parks.