Like everyone, we have felt the repercussions of the current pandemic. Our team is healthy, which is the most important part. We’re taking it day by day.
Like most non-profit organizations, we don’t know what this will mean for our operations. BEST prides itself on offering valuable services, such as The Bicycle Valet and Parkbus, which operate as social enterprises. The Bicycle Valet provides free and secure bike parking for events, the vast majority of which will not operate this year. Parkbus provides bus transportation to mainly Provincial Parks, which are not currently open.
We’re adapting our other programs as best we can, like Living Streets and the Walk30 Challenge, to look to the future of how communities will move. Find out how you can help here. And our ParkPass program is working on ensuring parks are not over-crowded through innovative parking and day use management solutions.
We’ve also partnered with awesome organizations to create new initiatives, like Safe Seniors, Strong Communities. Thanks to all the cyclists and drivers who signed up!
Whatever happens, we know sustainable transportation will be more important than ever for people to get where they need to go and stay physically and mentally healthy. BEST has been around for almost 30 years and is a resilient organization. Help us stay that way by donating or becoming a member, if you can.
As always, thanks for your support.
