Velo-city, Vancouver & the Bicycle Revolution at the Museum of Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Canada — Take a walk through the streets of Vancouver and it’s likely that the local style won’t be what catches your attention at first. This is, of course, one of the world’s most beautiful cities, nestled in the North Shore mountains and perched on the edge of the great Pacific ocean. The city’s vast vistas are more the stuff of postcards than fashion spreads. But look more carefully and you’ll see that a mini fashion revolution is taking place in Vancouver — on bicycles.
“Vancouver is a city of cyclists, criss-crossed by tens of thousands of cyclists of different types who are united by their passion for the simple joy of pedaling and bicycling,” declares the website for Velo-City, an exhibit curated by three life-long bicycle lovers who noticed a recent surge in the popularity of cycling and the first bicycle traffic jams on Vancouver’s extensive network of bike lanes.
