DocumentsStaff ReportFeb 15, 2016Pages 60–61
Staff Report — Bear Mountain Canada Cup XC Race (Event request)
Engineering staff report requesting permission for Ecoasis/Cycling Canada to stage portions of the Bear Mountain Canada Cup XC mountain bike race on March 5, 2016, including route and traffic management requirements.
Key facts
- Event date: March 5, 2016 (8:30am–4:30pm)
- Route includes Bear Mountain Parkway and Country Club Way
- Organizers to provide traffic management plan and assume required policing/clean-up responsibilities
- Financial implications: None to City
Staff Report — Bear Mountain Canada Cup XC Race (Event request)
Date
February 15, 2016
Department
Engineering
Subject
Bear Mountain Canada Cup XC Race
Background
Ecoasis and Cycling Canada will be hosting the 2016 Bear Mountain Canada Cup XC mountain bike race on March 5, 2016 between 8:30am and 4:30pm. The Canada Cup series is designed to provide competitive opportunities to cyclists, transitioning from provincial race series to international competitions.
Commentary
The Canada Cup Race Series is requesting permission to stage a portion of the mountain bike race along Bear Mountain Parkway from Hannington Road to the end of Country Club Way (see attached map) on Saturday, March 5th, 2016, 8:30am to 4:30pm. Cyclists will ride along the sidewalk between Hannington Road and Hedgestone Lane which will allow two way traffic to be maintained. Sidewalk closed signage will be put up prior to the event to notify residents. North of Hedgestone Lane where the sidewalk ends cyclists will be required to ride along the road on Bear Mountain Parkway as well as a portion of Country Club Way. Event organizers will be providing the City with a formal traffic management plan by February 19, 2016. Also, organizers will be working with private property owners to alter and create a route that requires the least amount of interruptions to vehicle traffic on public roads.
Financial Implications
None.
Legal Implications
With the adoption of the Traffic Bylaw on December 3, 1996, Council has jurisdiction over this matter.
Options
That Council:
- Grant permission for the Canada Cup Race Series to stage a portion of the mountain bike race on Bear Mountain Parkway, Saturday, March 5, 2016 from Hannington Road to the end of Country Club Way with the condition they have provided a formal traffic management plans and proof of $5,000,000 liability insurance naming the City of Langford and Victoria Contracting and Municipal Maintenance Corporation as additional named insured; OR
- NOT grant permission for the Canada Cup Race Series to stage a portion of a mountain bike race on Bear Mountain Parkway, Saturday, March 5, 2016
