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MY TWO CENSUS 2016
ROCK & (WALK, BIKE &) ROLL
CRANKS, CHAINS & A PAIR OF WHEELS
POT"HOLE"POURRI
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AN OLD SWEET SONG MIGHT KEEP THIS STREET ON YOUR MIND WHILE WE WAIT FOR FULL TIME BUS PRIORITY & PROTECTED BIKE LANES

WHAT IS GEORGIA STREET

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THIS MODE HAS THE LARGEST COMMUTER GROWTH IN CANADIAN METROPOLITAN AREAS OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS

WHAT IS CYCLING

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"YES I'M GONNA BE A STAR" SANG A FAMOUS BRITISH QUARTET IN THE CHORUS OF THIS 1965 HIT

WHAT IS "DRIVE MY CAR"

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BETTER KNOWN (PROBABLY) FOR ITS HOCKEY GEAR, THIS COMPANY GOT ITS START IN BICYCLE PRODUCTION BACK IN 1899

WHO IS CCM (CANADA CYCLE & MOTOR CO. LTD.)

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LAUNCHING IN 1859, THIS MESSAGE CARRYING SERVICE USED RIDERS ON HORSEBACK TO DELIVER MESSAGES BETWEEN ST. JOSEPH, MO. AND SACRAMENTO, CA.

WHAT IS THE PONY EXPRESS

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A LOT OF FILMING TAKES PLACE IN VANCOUVER BUT THIS ECLECTIC STREET SPAWNED ITS OWN (SEMI) POPULAR WEB-SERIES

WHAT IS COMMERCIAL DRIVE
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THREE OF THE HIGHEST FIVE CYCLING MODE SHARES IN THE WORLD COME FROM CITIES IN THIS COUNTRY

WHAT (WHERE) IS THE NETHERLANDS

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IN 1974, AS ONE LAST ATTEMPT TO BE A SUCCESSFUL MUSICIAN, "THE BOSS" WROTE THIS SONG AS A LOVE LETTER TO A GIRL NAMED WENDY

WHAT IS "BORN TO RUN"

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THE 'HIGH WHEEL', OR 'ORDINARY' BICYCLE, WHICH USED A LARGE FRONT WHEEL AND A SMALL REAR WHEEL, WAS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN BY THIS NAME

WHAT IS A PENNY-FARTHING

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IN 1928, THIS NOTABLE PLANNER LED THE DEVELOPMENT OF "A PLAN FOR THE CITY OF VANCOUVER' WHICH PAVED THE WAY FOR MOST OF VANCOUVER'S ENVIOUS STREET GRID

WHO IS HARLAND BARTHOLOMEW

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THIS "ROYAL" STREET IS HOME TO 'LITTLE SAIGON' AND PURDY'S CHOCOLATE FACTORY

WHAT IS KINGSWAY

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TWICE AS MANY RESIDENTS COMMUTE USING THIS MODE IN CANADA COMPARED TO THE USA

WHAT IS PUBLIC TRANSIT (12.4% to 5.4%)

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IN POSSIBLY THE GREATEST ODE TO A MODE OF TRANSPORTATION, FREDDIE MERCURY WROTE AND SANG THIS 1974 SONG, ALSO NOTABLE FOR THE VIDEO BEING BANNED IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES

WHAT IS "BICYCLE RACE"

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THE FIRST TRUE BICYCLE WAS THE 'VELOCIPEDE' (AKA THE 'BONESHAKER') AND IT WAS INVENTED IN THE 1860's IN THIS COUNTRY

WHAT (WHERE) IS FRANCE

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ALTHOUGH GUELPH, EDMONTON, AND MONTREAL ALL POSSESS A "CENTRAL STATION", THIS CITY'S WAS THE FIRST TO BE COMPLETED IN 1911

WHAT (WHERE) IS GUELPH

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IN 1909 THIS STREET CHANGED ITS NAME AT THE BEHEST OF MERCHANTS WHO WISHED FOR A MORE COSMOPOLITAN AIR

WHAT IS BROADWAY

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THIS CITY HAS THE FOURTH HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE COMMUTING BY PUBLIC TRANSIT

WHAT (WHERE) IS OTTAWA 

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NEWLY MARRIED TO JUNE CARTER, JOHNNY CASH WROTE THIS SONG IN 1956 AS A PLEDGE OF HIS DEVOTION

WHAT IS "I WALK THE LINE"

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THESE FOUR TUBES MAKE UP THE TYPICAL FRAME OF A ROAD BIKE

WHAT ARE THE TOP, HEAD, SEAT, AND DOWN TUBES

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REFERRED TO AS MARCHETTI'S CONSTANT, HUMANS HAVE HISTORICALLY (AND ALWAYS WILL) TRAVEL THIS FAR FOR THEIR COMMUTE EACH WAY

WHAT IS 30 MINUTES

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MEN AND (FOR THE FIRST TIME) WOMEN IN HASTINGS TOWNSITE VOTED 1199-1 TO AMALGAMATE WITH VANCOUVER IN 1910, ELIMINATING THE CITY BORDER ON THIS STREET

WHAT IS NANAIMO STREET

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THE GREATEST PERCENTAGE OF COMMUTERS USING PUBLIC TRANSIT TO GET TO WORK IN METRO VANCOUVER COME FROM THIS MUNICIPALITY

WHAT (WHERE) IS NEW WESTMINSTER

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THIS 1991 SONG WRITTEN BY THE LATE, GREAT TOM PETTY IS THE OFFICIAL SONG OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

WHAT IS "LEARNING TO FLY"

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THE TERM USED FOR A SET OF SPROCKETS ATTACHED TO THE HUB OF THE REAR WHEEL THAT USES A SERIES OF STRAIGHT SPLINES TO FORM A MECHANICAL CONNECTION

WHAT IS A CASSETTE

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LAUNCHING IN 1890, THIS COMPANY WAS THE FIRST TRANSIT OPERATOR IN VANCOUVER, BUT FELL INTO RECEIVERSHIP LESS THAN FIVE YEARS AFTER THEIR LAUNCH

WHO IS VANCOUVER ELECTRIC RAILWAY & LIGHT COMPANY

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