Improve Night Visibility along the MUP in easy, affordable ways.
Encourage Personal Light Use by enhancing the MUP for night time users.
Gather Information - Complete the MUP survey or contact us.
Work Together - Tofino Public, Tofino District, BC Highways.
Encourage Personal Light Use by enhancing the MUP for night time users.
Gather Information - Complete the MUP survey or contact us.
Work Together - Tofino Public, Tofino District, BC Highways.
Light Sharing Program
Initiated October 22, 2011
- Free bike light / flashlight sharing program
- All weather, free light pick up / drop boxes spaced along the MUP
- Take a light or keychain flasher to see and/or be seen, return to nearest box at end of your trip
- Three box locations: Downtown (Sugar Shack), Beaches (Live to Surf Complex), Cox Bay (just before Info Center)
- Big thank you to Ukee Bikes for providing the lights & flashers!
- Please return borrowed lights to boxes, we are running very low.
Cut Back Bush
Initiated October 22, 2011 - ongoing
- Volunteer based Cut and Clear brush & alder trees from darkened areas between MUP and Hwy 4, improving ambient light & visibility.
- Cutting in stages to spread workload over time. Clear most overgrown areas first.
- October 22: Red Crow corner through Abarham Drive cleared by eight great volunteers.
- October 27: Cleared from just past Jensen's Bay through to Pacific Sands
- Thanks to Beach Petals Flowers and Ukee Rent It Center for providing us with power brush cutters!
- Just in: Tofino Parks & Rec has notified us the BC Highways Department will be doing a brush clear of all areas during November 2011
Reflective Edging
- Reflective paint or reflectors along MUP edges at evenly spaced intervals
- Enhances personal lights: illuminates path beyond edge of personal lighting, helps lit users notice unlit users earlier
- Provides added incentive for using a personal light
- Low cost night visibility enhancing solution
Solar Path Lights
- Solar: no electricity cost, no wires, renewable energy, low intensity, low cost
- Design: style, durability, security (theft/vandalism), illumination area
- Placement: no light pollution, BC Highways compliance, darkest / hazardous areas only