Mayor Sharon Shepherd is looking to make Kelowna more sustainable, greener and fiscally responsible. In her inaugural speech she also talked about the shift to green technologies.
She would assemble a Kelowna Climate Action Committee which would tackle issues brought up by the provincial Climate Action Charter and look into building code changes to make use of solar technology.
To handle the city's traffic problems, she is wanting less cars on the road and more people using bike lanes and the transit system. Some of the other issues on the table include the
HandyDart, more cycling options, better sidewalks and the continuation of the
Central Green Project.
The Mayor will pursue a bike-share program that is similar to the
Paris Velib program where people can rent bikes for trips around the City. The bikes can be picked up and dropped off at automated kiosks. To get funding for the project she plans on putting a Tour d'Okanagan cycling race which would also help tourism.
Source:
Article by Jennifer Smith titled "Kelowna Mayor pledges to make city more sustainable" &
article titled "Mayor wants more bikes"
