Image: City of Chilliwack / The City of Chilliwack is asking the public for submissions to name its new bike lane sweeper, which looks after over 175 kilometres of bike lane network throughout Chilliwack. Residents have until May 25 to submit name suggestions.  
By Mike Vanden Bosch
City seeks names for bike lane sweeper

City of Chilliwack seeks names for its new bike lane sweeper

May 10, 2023 | 8:35 AM

CHILLIWACK — City staff are asking the public to weigh in on an innovative machine making its way around town cleaning Chilliwack’s network of bike lanes.

The city wrote in a press release Monday (May 8) that it has a new bike lane sweeper, designed to clear debris from bike lanes and fit behind traffic delineators, but it needs a name.

Residents are invited to submit their suggestions for a name that sweeps away the competition in the city’s bike lane sweeper naming contest.

A submission form is available for residents to submit their name ideas at engagechilliwack.com/NameTheSweeper until May 25. Once the submission deadline has passed, the city will review the suggestions and ask the community to vote for their favourite. After the final vote, the city will announce the winning name, and a decal with the name will be placed on the sweeper.

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“Our smallest sweeper has a big task, looking after approximately 180 kilometres of bike lanes in the city,” said Mayor Ken Popove. “I look forward to seeing what kind of fun and creative names Chilliwack comes up with for this new machine.”

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Learn more about the contest and street sweeping in Chilliwack at engagechilliwack.com/NameTheSweeper.

by Mike Vanden Bosch

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