AutoObesity is a project of BEST (Better Environmentally Sound Transportation Association).

BEST, an innovative non-profit registered charity (140171216 RR0001), has been working to create healthy communities built around walking, cycling and public transit since 1991.  Our mission is to lead Metro Vancouver in the transformation to sustainable transportation.

The BEST story begins in 1991 with a small group of dedicated cyclists, intent on sharing their passion and vision for community building and environmental sustainability through bicycling. Within a year, Better Environmentally Sound Transportation was incorporated as a non-profit society and soon obtained registered federal charity status.

BEST quickly became the local voice for cycling issues, co-ordinating events during National Environment Week and in 1993 opening Our Community Bikes, Vancouver’s first do-it-yourself bike store.

By 1996, BEST had broadened its range of activities to include all forms of sustainable transportation. Various programs and public awareness campaigns were launched to promote alternatives to automobile use, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, combat climate change, and inform people about the environmental, health, and community issues surrounding transportation.

In 2002 BEST was voted by Vancity members to be the recipient of Vancity's first million dollar grant award--an award that was used to bring together municipalities, businesses and regional government to build the Central Valley Greenway, now one of the jewels of the region'a active transportation network.

Today, BEST is still the region’s most active and clear voice for sustainable transportation choices. Since its inception, BEST has grown from a small activist group to an organization that works with governments, educators, youth, workplaces and community groups to bring about the changes that will contribute to a better quality of life for people and communities in the Lower Mainland.

For More Information about BEST, www.best.bc.ca