 After the 2000 municipal election a part-time coordinating position was created to oversee the planning and implementation of a bicycle transport plan which was published in 2002 as the "Blueprint for a Bicycle-Friendly HRM".The coordinating position was eliminated during budget cuts in 2003 but a new permanent position was later created, that of Active Transportation coordinator.A cycling map was published in 2005 and updated in 2009 and 2012.