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[OPINION] When cities applaud dismantling bike lanes, we are going backward (www.theglobeandmail.com)
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Metro Vancouver was in the middle of its “Go By Bike” Week – and the country in the midst of a wildfire crisis – when the mayor’s ABC Party sent out a congratulatory tweet about the removal of most of a temporary bike lane from Stanley Park.

“More access to more users again,” the municipal party that forms the majority on Vancouver’s City Council and Park Board trumpeted on June 1, as it recognized the Park Board for its “hard work” on the matter. (...)

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[–] Velonie 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

  1. No, they're not inaccessible with 1 lane of cars instead of 2, but prospect point café, the teahouse, and the horseback tours lobbied to restore 2 lanes of traffic under the assumption that cyclists aren't their audiences. That in addition to the people that want to speed through the park because it's a fun drive

  2. There are some bike trails through the park, but they're gravel and the signage around which trails are open to bikes is really poor. If you have a bike that can't ride on gravel then you have to take the road