Create a Separated Bike Lane on Commercial Drive
Commercial Drive is a destination shopping street in Vancouver's east side. It is already a popular route for cyclists, but there is currently no cycling facility provided.
The current route network lacks sufficient safe links to shopping destinations. A new separated bike route on Commercial Drive would address this issue and encourage new cyclists. As cyclist traffic increases, local businesses could also benefit from new the new street traffic.
Graham Anderson
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The city’s new 10-year cycling program master plan will soon be in development, and hopefully completed within the next year. A big part of the work ahead is to identify where separated bike lanes might be appropriate.
Lessons learned from the downtown trial will be an important input into the plan. The results so far support evidence elsewhere that separated bike lanes are a great way to make cycling more attractive on busy streets.
For more information, visit http://vancouver.ca/cycling .
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Paul @ City of Vancouver
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Thanks for sharing this idea!
The city's new 10-year cycling program master plan will soon be in development, and hopefully completed within the next year. A big part of the work ahead is to identify where separated bike lanes might be appropriate.
Lessons learned from the downtown trial will be an important input into the plan. The results so far support evidence elsewhere that separated bike lanes are a great way to make cycling more attractive on busy streets.
For more information, visit http://vancouver.ca/cycling .
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Tammy Everts
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I'm a cyclist and I've lived on the Drive for 13 years. In theory, I'd love a dedicated bike lane, but where exactly would it fit? The street is just wide enough for the car traffic that already passes through. If we removed a lane to convert to a bike lane, wouldn't we just increase congestion (and idling) on what is already a fairly busy street?
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Lawson
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No bike lanes in the city until you pay bike licenses fee $150 yr you have to pay more than the Dogs do, Toll fees and Access Fees to different areas of the city now lets Commercial drive that should be $15 one way, access $50 for the month, worn tire fee $10.00, tire air refill a service station $2.00, of course those that buy gas, that is free.