Good News for Vancouver
Great cycling news!
A report is going to Vanouver City Council today detailing the largest
expenditure on cycling ever in the city, a total of $25 million in the
next couple of years. Particularly exciting, is the funding for
separated bike lanes connecting the Burrard Bridge and Dunsmuir
Viaduct to the downtown core. Also, the report recommends that staff
report back on options to conduct a trial of a fully separated bike
lane or lanes on an arterial street outside of the Downtown core.
There could be the usual suspects complaining about this on radio talk
shows, letters to the editor and on comment sections on news sites. It
is always a good idea to make sure that people who support safer
cycling let their voices be heard. There is contact info for radio call
in lines, letters to the editor and council at the end of this message.
The report is here:
http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20100506/documents/csbu5.pdf
From Mayor Robertson’s press release http://www.mayorofvancouver.ca/blog/?p=1009
The report, scheduled to come to council on Thursday, will initiate
the planning process for a new 10-year Cycling Program Master Plan for
Vancouver. The report also includes recommendations for immediate
investments in the City’s bike network for 2010 and 2011, with funding
to:
– begin work and consultations on separated bike lanes outside of the
downtown core;
– make spot improvements to existing bikeways to address safety and
capacity concerns;
– implement the long-awaited Comox–Helmcken Greenway project to
connect the Seawall, the West End and downtown to the Central Valley
Greenway, which ends in New Westminster;
– implement the North Arm Trail Greenway, generally along 59th Avenue
from West Boulevard to Vivian;
– create a new cross-town bikeway along 45th Avenue from Balaclava to
Nanaimo;
– improve cycling connections to the Canada Line Bridge, which carries
cycle traffic over the Fraser River to Richmond; and
– make improvements to on-street bicycle parking
The total investment in these projects will be about $25 million, or
the equivalent of 30% of the $85 million streets and roads budget for
the same period.
More at:
Radio Station Call in Shows
CKNW – 980 AM
Open Line: (604) 280-9898, Toll Free: 1 (877) 399-9898
7:30-8:30am – Phillip Till
8:30-9:30am – Bill Good
12:30 – 3:00pm – Christy Clark
3:00-7:00pm – John McComb
Comment Line: (604) 331-2784
CBC – 690 AM
7:30-8:30am – Early Edition – 604-662-6690
12:00-2:00pm – BC Almanac – Open Line: (604) 669-3733, Talk Back Line:
604-662-6104
3:00-6:00pm – Stephen Quinn – (604) 662-6979
TALK 1410 AM
Open Line: (604) 280-1410
News 1130 AM
Listener comment line: 604-877-6332
Mayor and Council
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Mayor Robertson – 604-604-873-7621
Councillors’ phone numbers – http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/mayorcouncil/councillors.htm
Newspaper Letters to the Editor
Vancouver Sun – [email protected]
Vancouver Province – [email protected]
National Post – [email protected]
Globe & Mail – [email protected]
24 Hours – [email protected]
Metro News – [email protected]
Vancouver Courier – [email protected]
Westender – [email protected]
More Information
City of Vancouver:
http://vancouver.ca/projects/burrard
Burrard Bridge Blog:
http://burrardbridgetwolanetrial.blogspot.com
Councillor Megges has a good summary of the history of the Burrard
Bridge proccess:
http://www.geoffmeggs.ca/the-burrard-bridge-archive/
