Last week I wrote a post about why I am voting YES in the Vancouver Transit Referendum – because I want a better future for my children and grandchildren. This week’s post is about the other reason I am voting YES – because of two potentially fatal cycling accidents I have had. The first occurred when I was a teenager. I cycled from UBC, where my parents lived, to North … [Read more...]
Why Joe and I are Voting Yes on the BC Transit Referendum
Joe and I are voting Yes in the BC Transit Referendum for transit expansion because it is the right thing to do: for ourselves, for our children, for our grandchildren, for our city, and for our planet. For a relatively small annual cost to each household, we can expand transit and ensure that Vancouver continues to be a liveable region for years to come. I am a rare … [Read more...]
Stanley Park Causeway to be Made Much Safer – Another Giant Step for Safe Cycling Infrastructure in Vancouver
The Vancouver Park Board has unanimously approved a plan to widen the sidewalks along both sides of the Stanley Park Causeway to improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians. This route has been very dangerous for more than 30 years. Finally, something will be done to make it safer. This ambitious plan was partly in response to the death of a 61-year-old woman cyclist, Antonina … [Read more...]
Active Transportation: Edmonton proposes Freezeway while Bostonian Cyclists Tunnel through Snow
Winter in snow-bound cities poses severe challenges for people to continue to get around via active transportation (cycling, walking, skating, wheel-chairing, etc.). Some respond with ingenuity, some don’t care, and some respond with admirable tenacity. Here’s a tale of active transportation in two cities – Edmonton and Boston. In Frozen Edmonton, Canada In Edmonton, … [Read more...]
3 Reasons Why We Need Separated Bike Lanes
We must DEMAND safe cycling infrastructure. We need separated bike lanes because cars are much BIGGER than bikes, and human beings are NOT perfect. Motorists make mistakes; cyclists make mistakes. Our mistakes should not have to be fatal. That's the most important reason why we need safe, separated bike lanes that keep all cyclists of All Abilities and Ages (AAA) safe at all … [Read more...]
