Hornby Street Archives • Average Joe Cyclist https://averagejoecyclist.com/tag/hornby-street/ A Blog for Average People who LOVE to ride bikes! Sat, 29 Aug 2020 21:16:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 15693361 Cars are Important – Little Kids, Not so Much https://averagejoecyclist.com/cars-important-little-kids-not-much/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/cars-important-little-kids-not-much/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2016 07:02:48 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=18526 family bikes in traffic because hornby street separated bike lane is blocked by a moving truckHere are photos and video of a situation that endangered small children. It was caused by a truck driver who was only thinking about the most important rule of the road - cars CANNOT be blocked. Compared to that central tenet of modern life, children are almost literally invisible. Cars are IMPORTANT - little kids, not so much.

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/vpd-creates-alternative-hornby-bike-lane/feed/ 1 11873 I found MORE car parking on Hornby Street! https://averagejoecyclist.com/found-even-car-parking-hornby-street/ Wed, 08 Oct 2014 02:57:44 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=6198 More parking at Dunsmuir and Hornby - Separate bike lanesBusinesses in Vancouver oppose separate bike lanes because they are worried about parking for their customers - but in fact, there is plenty of parking in Vancouver!

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]]> 6198 Vancouver Bike Routes – No Lack of Parking on Hornby Street – So Why are Businesses Complaining? https://averagejoecyclist.com/vancouver-bike-routes-parking-hornby-street/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/vancouver-bike-routes-parking-hornby-street/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2014 03:37:14 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=6166 Mother and baby in sepated bike lane on DunsmuirVancouver bike routes are being developed and made safer by Mayor Gregor Robertson and his Vision Vancouver team. Businesses complain that they have lost parking - but this is a lie. There is a SURPLUS of parking in downtown Vancouver.

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/vancouver-bike-routes-parking-hornby-street/feed/ 1 6166 Let’s make bike routes in Vancouver safer https://averagejoecyclist.com/make-bike-routes-in-vancouver-safer/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/make-bike-routes-in-vancouver-safer/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2014 03:29:52 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=4990 The Vancouver Park Board abandoned the plan for a new bike path at Kits Beach on February 17th, 2014. BUT they said that some of the money would be re-allocated to other pedestrian and cycling safety priorities. I’m all for that! In fact, on balance, I would rather be able to bike to work safely […]

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/make-bike-routes-in-vancouver-safer/feed/ 5 4990 “Bike Lanes a Disaster!” Who the Heck got to Global? https://averagejoecyclist.com/bike-lanes-disaster-who-got-to-global/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/bike-lanes-disaster-who-got-to-global/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:45:28 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=3155 safe cycling in vancouverWhen I first immigrated to Canada I was blown away by many things – not least of which was its free press. I had spent more than three decades living under a regime that tolerated no press freedom whatsoever, so I was extremely impressed by what seemed to be an unfettered press. After watching Global […]

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/bike-lanes-disaster-who-got-to-global/feed/ 10 3155 Vancouver: No Fun City to Become No Bike City? https://averagejoecyclist.com/bike-lane-attacks-cyclist/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/bike-lane-attacks-cyclist/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:50:23 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=2694 Vancouver cycling infrastructureThe Vancouver media has just launched another attack on Vancouver cyclists. On Tuesday the Vancouver Sun ran an opinion piece by Rob MacDonald entitled “Downtown Bike Routes are a Disaster”. And tonight Global headlined the news with a promise to tell us more about: “The growing anger over Bikes Lanes – why they’re very much […]

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/bike-lane-attacks-cyclist/feed/ 32 2694 Vancouver’s Cycling Culture – Anything BUT a Dull, Grey Monoculture! https://averagejoecyclist.com/vancouver-cycling-culture/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/vancouver-cycling-culture/#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2010 01:16:32 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=2430 Vancouver Cycling CultureVancouver has been accused of having a dull, grey cycling monoculture. Nothing could be further from the truth! In Vancouver the cyclists are as diverse as the population. Vancouver cycling culture is vibrant and colorful.

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/vancouver-cycling-culture/feed/ 12 2430 If You Build It, They WILL Come: Bike Paths Lead to Increase in Cycling in Montreal https://averagejoecyclist.com/if-you-build-it-they-will-come-bike-paths-lead-to-increase-in-cycling-in-montreal/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/if-you-build-it-they-will-come-bike-paths-lead-to-increase-in-cycling-in-montreal/#comments Sun, 26 Dec 2010 05:13:31 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=2423 Heading back over towards Montreal - Montreal cyclingMontreal's great cycling infrastructure has led to impressive progress towards the city’s aims: decreasing pollution by increasing cycling in Montreal, while decreasing motor vehicle use.

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/if-you-build-it-they-will-come-bike-paths-lead-to-increase-in-cycling-in-montreal/feed/ 4 2423 A Little Perspective on Costs: Knight Street Left Turns and the Hornby Bike Lane https://averagejoecyclist.com/a-little-perspective-on-costs-knight-street-left-turns-and-the-hornby-bike-lane/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/a-little-perspective-on-costs-knight-street-left-turns-and-the-hornby-bike-lane/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:18:46 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=2408 The Hornby Bike Lane under construction on 30th October 2010. I spoke with this very friendly - but camera-shy - construction worker.Apparently, if money is spent on roads, no one gives a damn - but if money is spent on a bike lane, then it could suddenly become the most personal and important $3,2 million ever spent in the history of Vancouver. Am I the only one who finds this odd?

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