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...]
UPDATE: Email Todd Stone about Safety Improvements along Stanley Park Causeway
On May 25th a 61-year-old cyclist was killed on the Stanley Park Causeway. Apparently she was trying to get by a pedestrian, fell off the sidewalk, and was hit by a bus. Someone at work asked me: “Whose fault was it – the cyclist’s or the pedestrian's?” That question really made me think. It was not the “fault” of the unfortunate cyclist, and I assume it was also not the … [Read more...]
