Vancouver City Council Archives • Average Joe Cyclist https://averagejoecyclist.com/tag/vancouver-city-council/ A Blog for Average People who LOVE to ride bikes! Tue, 21 Apr 2015 03:53:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 15693361 Ugly Bike Fight Rages in Vancouver https://averagejoecyclist.com/bike-fight-in-vancouver/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/bike-fight-in-vancouver/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 05:10:24 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=1036 In the wake of Vancouver City Council’s unanimous vote to build a new, separated bike lane on Hornby Street, the anti-cyclist lobby is seething. The internet is suddenly full of a freshly unleashed torrent of seething hatred for all things cyclist. It’s hard to comprehend. Harvey Enchin in the Vancouver Sun points out that improvements […]

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/bike-fight-in-vancouver/feed/ 2 1036 Vancouver City Council APPROVES $3.2 million separated bike lane on Hornby Street! https://averagejoecyclist.com/vancouver-city-council-approves-3-2-million-separated-bike-lane-hornby-street/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/vancouver-city-council-approves-3-2-million-separated-bike-lane-hornby-street/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:02:06 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=1001 Hornby separated bike lane photo by Paul KruegerBoldly going where no Vancouver City Council has gone before, Mayor Gregor Robertson and his Vision Vancouver party took their green vision of a bicycle-friendly downtown Vancouver a step further yesterday (5th October). After a full day of debate, and only a short while before midnight (11.38 p.m.), they unanimously approved a new $3.2 million separated […]

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]]> https://averagejoecyclist.com/vancouver-city-council-approves-3-2-million-separated-bike-lane-hornby-street/feed/ 13 1001 One Deranged Person on a Bicycle does NOT Represent All of Us https://averagejoecyclist.com/one-deranged-person-on-a-bike/ https://averagejoecyclist.com/one-deranged-person-on-a-bike/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:13:18 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=984 Mrs. Average Joe Cyclist (Maggie) and I really love being able to cycle in Vancouver. In spring, there is the added bonus of beautiful cherry blossoms. Amazing evolution of Vancouver cycling infrastructureIt’s now 11.00 p.m. on 5th October, and Vancouver City Council is still debating what should be a no-brainer – giving Vancouver cyclists ONE SAFE NORTH-SOUTH BIKE LANE. The Vancouver Sun seems to think it will be decided tonight, and that the right decision will be made; although some think the plan may be amended to appease all […]

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