Stanley Park Causeway Archives • Average Joe Cyclist https://averagejoecyclist.com/tag/stanley-park-causeway/ A Blog for Average People who LOVE to ride bikes! Fri, 21 Apr 2017 22:42:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 15693361 The OTHER reason I am voting YES in the Metro Vancouver Transit Referendum https://averagejoecyclist.com/voting-yes-metro-vancouver-transit-referendum/ Wed, 20 May 2015 14:06:25 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=12424 Just like Queen, I want to ride my bicycle! I don't think it's too much to ask for safe cycling infrastructure in a world-class city like Vancouver - why I am voting yes in the metro Vancouver Transit ReferendumI am voting YES in the BC Transit Referendum because I want a better future for my descendants - but ALSO because I simply want to be able to commute by bike without being killed!

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]]> 12424 Stanley Park Causeway to be Made Much Safer – Another Giant Step for Safe Cycling Infrastructure in Vancouver https://averagejoecyclist.com/stanley-park-causeway-safe-cycling-infrastructure/ Thu, 02 Apr 2015 14:06:45 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=11058 The proposed new, much safer infrastructure for the Stanley Park Causeway will keep pedestrians and cyclists safeThe 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 ambitious plan was partly in response to the death of a 61-year-old woman cyclist in 2013. It was also in response to all of the activism that followed. It is a long overdue move - but on the plus side, it is a giant step forward in providing safe cycling infrastructure to Vancouver residents.

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]]> 11058 UPDATE: Email Todd Stone about Safety Improvements along Stanley Park Causeway https://averagejoecyclist.com/help-hub-call-for-safety-improvements-along-stanley-park-causeway/ Sun, 09 Jun 2013 02:17:21 +0000 https://averagejoecyclist.com/?p=4249 The aftermath of the horrible Stanley Park Causeway accidentOn 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 […]

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