For those of you who missed last night's ground-breaking debate at Vancouver City Council on the Hornby Bike Lane, here's a chance to read and hear what went on. Vancouver City Council unanimously voted for this new separated bike lane, so the Hornby Bike Lane will go ahead! This will ensure that Vancouver has a basic grid of separated bike lanes linking north and south and … [Read more...]
Vancouver City Council APPROVES $3.2 million separated bike lane on Hornby Street!
Boldly 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 bike lane on Hornby … [Read more...]
One Deranged Person on a Bicycle does NOT Represent All of Us
It'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 the nay-sayers (those earnest citizens who would … [Read more...]
Media response to Hornby bike lane makes me reconsider my opinion of Canada’s “Free Press”
Oh my gosh, I am SO TIRED of the negative media reports on the proposed Hornby Street separated lane. I just watched a video on CTV ($3.2 -million price tag for Hornby Street bike lane). It’s all about how much the bike lane will cost Vancouver. The reporter, Shannon Paterson, looks pained – even horrified – as she tells us how much this will cost. Then she breaks down what the … [Read more...]
Surprise – most people SUPPORT a separated bike lane on Hornby!
Cycling on Hornby Street, Vancouver, is extremely dangerous, as you can see from this photo. As a result, you will never see children biking on Hornby Street, and you will seldom see women and children, or men and children. Canada is a kind and caring nation, so you would think that people would want to change that, and make it safe to cycle in downtown Vancouver. BUT if … [Read more...]
