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StylinRed 05-07-2009 04:56 PM
1 lane lost on Burrard St. Bridge for bikes
 
Quote:
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Vancouver City Council has approved 'option three' of the Burrard Bridge bike lane trial, meaning drivers will lose one lane on the bridge. Council voted to designate the southbound curb lane and the northbound sidewalk for bike traffic only. Pedestrians in both directions will use the southbound sidewalk--which will be pedestrian only.

A trial run of the arrangement will start in June. The trial re-allocation of the west curb lane of the Burrard
Bridge will be between Cornwall Avenue and Pacific Street. City staff will implement a number of modifications to the configuration and operation of the road network downtown and south of False Creek.

Three options were considered, including one which would have closed one lane in each direction.
http://news1130.com/more.jsp?content...07_165638_9728

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hung_low 05-07-2009 05:16 PM
dumbest shit ever

next big story will be car vs bike on burrard bridge, car wins

greendb7 05-07-2009 07:08 PM
yeah this is some stupid shit
I don't want to hear people bitch about a person being killed riding a bike on that bridge now, cuz they were asking for the extra lane on that bridge

m4k4v4li 05-07-2009 07:38 PM
what afucking joke

snowball 05-07-2009 07:40 PM
honestly burrard bridge south doesnt need 3 lanes anyways, it's never congested, only the ends are

ijoined 05-07-2009 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Gatorade (Post 6414080)
honestly burrard bridge south doesnt need 3 lanes anyways, it's never congested, only the ends are
obviously you dont work downtown.

shenmecar 05-07-2009 07:44 PM
we lost 2 lanes last time for some marathon. i wont be complaining

Ch28 05-07-2009 07:45 PM
I give it 2 weeks before some cyclist gets run over because they think they own the road.

orange7 05-07-2009 08:07 PM
next we'll loss another lane for birds flying at ground level

impactX 05-07-2009 08:32 PM
Which one of you retards voted for Gregor Robertson? :lol

carisear 05-07-2009 09:42 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by impactX (Post 6414221)
Which one of you retards voted for Gregor Robertson? :lol
and the whole vision/cope parties.

The_AK 05-07-2009 09:51 PM
Lets protest to get a wheelchair accessible lane as well. There has been a growing trend of wheelchair users and I believe we need to let our wheelchair operators have a designated lane for their safe mobility around the streets of Vancouver.

Synaptik 05-07-2009 10:26 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by The_AK (Post 6414346)
Lets protest to get a wheelchair accessible lane as well. There has been a growing trend of wheelchair users and I believe we need to let our wheelchair operators have a designated lane for their safe mobility around the streets of Vancouver.
dont stop there; motorcycles should get their own lane as well.

Volvo-brickster 05-07-2009 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by shenmecar (Post 6414096)
we lost 2 lanes last time for some marathon. i wont be complaining
uh...that was 1 day, and on a weekend

you won't say that when you take the bridge twice a day 5 times a week during rush hour

Ikkaku 05-07-2009 10:36 PM
too bad it's not feasible to do a counter-critical-mass, not to mention it'd be illegal for the drivers :(

r-b-x 05-07-2009 10:45 PM
not surprising... no sympathy for bikers on a car forum

my concern is, come winter time, there won't be many bikers and it'll be a huge waste

Wongtouski 05-07-2009 10:46 PM
this is awesome from a comedic perspective.

i like how the government tends to provide "solutions" by creating more problems

and man we gotta spend an extra 1.5mil for this? great.

MarkyMark 05-07-2009 10:51 PM
Glad I never take that bridge, maybe every biker should get a complimentary bottle of water as they cross the bridge too

k20a 05-07-2009 11:03 PM
Next thing on the news, is going to be car hit biker lane. LOL

danned 05-07-2009 11:06 PM
one lane, for car
one lane, for wheelchair
one lane, for bikes
one lane, for truck
one lane, for motorcycle
one lane, for.....geese walking+flying

etcs

StylinRed 05-07-2009 11:09 PM
yea motorcycles should be able to take the cyclist lane ;)

Spaceship_coupe 05-07-2009 11:16 PM
So this will start in June eh...oh wait a second, it conveniently starts during bike month.:rolleyes:

Mananetwork 05-07-2009 11:17 PM
I'd say it's a good way to convert some of the lazy downtown commuters to cyclists.

Liquid_o2 05-07-2009 11:31 PM
Should be interesting to see how this works.

I'm wondering if more people will bike across the bridge now... only time will tell if this is successful or not.

TekDragon 05-08-2009 12:15 AM
Wait, didn't we try this a few years back and it failed almost immediately?


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