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05-07-2009, 03:56 PM
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| 1 lane lost on Burrard St. Bridge for bikes
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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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05-07-2009, 04:16 PM
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dumbest shit ever
next big story will be car vs bike on burrard bridge, car wins
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05-07-2009, 06:08 PM
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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
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05-07-2009, 06:38 PM
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what afucking joke
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05-07-2009, 06:40 PM
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honestly burrard bridge south doesnt need 3 lanes anyways, it's never congested, only the ends are
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05-07-2009, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Gatorade  honestly burrard bridge south doesnt need 3 lanes anyways, it's never congested, only the ends are | obviously you dont work downtown.
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05-07-2009, 06:44 PM
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we lost 2 lanes last time for some marathon. i wont be complaining
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05-07-2009, 06:45 PM
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I give it 2 weeks before some cyclist gets run over because they think they own the road.
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05-07-2009, 07:07 PM
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next we'll loss another lane for birds flying at ground level
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05-07-2009, 07:32 PM
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Which one of you retards voted for Gregor Robertson? 
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05-07-2009, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by impactX Which one of you retards voted for Gregor Robertson? | and the whole vision/cope parties.
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05-07-2009, 08:51 PM
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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.
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05-07-2009, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by The_AK 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.
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05-07-2009, 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by shenmecar 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
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05-07-2009, 09:36 PM
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too bad it's not feasible to do a counter-critical-mass, not to mention it'd be illegal for the drivers 
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05-07-2009, 09:45 PM
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#16 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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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
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05-07-2009, 09:46 PM
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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.
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05-07-2009, 09:51 PM
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Glad I never take that bridge, maybe every biker should get a complimentary bottle of water as they cross the bridge too
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05-07-2009, 10:03 PM
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#19 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Next thing on the news, is going to be car hit biker lane. LOL
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05-07-2009, 10:06 PM
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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
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05-07-2009, 10:09 PM
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yea motorcycles should be able to take the cyclist lane  | |
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05-07-2009, 10:16 PM
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So this will start in June eh...oh wait a second, it conveniently starts during bike month.  | |
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05-07-2009, 10:17 PM
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I'd say it's a good way to convert some of the lazy downtown commuters to cyclists.
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05-07-2009, 10:31 PM
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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.
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05-07-2009, 11:15 PM
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Wait, didn't we try this a few years back and it failed almost immediately?
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