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john_whistler@mindlink.bc.ca (john whistler) wrote:
>This $1.5 Million project will include traffic calming measures on Cypress St 
>that will help facilitate the planned Arbutus Bikeway, though most of the cost 
>will be spent on Burrard. Left hand turn bays are proposed for 1st, 2nd & 3rd 
>Avenuesand  will include some property aquisition for the space required.

Is this the city's version of "walking, transit, bicycling" first?  This is
another waste of money on car infrastructure.  Radical that I am, I think
an immediate freeze should be placed on any road widenings.  What we need
is better transit and more bicycle friendly roads (take the space back from
the cars!), not bigger and bigger roads.

In short: if you want to put left turn lanes in, fine - just remove one
lane of general traffic.  In fact, it would be easiest to remove one in
each direction, then use the remaining space for wide curb lanes, right?
How much would this cost?  A few tens of thousands for painting?


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