Comments on: Burrard Bridge verdict – pick a lane

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By: AW

AW — Fri, 22 May 2009 05:15:05 +0000

JM says “it is a shame that for the sake of some perceived inconvenience we would put a person\’s life in danger.”

It is also a shame that for the sake of some perceived threat to some irresponsible bikers life a very REAL inconvenience will be inflicted upon thousands of daily commuters that need to drive.

And yes, busing/skytraining/busing to north burnaby, port coquitlam, new west, or langley is simply not an option.

By: JM

JM — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:56:03 +0000

Closing a lane will not effect traffic congestion on the bridge. The intersections at Cornwall and Pacific cause the backups. There could be 10 lanes of traffic on that bridge and travel time would not be reduced.

Closing a lane for bikes creates a safer environment for the road network’s most vulnerable users and it is a shame that for the sake of some perceived inconvenience we would put a person’s life in danger.

By: Tz

Tz — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:21:44 +0000

Rob is a wise man, listen to him.

This entire thing is silly. I have trouble believing it’s even true.

By: Mark A

Mark A — Fri, 08 May 2009 05:42:10 +0000

“Why couldn\’t we have one side of the sidewalks for pedestrians and one side for bikers?”

Because mixing bikes going in opposite directions in lanes that are already too narrow by modern safety standards is an even worse idea than mixing bikes and pedestrians?

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 08 May 2009 05:36:27 +0000

Let’s be honest here. NO ONE is going to take a bus instead of driving because of the traffic (plus it’ll take the same time if not longer on the bus)

What’s going to happen is people driving further (to another bridge) or people idling in traffic (so much for the environmental benefits).

People who are willing to ride their bike on the road/in traffic have always been willing to ride over the Burrard bridge.

We are inconveniencing many drivers for a handful of bikers (with power lobby groups). I am all for more bike lanes and bike routes, but reducing lanes in an already congested bridge (and not creating more public transit options) is not the solution.

Why couldn’t we have one side of the sidewalks for pedestrians and one side for bikers?

By: Andrew Eisenberg

Andrew Eisenberg — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:47:52 +0000

I am willing to bet that the first week or two, traffic will be horrible and people will be complaining, sending rants to the West Ender and letters to the editor to the Sun and Province.

And then when week 3 comes around, suddenly, the extra cars will vanish. And traffic will go back down to levels that it is at now. We won’t really know where they will go, but some will have moved to the Granville bridge, some will be taking transit, some will be biking, and some will just not be going downtown.

By: vancityguy

vancityguy — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:41:49 +0000

What will become quickly (and painfully) apparent is that, as drivers idle on the bridge, they will be staring at an empty bridge lane that will only have a handful of bicycles go by every half hour.

s.t.u.p.i.d.