Comments on: “Winning” at the expense of pedestrians http://www.coreyburger.ca/2009/05/winning-at-the-expense-of-pedestrians/ Musings on Oak Bay and Greater Victoria Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:09:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: corey.burger http://www.coreyburger.ca/2009/05/winning-at-the-expense-of-pedestrians/comment-page-1/#comment-152 corey.burger Sun, 17 May 2009 22:41:19 +0000 http://www.coreyburger.ca/?p=867#comment-152 I understand that it isn't a long term solution and that the bicycle community didn't ask or want these kinds of deals. But the reality is that they exist and we, as bicycling and pedestrian advocates, need to figure out how to make certain that our communities don't get pitted against each other. I understand that it isn’t a long term solution and that the bicycle community didn’t ask or want these kinds of deals. But the reality is that they exist and we, as bicycling and pedestrian advocates, need to figure out how to make certain that our communities don’t get pitted against each other.

]]> By: Richard Campbell http://www.coreyburger.ca/2009/05/winning-at-the-expense-of-pedestrians/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Richard Campbell Sun, 17 May 2009 22:38:35 +0000 http://www.coreyburger.ca/?p=867#comment-151 Please get the story straight. No one in the cycling community here considers the one lane trial and the banning of pedestrians from the east sidewalk a win or a long term solution to this issue. The bicycle community in Vancouver was pushing for a two lane reallocation which would have maintained pedestrian access on the Burrard Bridge. We don't really expect the ban to be followed anyway, so the east sidewalk will still be shared with pedestrians and the safety issues will not be resolved. Please get the story straight. No one in the cycling community here considers the one lane trial and the banning of pedestrians from the east sidewalk a win or a long term solution to this issue.

The bicycle community in Vancouver was pushing for a two lane reallocation which would have maintained pedestrian access on the Burrard Bridge. We don’t really expect the ban to be followed anyway, so the east sidewalk will still be shared with pedestrians and the safety issues will not be resolved.

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