You guys know what a separated cycle lane is?!<div>4 metres, minus the concrete barrier? I guess that is a bi-directional lane at that exciting width.</div><div><br></div><div>If it's alongside the road it would normally be tagged on the highway way as cycleway=track (rather than lane) <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Cycleway">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Cycleway</a></div>
<div><a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Cycleway"></a>I'm not sure if there is a proposed tagging, although looking at the Europe tagwatch there are 82 uses of cycleway=proposed <a href="http://tagwatch.stoecker.eu/Europe/En/keystats_cycleway.html">http://tagwatch.stoecker.eu/Europe/En/keystats_cycleway.html</a> and 26 uses of cycleway=construction.</div>
<div><br></div><div>As there is already a cycle lane there, I would leave it as that. Maybe changing to cycleway=construction (which might not show on the cyclemap) when construction starts (assuming it makes the cycle lane non-existent) and then of course to track.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Do you have details of where we can complete the survey?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 20 April 2010 12:30, Sam Vekemans <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:acrosscanadatrails@gmail.com">acrosscanadatrails@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Fyi Vancouver Mappers, it gotta be mapped :-)<br>
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On 4/20/10, Paul Rothe <<a href="mailto:paulrothe@shaw.ca">paulrothe@shaw.ca</a>> wrote:<br>
> Vancouver moves ahead on major bike lane artery<br>
> Times Colonist, April 20, 2010<br>
><br>
> Dunsmuir Street VANCOUVER — merchants are being asked how they feel about<br>
> having separated bike lanes run the length of the street from the Dunsmuir<br>
> Viaduct to Burrard Street.<br>
><br>
> In February, Vancouver City council approved in principle the construction<br>
> of a major east-west bike route running along Dunsmuir.<br>
><br>
> The plan calls for replacing a parking lane on Dunsmuir with a<br>
> four-metre-wide bike lane separated from vehicle traffic by a concrete<br>
> barrier that would decrease the amount of on-street parking and loading<br>
> zones, necessitate the moving of bus stops and introduce some turning<br>
> restrictions at intersections.<br>
><br>
> But a report to council says the plan would significantly increase the<br>
> number of people who choose to cycle and would create a more comfortable<br>
> walking experience for pedestrians, as the bike lane would act as a buffer<br>
> zone between them and vehicle traffic.<br>
><br>
> Councillor Geoff Meggs, a proponent of separated lanes for cyclists, said<br>
> something needs to be done as the downtown “is a black hole right now in<br>
> terms of biking safety.<br>
><br>
> “It’s a big deterrent for people who like to ride bikes,” he said.<br>
><br>
> Meggs said separated lanes were the only way to advance the safety of<br>
> cyclists, and motorists would sooner have bikes on the other side of a<br>
> barrier.<br>
><br>
> “It’s better than the harumscarum that goes on down there now with bikes and<br>
> vehicles all mixed up,” he said.<br>
><br>
> Meggs said council wants to create a cycling commuter bridge across the<br>
> downtown.<br>
><br>
> Results of the survey will be collected by the end of April and staff will<br>
> report back to council by June with its findings.<br>
><br>
> If approved, construction on the separated bike lane would begin<br>
> immediately.<br>
><br>
><br>
> <a href="http://digital.timescolonist.com/epaper/viewer.aspx" target="_blank">http://digital.timescolonist.com/epaper/viewer.aspx</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> Paul<br>
> <a href="http://www.rothe-aismax.com" target="_blank">www.rothe-aismax.com</a><br>
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