[Talk-ca] [gvcc-members] Vancouver moves ahead on major bike lane artery

[Sam Vekemans]

No idea,
All i know is that we can observe & report as changes on the ground happen.

My guess is that 'immediatly' could mean 'within the next few
months/weeks/days' :)
Sam


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