Maybe if they’d start building more bike lanes instead of getting rid of them, we might actually help relieve congestion…
City of North Van is an example of a municipality that’s doing a good job of adding bike lanes at a respectable rate. Bike commuting there is really nice.
A big problem is still crossing over into Vancouver though, isn’t it?
Only if you’re in a car. On a bike, it’s super easy. If you’re going over the lions gate, then your whole commute is on dedicated bike infrastructure, from the spirit trail in North Vancouver, onto the bridge itself (though I wish the shared bike/pedestrian path on the bridge was wider), and then it drops you off straight onto safe bike infrastructure in downtown (you just need to turn right onto Chilco)
The other bridge is also fine, though not as nice. Two blocks before you reach the bridge, the bike lane ends, and the “bike route” is just to take the side street for two blocks, before coming back up and getting onto the bridge. When you enter Vancouver, you’re greeted with okay-ish multi-use pathways for a short while, followed by quiet neighbourhood streets.
That’s actually really cool! I’ll have to ride that one day.
Bikers haven’t complained yet that any powered device shouldn’t be able to use the bike lanes yet because they’re not “real” bikes? I’m actually shocked!