To the editor: Re: "Council OKs Point Grey bike lane," July 31.
I applaud the City for "walking the talk" to become the world's greenest city in 2020. The proposed Seaside Greenway and York Bikeway will increase transportation resiliency, reduce fossil fuel consumption, and improve safety for all road users. The current road conditions are dangerous for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists and change is direly needed.
My fellow Kitsilano residents see the city's proposal as a net negative for them, however, as a car-owning resident, who chooses to commute by bike, I see this improvement as a step towards providing more transportation options through infrastructure improvements, literally helping people to get out of their cars and onto alternative modes of transportation. The cost of inaction (continued escalation of conflicts between road users) significantly outweighs the cost of the action (loss of underutilized parking and a diffuse increase in vehicle volumes) taken by the city. And what will be the cost? A few minutes more added to a car driver's trip?
Holly Foxcroft,
Vancouver
