To the editor:
Re: "Changes coming to Pt. Grey Road," May 3.
Allen Garr concludes that Cornwall Avenue businesses may not be disrupted by losing parking to a dedicated bike lane because a City of Vancouver consultation found that 80 per cent of the area's customers come by foot, transit or bike. However, he fails to note that the survey found that only five per cent of those surveyed arrived by bike.
The three most popular modes of transport were walking (38 per cent), transit (36 per cent) and private automobile (21 per cent).
Using these numbers to justify a dedicated cycling lane would truly indicate that the cycling "tail" is wagging Vancouver's transportation system.
Significantly, the city's consultation gave almost no consideration to the 23,000 transit riders, city-wide, who use the transit routes that run along Cornwall.
Rick Jelfs, Vancouver
