Re: “Stanley Park causeway to get $7M bike lanes,” March 25.
While spending millions for bike lanes through the park, how about consideration of a few hundred thousand to significantly improve access to the park for transit users?
One bus stop, just south of Lions Gate Bridge and near the road bridge over the causeway on the east side of the causeway, would make a huge difference and provide easy access to parts of the park now not easily reached by those without cars or bikes. And that bus stop would also allow for easy pedestrian enjoyment and crossing of the Lions Gate Bridge.
With only the one bus stop, a transit return to Vancouver would require a round trip to the North Shore.
The west side of the causeway near Lions Gate Bridge is less suitable for a bus stop than the east side but a second bus stop on the west side of the causeway could be installed if demand warranted.
Jon Petrie, Vancouver
