To the editor:
Re: “What to expect with Point Grey closure,” Jan. 23.
For decades Vancouver has had a policy of land acquisition to provide a sea view route along English Bay. With the high cost of the land on Point Grey road, the land bank was stalled.
Now, the Vision party has abdicated this valid policy and designated the route as a private driveway for the wealthy residents at a great loss to tax paying citizenry who wish to access our waterfront and the mini parks on Point Grey Road.
What next, close English Bay access via Beach and Pacific in an area where cyclists are actually spotted in modest numbers?
And why did Vision close the street when the City of Vancouver right of way could accommodate a bike route separate from the existing road?
Could it be lucrative political support over common sense?
Rick Angus,
Vancouver
