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[OPINION] When cities applaud dismantling bike lanes, we are going backward (www.theglobeandmail.com)

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Metro Vancouver was in the middle of its “Go By Bike” Week – and the country in the midst of a wildfire crisis – when the mayor’s ABC Party sent out a congratulatory tweet about the removal of most of a temporary bike lane from Stanley Park.

“More access to more users again,” the municipal party that forms the majority on Vancouver’s City Council and Park Board trumpeted on June 1, as it recognized the Park Board for its “hard work” on the matter. (...)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Emergency services, for one. But also, there are few bike lanes that you can get any type of speed on