All Quotes & Clips

  • I feel your shared embarrassment of falling for removing the temporary bike lane

    Meeting Date:

    Parks Board Vote to block City Council decision to return two-way traffic to Beach Avenue

    SJ: Did you know? BB:Yes, I did. SJ: And so when you made the decision to remove the bike lane, was there any sort of assurance that a permanent one would go in its place? BB: That's what I believed, yes. SJ: So at the time the reason why you removed a temporary one, you wanted to remember the temporary nature of the bike lane and put in a permanent one is that correct? BB: Not only is that correct, I'm on record with Jill Bennett right after being elected with statements as such SJ:Yes, that's what you know. BB: I think commissioner or counselor Mike Klassen, Counselor and other counselors might have on the record statements as in in agreement with that as well.
    SJ: Yes. Thank you I feel your shared embarrassment of falling for it.

  • You want to push through with a bike lane that interferes with businesses, traffic, accessibility without consulting with the public

    Meeting Date:

    Motion to remove much of the temporary bike lane on Park Drive as soon as possible

    And so it is unfortunate that you would want to push through with a bike lane that interferes with businesses, traffic, accessibility, and that you don't want to consult with the public. And that is really unfortunate, Commissioner, that you would try and shame us when you don't want to listen to the public.

  • Connecting Sefferly Park with Beach Avenue bike lane benefits pedestrians and cyclists

    Meeting Date:

    Response to staff presentation on Stanley Park temporary bike lane options. Report back

    Is there a bike lane at Ceperley Park? So, behind the washrooms, there seems to be a bike lane that also connects along Ceperley Meadow and also connects over to, towards South Lagoon, I think it is. Is it possible to actually connect those to the Beach Avenue bike lane?
    ... there's a great deal of both pedestrian and cyclists that use that part. But it would benefit from widening and better signage, for sure.