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  • Actions are more important than words for council when it comes to making streets safer for all

    Meeting Date:

    Motion to protect people on Cornwall Avenue

    ".... keep moving much more courageously on this. You know we only have the term that we were elected to to make these kinds of changes and we either do or we don't. And all the nice statements of values and words only matter as much as the votes that we make and the actual changes that we're able to make to improve safety for pedestrians, for cyclists, for everyone on our streets"

  • Folks East of Ontario and Cambie don't have a nearby cycling route

    Meeting Date:

    Transportation, Public Space and Street Use Update

    "... I'm very excited about Kent Avenue, and I hear about that all the time. Is there anything planned north-south that's east of Ontario and Cambie? ... There's a lot of folks there that don't have a nearby, even close to nearby route."

  • It would be disappointing if council is giving up on the promise of a permanent bike lane in Stanley Park

    Meeting Date:

    Report to Council on Imagine West End Waterfront Parks, Beaches and Transportation Vision

    "... the public is still awaiting hearing back again on the Stanley Park Mobility Study and these sorts of transportation decisions should be integrated. There was a promise years ago that we would have a permanent bike lane in Stanley Park. The quote unquote temporary one was ripped out to the cost of hundreds of thousands of public dollars."