To the editor:
Re: "Wheel Life," Dec. 23.
Kay Cahill says there are three polarized groups (pedestrians, cyclists and motorists) sharing a single road space. Unfortunately she has forgotten two other groups: transit passengers and goods movement. Using the same example of Burrard Street, bus stops have been removed on Burrard to accommodate bike lanes. There is now no bus stop south of Davie Street on Burrard. If I was a transit user living on Pacific Avenue, I would be really annoyed that I had to walk the three blocks so cyclists can speed down Burrard and across Pacific without regard for other traffic. If I was a truck driver or business owner, I would be annoyed that my loading zone had been removed, so now I have to push or carry deliveries that extra distance.
If we really want a livable city, priority on city streets should be in this order: transit, pedestrians, goods movement, cyclists, general traffic (i.e. private cars).
Dale Laird, Vancouver
