Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Separated bike lanes

In 2006, the Canadian Census reported that Vancouver's bike to work mode share increased to 4% - the highest of Canada's largest cities and second highest for all Canadian cities. As part of Vancouver's action to be the greenest city in the world, the City is exploring options to attract more people to cycling as a mode of transportation.

The experience of other cities suggests that perception of safety is essential to attracting more people to cycling and that separated bike lanes are perceived to be safer and more satisfying to cyclists than cycling next to traffic. The City of Vancouver is moving forward with separated bike lanes on existing bike routes in the downtown to connect key destinations, such as the central business district.

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