TransLink introduces regional biking strategy
Increasing the number of short trips around Metro Vancouver
Tamara Slobogean Jul 12, 2011 07:30:47 AM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - TransLink is proposing a new regional cycling strategy to help people deal with the controversial bike lanes in Downtown Vancouver. The transit authority thinks it has a solution to encourage people to get out of their cars.
The goal is to increase the number of short trips made throughout Metro Vancouver by bike from two per cent to 15 per cent by 2040.
"If there is a separation between you and the car then it really makes a difference for how I ride my bike," says one woman.
"If the downtown area has this little shuttle bus that goes down then put it right through the city. It's just one vehicle and it's carrying 20 or 30 people," suggests one man.
The bold plan requires cash and TransLink says aside from paths connecting cities, it will also have to work out friendlier options for cyclists taking transit.作者: tiffiant 時間: 2011-7-12 08:06
