City of Vancouver proposes separated bike lane on Cornwall Avenue and Point Grey Road

That would be a huge improvement for Burrard and Cornwall. They should let pedestrians cross on the north side of the intersection so they don't have wait for 2 signals.

Separated bike lanes on Cornwall is the best option to encourage people of all ages to cycle. Bike routes should be obvious and direct. If not, many people will either miss the turn onto York or just decide take the shorter route and battle the traffic. Either way, a lot of people will still cycle along Cornwall. York is also much hillier increasing effort and increasing the risk of injury when riding downhill.

Yes!
This is a terribly dangerous road for bikes, and the alternative for bikers is so hilly that most - not me - won't opt for it.

Am I wrong or is there already a bike route a couple of blocks North of Cornwall?


I see Vision is at it again with the war on cars. Anything at all to make it uncomfortable to drive a vehicle... manufacturing congestion.

Another disastrous idea - more congestion, longer commutes and congestion charges on the horizon.

But the main question is:
"Is it acceptable to turn a public, arterial road into a private access road for local residents and fringe lobbyists?"

Some might cringe at "fringe" but the facts are clear:
3.2km - An average BC cylists rides 3.2km per trip (according to BC Cycling coalition) - that does not even get them to downtown from PGR and Blenheim.

5% - percentage of cyclist commuters on Burrard Br - same as in mid-1990's

1% - percentage of cyclist commuters to UBC - down from 3% in 1997

I would prefer riding on the proposed seawall extension through this area, but otherwise there should be a bike lane on Cornwall/Point Grey. At least get rid of the street parking - it's narrow and dangerous, as cars insist on doing 60km/h or more despite the 30km/h speed limit. Vancouver needs to be more bike-friendly!

Why cycle on Cornwall when you can use York, 1st, 2nd or 3rd to get on or off Burrard, or when you can go around Kits Point to and from False Creek. The traffic on Cornwall is congested enough as it is. We live at 1st & Trafalgar. We already drive along 1st Ave to get to and from downtown to avoid the traffic on Cornwall. This isn't ideal because Ist Ave is so narrow. I once sideswiped a car parked on 1st when an oncoming vehicle wouldn't slow down or move out of the way. If part of Cornwall is blocked off and turned into a bike lane, Cornwall would become impossible as a route to get to and from home, Ist Ave would become a major dangerous thoroughfare creating more traffic and noise outside our house as cars tried to get home in that area, or through to Macdonald. And 4th Avenue would become impassable between Burrard & Macdonald. It's already busy enough as it is and I avoid it as much as possible. So, a Cornwall bike lane would be disastrous for local residents and there's no point. I have to think about the Point Grey Road option and am confused by the diagram of the realignment of Burrard & Cornwall but it makes sense to do something here. As for pedestrians on Cornwall there aren't really that many as it's exactly not the scenic route. There's been a lot of neighbourhood consulation abut the Point Grey Rd bike lane option with local Point Grey residents. There's been no consultation with residents of Kits living south of Cornwall. The Cornwall bike lane plan is news to us. ... The seawall extension option referred to in the plans is a non-starter. 634 have signed the petition against - KEEP KITS BEACH WILD, SAY NO TO THE SEAWALL. Ultimately it comes down to the law. The waterfront property owners will NEVER allow a seawall for bikes etc to be build in front of their properties and take away their Riparian rights to access to deep water -- which is BC common-law. They ALL have to approve any interference in their Riparian rights which is not going to happen. They have the big bucks to sue City Hall and take it all the way to the Supreme Court which will cost the City millions without even a seawall being built. The City knows this, the Park Board knows this. Don't know why they continue to include this as an option as it isn't.

Stop wasting more of our tax payer dollars on stupid bike lane studies like the one proposed for Cornwall Street and Point Grey Road. There are already bike designated through streets on West 3rd Avenue and West 7th thence 8th Avenue.
Pt. Grey Road is very narrow. It and Cornwall provide through access to Jericho and Spanish Banks and residences in the Kitsilano and Point Grey areas. You've screwed up the downtown royally. How much more chaos do you want to create? A number of downtown streets now have 4 to 5 traffic signals, some red, some green, all at the same time. One doesn't know what the hell they're supposed to do: stop, go, move sideways, takeoff or disappear. The sign contractor must be a multi millionaire by now. Get you heads out of thin air and get a grip on reality!

Eliminate the parking on Point Grey Road west of MacDonald & create a bike lane. This is a simple solution and should satisfy everyone but for home owners on Point Grey Road whose goal is to have a private enclave rather than support cyclists. In fact, currently parking is allowed on both sides of Pt Grey Road..eliminating one side would solve the problem for calming and cyclists.