The project includes reallocating two car lanes for biking, walking and a rolling pathway. It\u0027s expected to be completed by the end of 2024.
” project: a vision, approved by city council, to convert the two westernmost of the bridge’s eight car lanes to separated walking, rolling and cycling routes, similar to the protected lanes on the Burrard Bridge. The city is also removing the loops on the Granville Bridge’s north end, with a plan to replace them with a new street network that will eventually be home to housing and services on the city-owned land.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.
Charles Gauthier, former head of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association, was an early critic of the city’s plans for the Burrard bike lane, but told“None of us had a crystal ball back then,” Gauthier told the CBC in 2019. “We couldn’t have predicted how popular cycling would become if you made it safer for people.”Article content
But the city anticipates that while the Granville connector project will slow down bridge traffic somewhat, it will not create delays as significant as the Burrard bike lane construction, Storer said.
in 2019, respondents heavily preferred the option of a pathway on the bridge’s west side instead, and staff announced in early 2020 the city would pursue the option the public preferred.Article contentin Vancouver. Certainly, some still believe the city shouldn’t spend millions on additional cycling infrastructure. But they’re a minority.
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