We regularly receive emails from concerned citizens on different issues here at CityCaucus.com. When we can follow-up, it's usually with a phone call or an exchange of emails. Last Monday someone living in a neighbourhood I know well (having grown up nearby) emailed us about a bike route that had been blocked with a concrete barrier. It was a very sincere request, complete with attached images and drawings, so I asked the correspondent if we could meet.
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As I stood on the corner that Friday afternoon I saw about eight cars attempt illegal u-turns. I watched as cyclists and pedestrians took their lives in their hands entering the intersection as cars whipped through. This used to be a corner controlled by a four-way stop, and it's been that way for about the previous five decades. It worked just fine. What Vancouver city council is doing is only listening to the tiny but vocal bike lobby, and they are ignoring communities at large. Even a cyclist riding by yelled out, "Whoever thought of this sh*t ought to be fired!" Everyone there agreed.
This story is repeating itself at other locations around the city, such as beside Riley Park on Ontario Street. Mark my words, this "bikes before people" mentality is going to be the undoing of the Vision Vancouver council. I heard it loud and clear on Friday afternoon – Mayor Robertson, listen to us or you're outta here.
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