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Originally Posted by whatnext
Who really thinks there’s a whole legion of people just waiting for bike infrastructure so they can bike from Ladner to Downtown Vancouver (or even Central Richmond)? Yet the live is always pushed by the bike lobby that stuff like this “cuts down on GHG emissions”. It’s not getting any commuter vehicles off the road. Let’s be honest and dispense with that fiction.
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So your New Year Resolution wasn't to abandon straw man arguments? The bike/pedestrian route through, and around the replacement for the Massey Tunnel is described as 'improved regional cycling infrastructure'. It might serve some commuters - those that live on one side of the tunnel, and work on the other. Most commuters don't go Downtown. Right now there has to be a bicycle shuttle to take bikes and their riders through the tunnel - an additional expense that won't be required in future. And not all cycling has to be commuting, either. I know several people who have used the shuttle to get through the tunnel, then ride to the ferry to travel to the Island. Some even live Downtown.
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