I have been following the issues regarding the 43rd Ave. bicycle lane. Nowhere did I read about any kind of a survey taken to see how many pedestrians and bicycles are traveling these routes.
Since this issue came forward I have been looking for people and bicycles on 25th, 32nd 39nd, 43rd, 48th Avenues and 32nd & 27th Streets.
Each time I may have seen one or two people on each stretch at different times of the day.
Since most of these sidewalks are wide and have to be kept clean through the winter why not allow bicycles on these sidewalks?
It makes sense and I don’t think it will need any more policing and certainly is a lot cheaper and mostly safer than the painted lanes that are out there now.
Bikers in these lanes are not following the same rules as vehicles so this will prevent less risk if using the sidewalks.
S. Kachuk
Vernon
