12+ hours of cycle commuting was condensed into this 18m 19s compilation. Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video, then like and subscribe.. Riding a bicycle in Metro Vancouver, Canada. 54,000+ commuting kilometres since June 2015. Also on Instagram as @metrovancouvercyclist
It’s disappointing. The physical protection was much needed, but for how wide Guildford is (including the median and the space on the outside of both sidewalks) and for how much time was spent assessing options, I feel it could’ve/should’ve been better. It’s too narrow for riders to pass each other and for riding sidebyside with a partner, things that aren’t an issue with Port Moody’s new infra on St Johns. Also at several bus stops there are newly created cyclist/pedestrian conflict points that didn’t exist before. A good thing is right-turning drivers can no longer block the bike lane as they used to illegally cross the solid line long before it became broken, which still happens at the non-separated, especially westbound approaching Johnson. Do you ride there often? What do you think?
@@metrovancouvercyclist I do go back and forth on it! My understanding is that Coquitlam did it as cheaply as possible which meant not moving curbs (which is $$$$). They know that it needs to be wider, I think everyone knows. I think that widening it is on the road map but it could be a while, again because of the very high expense of new concrete curbs. It is Coquitlam's' first separated on street lane that I know of and that is great, I don't want us to go back to MUPS full of dog walkers/ painted lines on the side of busy streets. But agreed that we do need to move forward from here.
@@rezilla1 yeah my negative comments stem from my high hopes, and I/we should definitely be happy with the upgrade to protected lanes. MUPs are lose/lose for all path users and anything that moves cities toward cycling-specific protected infra is good.
12+ hours of cycle commuting was condensed into this 18m 19s compilation.
Thanks for watching!
If you enjoyed this video, then like and subscribe..
Riding a bicycle in Metro Vancouver, Canada.
54,000+ commuting kilometres since June 2015.
Also on Instagram as @metrovancouvercyclist
How are you liking the Guildford separated path?
It’s disappointing. The physical protection was much needed, but for how wide Guildford is (including the median and the space on the outside of both sidewalks) and for how much time was spent assessing options, I feel it could’ve/should’ve been better. It’s too narrow for riders to pass each other and for riding sidebyside with a partner, things that aren’t an issue with Port Moody’s new infra on St Johns. Also at several bus stops there are newly created cyclist/pedestrian conflict points that didn’t exist before. A good thing is right-turning drivers can no longer block the bike lane as they used to illegally cross the solid line long before it became broken, which still happens at the non-separated, especially westbound approaching Johnson. Do you ride there often? What do you think?
@@metrovancouvercyclist I do go back and forth on it! My understanding is that Coquitlam did it as cheaply as possible which meant not moving curbs (which is $$$$). They know that it needs to be wider, I think everyone knows. I think that widening it is on the road map but it could be a while, again because of the very high expense of new concrete curbs. It is Coquitlam's' first separated on street lane that I know of and that is great, I don't want us to go back to MUPS full of dog walkers/ painted lines on the side of busy streets. But agreed that we do need to move forward from here.
@@rezilla1 yeah my negative comments stem from my high hopes, and I/we should definitely be happy with the upgrade to protected lanes. MUPs are lose/lose for all path users and anything that moves cities toward cycling-specific protected infra is good.