Implementation

Cyclists

Map of routes, coloured by status

The map on the right shows the construction status as of April 2006.

The city released an implementation plan in early June 2003. The plan establishes priorities for the bike routes:

Relative Greenway and Pedestrian Priorities. Greenway projects were ranked from highest to lowest as follows: Granville Street, Carrall Street, Helmcken Street, Comox Street, Lagoon Drive and Port Road corridor. Other pedestrian route priorities will be based on considerations of pedestrian volumes, connectivity to major downtown nodes, safety and security concerns, adjacent development potential, existing street conditions and community support.

Relative Bike Route Priorities. Based on the need to develop a basic bike route network that provides key access into and across the downtown in the short term, the bike routes shown in Figure 2 are recommended for earlier implementation. They include bike lanes along Burrard, Hornby, Georgia, Pender, Dunsmuir, Pacific and Expo Boulevard. Any bike lanes on Pender Street must first be preceded by a study with TransLink to determine the feasibility of converting a portion of Pender Street from a two-way to a one-way street.

[City administrative report, Transportation and Traffic Committee, June 10, 2003]

Based on this plan, the following should be implemented by early 2006:

City council approved $992 000 to hire more staff to complete the following additional items by early 2006:

The only implementation date the city has firmly committed to is 2006. However, based on discussions with city staff, approximate dates for the completion of many routes are known: