The Cyclist's Guideto Vancouver's Downtown Transportation Plan |
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The Cyclist's Guideto Vancouver's Downtown Transportation Plan |
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Pacific and Expo Boulevards would provide a ring road for cyclists and help to connect the False Creek Bridges with the Adanac Bikeway and Science World where many bike routes converge. Between Richards and Quebec, bike lanes can be accomplished relatively easily because of the wider street widths. In fact, the bike lanes could help to narrow the width of the street and are considered to be an important component of a new streetscape design for Pacific Boulevard. West of Richards, Pacific Street narrows significantly and some road widening or parking removal would be required to construct the bike lanes.
[DTP p. 99]
The 2002 Pacific Boulevard Design Study dealt with Pacific Boulevard, and Pacific St. east of the Burrard Bridge. West of the Burrard Bridge, no major redesigns are planned.
Pacific has quite variable traffic. West of the Burrard Bridge, traffic is medium to heavy, with 10 000 to 40 000 vehicles per day. From the Burrard Bridge to Cambie, the traffic volume is mostly heavy, with 20 000 to 40 000 vehicles per day. Traffic is light from Cambie to the Cambie Bridge off ramp, and then is medium from the Cambie Bridge offramp to the end of Pacific at Quebec Street [DTP p. 44]. These volumes are likely to change substantially with the redesign of the street. Pacific is designated as an important circulation street [DTP p. 47].
No impact.
No impact.
No impact.
Parking is to be removed on the south side of Pacific from Bute to Thurlow [DTP p. 125].
4. Redesign the intersection of Pacific Street and Beach Avenue
The Issue: The pedestrian crossing at Beach and Pacific is uncomfortable due to cars continuing on Beach Avenue where it splits into Beach Avenue and Pacific Street. An eastbound bike route through this intersection would provide a needed connection to the Burrard Bridge.
The Approach: A closure of the one leg of Beach Avenue as shown below would both increase the open space as well as improve pedestrian crossing and bike routing options. Lost curbside parking could be replaced on Pacific as shown.
[DTP p. 139]
This is definitely a useful spot improvement. Removing this shortcut onto Beach avenue will make it easier for cyclists continuing through along Pacific St. to Pacific Blvd. or the Burrard Bridge. The one oddity is the idea of keeping cyclists away from the road edge west of Beach Ave.
12. Redesign the intersection of Pacific Street and Burrard Street
Pedestrian, bike and vehicular conflicts exist at the Burrard and Pacific intersection. These conflicts will be addressed as part of the Burrard Bridge Study and as part of the implementation of bike lanes on Burrard, Pacific, and Hornby Streets. Also required as part of the intersection redesign is the provision of a direct connection to the north end of the Burrard Bridge from the Seaside Bike Route.
[DTP p. 144]
