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Tom Digby
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ABC commissioners have previous agreement on motion to remove the Stanley Park bike lane
Meeting Date:
Motion to remove much of the temporary bike lane on Park Drive as soon as possible
"I think it's extraordinary we would even be considering this now...,, The access to the park is fully viable all the way through the park...this is something that we are seriously going to regret, my colleagues, if we support, if we vote in favour of this particular motion."
There is one group at this table that has been pushing for fast action on the bike lane since they were elected, and it was not me
Meeting Date:
Motion to remove much of the temporary bike lane on Park Drive as soon as possible
"...there is going to be a tremendous cost if your organization, the political group that you're affiliated with, has been making decisions that are not in the public realm. I am more than happy to take the time to sort out the bike lane and to do all the consultations. The only part would be removing the temporary bike lane that's there now. That would be outrageous to push forward under your driving terms.... I am shocked ...You have a huge opportunity here to do the right thing, and it looks like it's slipping away."
Motion for a replacement permanent world-class bike lane would cost between $20 million to $50 million
Meeting Date:
Motion to remove much of the temporary bike lane on Park Drive as soon as possible
"There are hundreds and hundreds of people that have learned to love this bike lane. They're seniors. They are people with mobility challenges that use that lane because it's the only one that works for them in their hand cycles, and there is just so many reasons to keep this thing"