No more vehicles at Stanley Park? Future of road access under debate

The Vancouver Park Board is seeking nationalist input connected nan early usage and creation of Stanley Park Drive, nan roadway that circles nan beloved park.

The committee has six imaginable options for nan celebrated roadway that is utilized by some vehicles and cyclists.

The roadway has agelong been a taxable of chat connected really to equilibrium conveyance abstraction pinch pedestrians and cyclists.

Six options person been short-listed for nan road:

1. Time-based conveyance entree restrictions – Temporarily adjacent Park Drive to vehicles for a circumstantial magnitude of clip connected a regular ground for progressive proscription and a transit aliases shuttle work only.
2. Vehicle clip slot bookings – Book a free but specified clip slot for vehicles, either astatine each times aliases only during outpouring and summertime weekends.
3. Park Drive pinch dedicated transit lane – Reallocate 1 lane of Park Drive and dedicate it for nationalist transit and shuttle/tour buses.
4. Park Drive pinch dedicated motorcycle lane – Reallocate 1 lane of Park Drive for progressive (wheeled) proscription (bikes, e-bikes, scooters, hand-cycling, etc.) pinch beingness separation from vehicles.
5. Car-free Park Drive pinch dedicated motorcycle and autobus lanes – Close Park Drive to vehicles and supply 1 dedicated lane for a nationalist transit aliases shuttle work and circuit buses, and a 2nd protected lane would accommodate progressive proscription (bikes, e-bikes, scooters, etc.).
6. Car-free Park Drive for progressive proscription and shuttle/transit only  – Close Park Drive to cars and dedicate nan roadworthy for two-way progressive proscription (bikes, e-bikes, scooters, hand-cycling, etc.) shared pinch a azygous one-way nationalist transit aliases shuttle service.

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Public input will spell towards a last mobility study, which will beryllium presented to nan parkland board.

An online survey is unfastened for nationalist consultation. The study will beryllium unfastened for input until July 28.