Take it from a tourist: city’s bike lanes work I live in Washington state and have come to Victoria many times over the past 30 years.
The fact that Victoria is such a wonderful place to visit, with especially friendly and thoughtful people, in a gorgeous setting is axiomatic to anyone who has ever visited there.
As people on bikes, of all ages and types, are working their way up on the transportation pyramid — in Amsterdam they are the very top; in much of the U.S. they are very much still the very bottom — Victoria solidifies itself as a world leader, boldy and successfully planning and building for a healthy and climate-conscious community.
The service was mediocre at best, and the only thing that was distributed, at no charge, were several glasses of water. Rumour has it that they are planning to issue a limited number of no-charge lavatory coupons based on your seat selection. They will also be selling additional vouchers as part of the boxed meal option as a purchase incentive.
This strikes me as a false economy. We are all aware of the pressures resulting from recent cost-of-living increases. Reducing property taxes by a couple of hundred dollars per property may be good politics, but it costs the civic treasury millions of dollars. Victoria is 7.52 square miles with 91,867 people, while Saanich is 39.94 square miles with a population of 124,639. With five times the area and vastly more parks and roads, Saanich manages with 1,213 employees while Victoria needs a similar number with 1,209 employees. .
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