Removal of Stanley Park bike lane to take until April and cost about $400,000, according to staff memo

Plan by Vancouver\u0027s ABC party to remove a temporary bike lane from Stanley Park and install a permanent replacement by spring has hit a snag

A staff memo with preliminary estimates on the cost and a timeline for how long it will take to remove the temporary bike lane makes Tom Digby, the only Green party park board commissioner, think it could take much longer, even years, before a new bike lane could be in place.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.

“I’m going to seriously ask my ABC commissioner colleagues to reconsider removing the entire bike lane,” said Digby. “At this rate, we will not be seeing a permanent bike lane for two or three summers.” The budget includes removing traffic cones, road signage, concrete barriers and temporary asphalt. The preliminary cost estimate includes traffic management for all the work.

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