Vancouver city councillors have voted to make temporary bike lanes in the downtown core permanent.
They spent nearly three hours discussing separated lanes installed on Burrard, Dnsmuir and Hornby over the past three years, with councillor Geoff Meggs calling the vote.
“All those in favour of the recommendation please show. I there any opposed? It’s carried unanimously. Thanks very much.”
Charles Gauthier with the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association also lobbied council to let drivers turn right onto Hornby from Dunsmuir.
“You have an option available to you to rectify a major deficiency and to mitigate the negative economic impacts associated with the lanes. This would go a long way to show your support for the small businesses in this part of the downtown.”
That proposed amendment by NPA councillor George Affleck was defeated by the Vision Vancouver majority.
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