“LIGHT RAPID Transit (LAT) has been in the Lower Mainland.

GROSSING FOR
THE FUTURE:

MEWS photo Torry Peters

since SkyTrain began ‘riding the rails in early 1986, but as yet
_the GVRD has no plans for a link across Burrard Inlet.

BUILT IN 1986, Vancouver’s
SkyTrain was billed as the

future for Lower Mainland :

‘commuters.

When making this’ boast during
the heady days of Expo, ‘however,
“SkyTrain’s supporters obviously

“did not count North Shore commu-
“nities as * ‘part of the Lower |

Mainland. .
When the province uriveiled its
. options for the upgrade, or replace-

ment, of the Lions Gate Bridge,

accommodations for a Vancouver-

North Shore link of the SkyTrain’

“were nowhere to be seen.

2. In‘the year since the govern-
: “ment began the decision-making

process, littie has changed.
: ; ne Greater. Vancouver Region-
District “((GVRD), in its
Transport-2021 report, states that
the North Shore.is currently the

slowest population growth area in.

;the Lower Mainland, with a pro-

“jected growth rate by the year 2021

of 24%.

+. North Surrey/North Delta has a

projected growth of 164%.
Because of this, trausit and

GVRD officials continue to push

the SkyTrain into other municipali- -
.ties. Earlier this year, three new
“SkyTrain stations ‘were opened in

Surrey.

And plans exist to continue the
south-eastern path of. SkyTrain
before any track is Jaid in North or
West Vancouver.

The study predicts that the met-

ropolitan Vancouver region will
have a population in excess of
three million people by the year
2021 (from 1.8 million today).
* But many on the North Shore
believe a Light Rapid Transit link
would be just the thing to alleviate
the congestion that will prevail
regardless of which crossing
opticn is chosen early next year.

“We are constantly told by

’ those in power that we need to get

out of our cars. and into mass tran-
sit.” a West Vancouver resident
wrote on her submitted survey slip
to the North Shore News. “But I
challenge any of these movers and
shakers to try and get from
Ambleside Beach to downtown
Surrey‘on public transit in less than
an hour.”

Every road a cycling
path, says Cycling BC

OFTEN OVERLOOKED in the
debate on infrasturcture issues are
cyclists and pedestrians, who have
had to learn to live with the con-
gested whims of their combustion
engine-driven brethren.

But that’s not to say they don’t
have an opinion. .*'

Ina letter to Community Focus
Group chairman Arthur Griffiths,
the executive director of Cycling
British Columbia sets out the needs

of cyclists regarding the Lions Gate -

Bridge decision.

“Cycling B.C. holds that every
road is a bicycle road and bridges
‘and tunnels should not pose obsta-
cles to cyclists. though special facil-
ities may have to be provided.”
Danelle Laidlaw. writes, “It should
also be recognized that there are
different types of cyclists who have
different needs.”

Laidlaw’s group has taken 10 of

the engineering proposals put forth
and detailed cyclist's concerns and
needs.

“The most important aspect for a
cyclist is adequate space,” she said,
adding, “we're just trying to get the
best deal for cyclists.”

The Greater © Vancouver
Regional District (GVRD) stated in
its Creating Our Future: 1993
report that its main principle is: “the

- region will give priority to walking:

cycling, transit, goods movement
and then private autos.”

Laidlaw added that if a tunnel
design is selected, she hopes the
bridge would be maintained and
used for pedestrian and bicycle traf-
fic.

“It would cost $7 million to
make the bridge safe (seismic
upgrading). and $4 million to tear it
down,” she observed. “We think it
would be worth saving.”

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