Thread by @AnthonyFloyd

I call on the Park Board Commissioners to reconsider the removal of the temporary protected active-transportation lane. What problem does the removal solve? What are the consequences of the removal?

Problems that it solves:

* More convenient access to Brockton Point and Third Beach for people who drive to Stanley Park
* Allowing people who drive more convenient access to/from the Causeway

Problems that it *doesn't* solve:
* Improved parking in the park (not at capacity)
* Improved access in the park (will *remove* 2 accessible spots if it reverts back to pre-COVID)

Problems that it causes:
* Discourages use of park by people on bicycles (bad for environment, health, COVID)
* Increases interactions between people on bicycles, and people walking, running, etc (COVID, health)
* Decreases safety between people on bikes and other road users

Problems that it causes:
* Increases rat-running vehicles avoiding congestion on the causeway (speed!, bad for safety)
* Appears tone-deaf in a week where we've had the worst increase in COVID infections, the worst air quality among major cities in the world, climate emergency

So I call on the @parkboard to explain their decision, and tell the public how this makes *sense*, how this is good for the people of Vancouver, and how it fulfills their mandate of good park stewardship.