Counterflow lanes proposed by Vancouver mayoral candidate
Posted October 21, 2014 12:00 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – In an attempt to make commuting a little easier, one mayoral candidate is proposing counterflow lanes on some major Vancouver arterial routes.
The NPA’s Kirk LaPointe says the party will evaluate the best locations for the lanes. The study will look at where the greatest congestion is during peak driving hours, which corridors could benefit from more counterflow lanes, and any potential impact on businesses and neighbourhoods.
“When cars are stuck in traffic they waste time away from families,” argues LaPointe. “Our newest pollution problem in the city is the idling car. They produce green house gases as they idle, they slow down buses, they slow down commercial goods.”
He’s not very clear as to where the financial investment would come from.
“The matter of traffic flow would require a modest infrastructure investment. We don’t think it would be very much. We think it would be much more offset by the added convenience for people as they move around.”
LaPointe is also offering an increase in capacity on the 99-B line, which is one of the busiest bus routes in the region. But it’s not clear where that money would come from, either.
