Cycling is turning out to be one of the hot topics for next month's coming Vancouver municipal election, with NPA leader Suzanne Anton positioning herself in direct opposition to the Vision/COPE alliance on cycling policy.
A major international cycling conference, Velo-city Global 2012, is to be hosted in Vancouver, it was announced today. It will be the first time it has been held outside of Europe since 1996.
Even detractors have had to admit that the Burrard Bridge lane reallocation trial has worked. The sky did not fall in. Cars kept moving. Pedestrians enjoy the extra space on the bridge's West sidewalk. Cyclists have to admit that it's a fair compromise that makes crossing the bridge safer. At least, most of the time.