A cycling tragedy last month has prompted a petition aiming to increase bike safety on the Stanley Park Causeway.
A 61-year-old woman from North Vancouver was riding on the sidewalk through the park when she lost her balance and fell onto the road in front of a West Vancouver transit bus. Police said she may have just bumped into a group of pedestrians before the fatal accident.
The petition is organized by Metro Vancouver bicycling advocacy group HUB.
"This unfortunate tragedy could have been prevented by a barrier or fence between the sidewalk and the roadway, and by providing adequately wide or separated bike and walking paths along the Causeway," the preamble to the petition states.
"A large and growing number of Vancouver and North Shore residents ride to and from Lions Gate Bridge through Stanley Park. The existing cycling facilities and the 2012 Stanley Park Cycling Plan do little to provide safe and convenient connections between downtown Vancouver and Lions Gate Bridge."
The petition is scheduled to land on the desks of Premier Christy Clark, newly appointed Minister of Transportation Todd Stone, as well as City of Vancouver council and Vancouver Park Board members, and all of whom of have a stake in the project.
By Thursday afternoon, the petition had nearly 450 signatures.
The petition can be found online by searching "Stanley Park" at change.org.
