Dear Editor:
Coun. Lisa Muri said, "In Seymour, you need a car, you can't wait for the bus." Why not? Millions of people do it every day around the world. Based on this attitude I am sure she could also easily say, "In Seymour, you need a car, you can't ride a bike." Tens of thousands of North Shore residents must share the same opinions towards transit and cycling. This is where the problem sits.
I see a bike-based future. I presently commute by bike from Lynn Valley to downtown Vancouver in less than 35 minutes, five minutes faster than transit. My commute home is 45 minutes. I commute by bike year-round to the tune of 2,500-3,000 kilometres each year. I don't have a gym membership or a transit pass and I wouldn't have it any other way. I would never commute by car even though my family has two of them. It is a shame that the transition from car to bike commuting has always been a struggle for people.
Excuses, excuses. It's not nearly as bad as the masses think.
Matt Henderson North Vancouver
