Dear Editor:
Regarding Spirit Trail alterations to Marine Drive at Gleneagles elementary, I’m wondering why a section of the alteration was made so narrow. In a day and age when dedicated lanes or appropriately wide enough roads are built to accommodate vehicles and cyclists, they have made the lane so narrow.
The fact that it is where children are dropped off and picked up for school makes it even more of a hazard for cyclists. This is on one of the most used roadways by cyclists on the North Shore.
John Fitzgerald
West Vancouver
Editor’s note: When asked, District of West Vancouver spokeswoman Donna Powers said that the bulb-out is an important pedestrian safety measure and is intended to help slow traffic to 30 km/h in the school zone. While it may appear that Marine Drive has been narrowed, the road is roughly the same width as before, Powers said. Paving is yet to be finished.
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