Dear Editor:
Re: If You Build It…, Dec. 6 Viewpoint.
To mischaracterize the Lower Lynn improvement project would do a disservice to readers of the North Shore News. The Lower Lynn improvement project was never intended to be an end to all our traffic problems on the North Shore, but it will certainly help.
Firstly, the infrastructure is aging and in need of dire repair. Secondly, the project helps alleviate one of the most pressing issues for North Vancouver residents: getting around the city and district by separating east-west travel in and out of east of Seymour. This way, North Shore residents aren’t stuck in the daily gridlock of commuters who are travelling to and from the North Shore, in addition to those travelling through from Whistler, Squamish and the Horseshoe Bay terminal. By separating local and highway traffic, this will allow North Shore parents racing to get their kids to soccer or band practice much easier, not to mention the staff of our local businesses getting to and from work.
An easy solution isn’t just getting everyone on the bus, and the 210 route is a prime example. The bus comes down over the one-lane Mountain Highway overpass and merges onto Keith Road. Until recently, the bus would consistently get stuck behind bridge-bound traffic. Things would be even worse if there was an accident on the Ironworkers. But now, with the new Keith Lynn Bridge, there is a right turn lane that allows the bus easy access to Phibbs Exchange. In the future, the new Mountain Highway interchange will make the bus move even faster. No one likes sitting on a bus if it’s stuck in traffic. But with these improvements coming, taking the bus will be much more appealing.
It’s also one of the reasons why I’ve advocated for expanding SkyTrain to the North Shore.
Jane Thornthwaite
MLA, North Vancouver-Seymour
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