Dear Editor:
Re: WV Puts Brakes on Cedardale Bike Route, Sept. 26
What a miserable story. What West Van desperately needs is more bike routes and less hysterical NIMBY reactions. The Cedardale residents have theft problems already and somehow make the pretzel-logic leap that a cycle route will multiply this? Cyclist thieves, if they are around, can already use the roads. Safety of children?! Is it somehow safer for children to ride their bikes on the streets - battling it out with SUV s, trucks and cars - than on a dedicated bike path? West Van is currently a car-centric and hostile place for children and adults to cycle. We need to get with it and all do our part to develop a safer and more effective cycling network in West Van. NIMBY s can have their hysterical reactions but the greater good is cycling paths for us all to share.
Stuart Loewen
West Vancouver
