âOn Monday, Vancouver City Council voted to support a plan for protected bike lanes on Columbia Street. They did so knowing their decision would impact 393 auto parking spaces.
The Westside Bike Mobility Project aims to improve cycling access on Vancouverâs key north-south corridor. Columbia Street connects residential neighborhoods to downtown, Esther Short Park, and the I-5 bridge to Portland.
above: existing. below: street section of approved redesign for columbia st.Â
âAccording to City of Vancouver Principal Transportation Planner Jennifer Campos, Mondayâs vote endorsed a plan that will create about 3.5 miles of protected bike lanes and a host of other upgrades to the existing bikeway between the I-5 bridge and NW 45th Street.
E Mill Plain Blvd to 45th: Protected bike lanes in both directions
13th to Mill Plain: Buffered bike lane northbound, sharrows southbound
8th-13th: Protected bike lanes in both directions
Columbia Wayâ8th: Existing bike lanes to remain, add improvements to shared use path
The new bikeway will be implemented as part of repaving projects this year and next. It will be completed by the end of 2021.â
read more: bikeportland, 26.02.2020.Â













