{"id":2317,"date":"2010-12-14T20:27:10","date_gmt":"2010-12-15T04:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2015-03-10T09:35:48","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T16:35:48","slug":"traffic-signals-for-bicycles-shirley-bond-responds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/traffic-signals-for-bicycles-shirley-bond-responds\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffic Signals for Bikes? Shirley Bond, BC\u2019s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Responds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/renting-bikes-montreal-cycling\/\">Cycling in Montrea<\/a>l a while ago, I really enjoyed their bicycle traffic signals. It made it so easy to know how to cycle safely. There are many places in the Lower Mainland where it is very confusing \u2013 Adanac and Main in Vancouver to name one; Caribou and Government in Burnaby to name another.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00696DTJ8\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00696DTJ8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=avejoecyc0e-20&amp;linkId=WK4FFPWEVGZFMNA5\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2319\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/traffic-signals-for-bicycles-shirley-bond-responds\/bike-traffic-signal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Bike-traffic-signal.jpg?fit=200%2C447&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,447\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00696DTJ8\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00696DTJ8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=avejoecyc0e-20&amp;linkId=WK4FFPWEVGZFMNA5http:\/\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10509\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/traffic-signals-for-bicycles-shirley-bond-responds\/montreal-traffic-signals-indexed\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Montreal-traffic-signals.indexed.png?fit=300%2C272&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,272\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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data-orig-size=\"300,272\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A Montreal street: traffic signals for bikes = enhanced clarity and safety for all\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A Montreal street: traffic signals for bikes = enhanced clarity and safety for all&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A Montreal street: traffic signals for bikes = enhanced clarity and safety for all&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Montreal-traffic-signals.indexed.png?fit=300%2C272&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Montreal-traffic-signals.indexed.png?fit=300%2C272&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10509 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Montreal-traffic-signals.indexed.png?resize=300%2C272&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A Montreal street: traffic signals for bikes = enhanced clarity and safety for all\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Montreal-traffic-signals.indexed.png?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Montreal-traffic-signals.indexed.png?resize=150%2C136&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/averagejoecyclist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Montreal-traffic-signals.indexed.png?resize=250%2C226&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> A Montreal street: traffic signals for bikes = enhanced clarity and safety for all<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">So what are our chances of getting traffic signals for bicycles here in the Lower Mainland?<\/p>\n<p>Back in August this year, Moreno Zanotto (of the Burnaby VACC) wrote a letter to Gordon Campbell, the Premier of British Columbia, on the subject of<strong> Traffic Signals for Bikes<\/strong>. Here it is:<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dear Premier,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">With the rapid increase to cycling volumes, intersections are in need of bicycle traffic signals. Currently, the motor vehicle act does not legally recognise bike traffic signals as a traffic control device, which negates there use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Many jurisdictions in the USA, including Portland and New York, have bike traffic signals as part of their standard tools for traffic control devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I urgently request that <strong>amendments be made to the MVA to legally recognise bike traffic signals<\/strong>, so they may be deployed at intersections dealing with high volumes of cycle traffic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Thank-you,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Moreno Zanotto<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Three months later, <strong>Shirley Bond, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure<\/strong> with the BC Government, got back to Moreno with some interesting information:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dear Moreno:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Premier Gordon Campbell has asked me to respond on his behalf to your e-mail of regarding traffic signals for bikes. Please accept my apologies for the lateness of this reply.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I recognize the economic, environmental and health benefits that increased cycling infrastructure can bring to a community. <strong>Since 2001, we have invested $128 million in cycling infrastructure in over 50 communities, making cycling a safer, more attractive transportation and recreational option for British Columbians<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">With respect to the installation of bicycle signals at intersections, as you mention this may require a supporting amendment to the Motor Vehicle Act. I hope you&#8217;ll be pleased to know that <em>ministry staff are discussing this matter with staff at the City of Vancouver<\/em>. <strong>You may also wish to share your support of such a measure with City of Vancouver staff directly<\/strong>. Elizabeth Ballard, Traffic Management Engineer for the City of Vancouver, can be reached at 604 873-7393 or by e-mail at <a href=\"mailto:Elizabeth.Ballard@vancouver.ca\"><strong>Elizabeth.Ballard@vancouver.ca<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">If you have any questions, please don&#8217;t hesitate to contact Kirk Rockerbie, the ministry&#8217;s Manager of Transportation Policy. He can be reached at 250 953-3068 or by e mail at <a href=\"mailto:Kirk.Rockerbie@gov.bc.ca\"><strong>Kirk.Rockerbie@gov.bc.ca<\/strong><\/a> and would be pleased to assist you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Thank you for taking the time to write.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sincerely,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Shirley Bond, Minister<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Copy to: Premier Gordon Campbell<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Kirk Rockerbie, Manager, Transportation Policy<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Elizabeth Ballard, Traffic Management Engineer, City of Vancouver<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So there it is: there is a <strong>possibility<\/strong> we might get traffic signals for bicycles. And if you want to encourage the authorities to give us traffic signals, <strong>contact any (or preferably all)<\/strong> of the people below:<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Ballard, Traffic Management Engineer for the City of Vancouver: 604 873-7393 or <a href=\"mailto:Elizabeth.Ballard@vancouver.ca\"><strong>Elizabeth.Ballard@vancouver.ca<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kirk Rockerbie, Manager, Transportation Policy: 250 953-3068 or <a href=\"mailto:Kirk.Rockerbie@gov.bc.ca\"><strong>Kirk.Rockerbie@gov.bc.ca<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE: <\/strong>Now we DO have some bike traffic signals, on the\u00a0 new Hornby Bike Lane. Unfortunately, <a href=\"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/?p=2334\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>this provision for cyclists is apparently causing motorists so much confusion that flag people have had to be deployed<\/strong><\/a>. 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