Dear Editor:
As a person who rides both a bike and drives a vehicle in the city, the new traffic lanes, parking and bike lanes in the 600, 700 block of Seventh Avenue is without a doubt one of the more ridiculous plans I’ve seen in a long time. I think the staff member who designed it drives neither a car nor a bike.
On the Facebook site I Grew Up in New Westminster, numerous people have expressed negative criticism and nothing positive.
I will not drive on Seventh Avenue on my bike because I feel it is dangerous and would seriously avoid it in my truck. No one knows what to do and now bikers are just going down the middle.
I strongly suggest city staff rethink this idea and put it back to how it was as it was much safer.
Ted Usher, New Westminster
