
Bike lanes to nowhere: Nanaimo grapples with piecemeal project dilemma
NANAIMO — Attempting to bolster active transportation amenities is proving to be an ongoing, delicate task City officials are continually navigating.
It’s a bumpy road with the challenge more paramount in existing road networks.
Backed by numerous policy directives to create more non-vehicular travel options, increasing numbers of sidewalks and bike lanes are materializing in locations that the City’s transportation manager concedes aren’t perfect solutions at this time.
Spurring a lightning rod of criticism is a short sidewalk/bike lane created late last year on Hammond Bay Rd. at Renee Pl. in front of a residential lot under redevelopment.