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Michael Graham Richard, 22 July 2009

Michael Graham Richard, 22 July 2009, "Thank You Vancouver! The City Gave a Lane of the Burrard Bridge to Cyclists", Canada: TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation (bikes)
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Motorists Predicted the Apocalypse...
A week ago, the city of Vancouver converted 1 of the 5 lanes of Burrard Bridge into a bike lane for a 3-month trial. This was a controversial move, many motorists predicted the apocalypse and the media, smelling blood, were on the scene to interview angry drivers. But as Gordon Price documented on his blog (choice cuts below), carmaggedon was averted and cyclists, pedestrians and joggers turned out en masse.