Global climate emergency: More bike lanes good, but we need a transportation transformation

July was a record-breaking month in Vancouver -- the driest on record. The political discussion in the city during these long, hot summer days was dominated by a most parochial issue: traffic changes from Burrard Street Bridge to Point Grey Road through Kitsilano.

The proposed changes, supported by the Vision Vancouver government at City Hall, represented a modest extension of the city’s network of bike routes and lanes, as well as some traffic re-routing.