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To: BC Premier John Horgan, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming
Allow mobility devices to use bike lanes
We the undersigned request that you:
1. allow users of electric wheelchairs, mobility scooters and other motorized mobility aids to use All Ages and Abilities bike lanes and other safe, separated on-road cycling facilities;
2. increase municipal funding for such facilities, as well as for wider sidewalks, prioritizing areas with high usage rates; and,
3. consult with disability organizations about how to further facilitate equitable access to publicly-owned transportation infrastructure.
1. allow users of electric wheelchairs, mobility scooters and other motorized mobility aids to use All Ages and Abilities bike lanes and other safe, separated on-road cycling facilities;
2. increase municipal funding for such facilities, as well as for wider sidewalks, prioritizing areas with high usage rates; and,
3. consult with disability organizations about how to further facilitate equitable access to publicly-owned transportation infrastructure.
Why is this important?
Not all disabled people can operate a car, or afford to own one. And sidewalks are often too narrow, and/or uneven for mobility aids.
The climate emergency requires that we give everyone the opportunity to travel using low-carbon modes of transportation.
Bike lanes host many types of users, who move at different speeds - including some with disabilities. Many cycling advocates and other organizations support access to cycling facilities by people using electric mobility aids.
The climate emergency requires that we give everyone the opportunity to travel using low-carbon modes of transportation.
Bike lanes host many types of users, who move at different speeds - including some with disabilities. Many cycling advocates and other organizations support access to cycling facilities by people using electric mobility aids.