Coun. Jillian Merrick is making good on her promise to find a way to remove vehicles from city bike lanes.
Merrick has filed a notice of motion that she's looking for city council support to direct staff to "consider and report back on options for the removal of on-street parking on arterial roadways" as prescribed in the city's active transportation plan.
The relevant section of the plan - approved in the fall of 2011 - says that on-street parking should be removed where bicycle lanes are necessary.
"The removal of parking conflicts on arterial roads also improves traffic flow and safety on main routes," the plan says.
At the end of July, the provincial government announced it was contributing $250,000 towards improving the city's roughly 36 kilometres of bike lanes by upgrading street markings and signs. The city will match the province's contribution, for a total of $500,000 worth of work.
The notice of motion is on the agenda for Monday's meeting, which means it won't actually be discussed until the Aug. 31 city council sitting.
