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POINT GREY - CORNWALL CORRIDOR

Existing Conditions Proposed Realignment

What are we proposing? Why? Why?

On-street parking removed from both sides of Cypress between Cornwall and YorkIntersection of Burrard and Cornwall realigned

No vehicle access into Chestnut from Cornwall

No vehicle access into shopping plaza parking area from Cornwall (access from Cypress unchanged)

• To provide space for the separated bike lanes• To reduce vehicle volumes on Cornwall

• To provide space for the separated bike lanes• To provide improved pedestrian and cyclist crossings• To reduce the number of potential pedestrian/bike/vehicle

confl ict zones• To reduce speed of vehicles turning right from Burrard Bridge

onto Cornwall• To improve accessibility and comfort for pedestrians• To increase park space

One-way separated bike lanes on each side of Cornwall between Cypress and Burrard

Reduction from three to two eastbound travel lanes on Cornwall between Cypress and Burrard

Pedestrian and cyclist paths through Seaforth Peace Park

• To minimize confl ict between road users • To provide a safe, convenient and comfortable cycling route for

people of all ages and abilities

Road narrowed, four vehicle travel lanes maintained

Tree planting in new median Tree planting in new boulevard

Sidewalk relocated to the north

One-way eastbound bike lane

One-way (eastbound) bike lane

One-way (westbound) bike lane

Pedestrian paths

Two-way bike lane

One-way (southbound) bike lane

One-way (northbound) bike lane

One-way (southbound) bike lane

On-street parking removed from both sides of road

One-way separated bike lane (southbound)

One-way separated bike lane (northbound)

Two-way off -street bike path between York and Burrard

Pedestrian path

Bike box

One-way westbound bike lane

Sidewalk narrowed

Concrete median

Property line

Driveway onto Cornwall closed Two-way separated bike lane

Additional park spacePedestrian crossing

No vehicle access onto Chestnut from Cornwall

Bus landing

Concrete median

Left turn ban

Sidewalk narrowed

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One-way separated bike lanes on Cypress between Cornwall and York

• To provide a safe, convenient and comfortable cycling route for people of all ages and abilities between Cornwall and York

• To improve safety for all road users • To provide a safe, convenient and comfortable cycling route

for people of all ages and abilities between Cornwall and the 1st Ave bike route

• To maintain vehicle and transit access• To reduce vehicle volumes on the Cypress bike route• To provide a space for a cycling route on Cornwall without

impeding traffi c fl ow

• To provide a safe, convenient and comfortable cycling route for people of all ages and abilities between Burrard Bridge and York

• To minimize confl ict between road users

• To minimize confl ict between road users

Existing two-way street

Proposed one-way street

Proposed two-way bicycle lane

Proposed one-way bicycle lane

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What are we proposing?Key Features

One-way separated bike lanes on Burrard between Burrard Bridge and 1st

All existing turn movements are retained at Burrard and Cornwall

• Simple intersection for all users

• Fewer and shorter pedestrian crossings

• More green space

• Improved bike connections to Burrard Bridge

• Chestnut closed to vehicles for a half block

• Wider sidewalks

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Burrard / Cornwall IntersectionSafer and more direct walking and cycling connections5

Westbound left turns at Cornwall and Cypress will be prohibited at all times (currently 3-6pm Mon-Fri)

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