The Dream: Pedestrian and bike only bridges around the world

An alternative solution to the Burrard Bridge bike lane conundrum

Instead of the proposed bike lane trials to the Burrard Street Bridge, I would propose that instead of further congesting traffic with fewer car lanes—in turn, leading to angrier and more dangerous drivers—it would be great to have a dedicated pedestrian/cyclist bridge spanning False Creek. We could even call it the Olympic Bridge!
 

Examples of how other cities have used people-and-bikes-only bridges:

 

	London Millennium and Jubliee Pedestrian Bridge: The London Millenium Foot Bridge is a suspension bridge located over the River Thames connecting the south shore close to the Tate Modern Museum and the north shore close to the St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, UK.
Millenium Bridge: The Gateshead Millenium Bridge carries only pedestrian and cyclist traffic across the River Tyne from Gateshead, UK, on the south shore to Newcastle on the north shore. This bridge has been nicknamed the “Blinking Eye Bridge” thanks to its amazing opening system. Photo courtesy Photographs of Newcastle
	Humber River Pedestrian Bridge: The Humber River Pedestrian Bridge, built in 1994, is located south of Lake Shore Boulevard West in Toronto. Photo courtesy School of Architecture at Waterloo, Canada
Voetbrug Bridge: Voetburg Bridge is a smaller, though no-less-beautiful, pedestrian bridge located at the Eastern Docklands in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Photo courtesy Amsterdam Docklands
	Barcelona Porto Vell-Maremagnum Bridge: La Rambla de Mar extends from Las Ramblas Street in Barcelona, Spain, and goes over the harbour waters, running from Portal de la Pau to the Spain Dock, or Moll d’Espanya. The bridge opens horizontally every hour to let traffic go through. Photo: iStock/tontoruga

 

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