ABC Vancouver said removing the temporary Stanley Park bike lane would make way for a permanent separated cycling solution that improved access to parking lots.
The temporary lane was mostly removed in 2023, but the promised permanent replacement was not delivered on the stated timeline and later lacked funding. A later Park Board memo considered a permanent separated lane as a proposal rather than a completed outcome.
The Vancouver Park Board memo dated April 17, 2026 concerns a mobility study and preliminary logistical and cost considerations for a permanent separated bike lane; it is not evidence that the promised infrastructure has been completed.
CBC reported on February 13, 2023 that most of the temporary bike lane would be removed while staff consulted on a dedicated bike-lane proposal that could be created by 2024; the article said a final decision had not yet been made.
In interviews and social media posts — during the 2022 election campaign and after it — Klassen, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, and multiple other ABC councillors and park board commissioners repeatedly said the removal of the temporary lane in the park would make way for a "permanent solution" that involved a separated lane.
In interviews and social media posts — during the 2022 election campaign and after it — Klassen, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, and multiple other ABC councillors and park board commissioners repeatedly said the removal of the temporary lane in the park would make way for a "permanent solution" that involved a separated lane.
View sourceThe Vancouver Park Board memo dated April 17, 2026 concerns a mobility study and preliminary logistical and cost considerations for a permanent separated bike lane; it is not evidence that the promised infrastructure has been completed.
View sourceCBC reported on February 13, 2023 that most of the temporary bike lane would be removed while staff consulted on a dedicated bike-lane proposal that could be created by 2024; the article said a final decision had not yet been made.
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