Removal of Stanley Park bike lane draws protesters

Vancouver city staff began removing Stanley Park’s temporary bike lane over the long weekend, a process that will restore most of the roads through the park back to two-way streets.

Cyclists gathered at the park Sunday to protest the removal, including members of advocacy group HUB Cycling. 

“Surely, now that we’ve had a taste of what Stanley Park could be, we will never go back to having a park filled with cars,” said 73-year-old cyclist Mary Sherlock. 

The temporary bike lane was created following the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 to encourage physical distancing along the park’s seawall, which was crowded with people enjoying the outdoors amid pandemic restrictions. 

In February, the park board

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