The Gateway Project may be the most wrongheaded solution to Greater Vancouver congestion that you could possibly imagine, but the BC government did acknowledge that cycling had a part to play in our transportation future when Kevin Falcon promised $50m for cycling infrastructure.

Unfortunately, this sum was dwarfed by the amount allocated for widening the roads and twinning the Port Mann Bridge to accommodate more cars. Around $3bn difference.

As we all know, whenever roads get busier, fewer people want to cycle on them. In Surrey, cyclists are seeing road conditions deteriorate, according to an article in The Surrey Leader: cyclists have become the "forgotten" road users. Frank Bucholtz, a longtime Surrey cyclist himself, writes that roads he cycled in the Seventies are becoming more dangerous for cyclists, while the City of Surrey pays lip service to cycling.

"Cell phones, drive-through restaurants and the hurried pace of our way of life cause many (drivers) to be fixated on their destination and oblivious to what is in front of them on the road."

He mentions that roads have actually narrowed as motor traffic has increased:

"It amazes me that such smart people, who theoretically are well aware that cycling is a commuting and travel option for many, fail to take this into consideration when designing and building roads."

Read About Surrey's Forgotten Road Users