Supreme Court judge has dismissed an attempt by a group of Vancouver restaurants to overturn a decision temporarily dedicating one lane of Stanley Park Drive to bicycles. The companies that own the Teahouse in Stanley Park, the Stanley Park Pavilion and the Prospect Point Bar and Grill had asked the court to have a Vancouver Park Board resolution on the matter set aside as unreasonable. The restaurants had argued that the park board's decision was based on an assumption that adding a dedicated bike lane would reduce greenhouse gas emissions because people who had previously driven to the park would choose to bike or walk instead. "They surmise that the 2021 bike lane will result in more congestion and idling by vehicles on Park Drive and motivate erstwhile Stanley Park visitors to drive farther to use other parks, and so increase overall emissions," the judgment says. The company that owns the Teahouse in Stanley Park was part of the petition against the park board.

Source: CBC News September 29, 2021 21:28 UTC