To make riding a bicycle safer and more comfortable for more people, there are many things we can do beyond just protected bike lanes, and each little thing combines to create a bigger picture that starts to look a bit more like the Netherlands. I’m pleased to say that in the last few days, the City of Burnaby took a step beyond most other cities in North America, and rebranded one of their local street bikeways a bicycle street complete with fietsstraat inspired pavement markings!

It might seem like nit picking, but what we call a street for bicycles is important, even more so if we can reflect that name in the signage and pavement markings, and maybe even convey the priorities a little better than a simple sharrow.