North Side Bi-Directional Bikeway Option

2a

W 1 0 TH

Alternative Design (Oak to Willow)

A

Two-way traffic retained

Realigned
sidewalk

Trees removed

Pedestrian
refuge

Tree removed

4 metered parking
spaces removed

Green paint
G

R
Realigned sidewalk

Crosswalk
C

Two-way traffic retained

Trees removed

Southbound
right-turn only

17 metered parking
spaces removed

Passengerr zone

Oak St

One-way traffic
westbound

New two-way bike lane

Laurel St

Corner bulges

New two-way bike lane

N

April 2016

Raised
crossing

Trees removed

Realigned sidewalk

Passenger zone
retained

Crosswalk

14 metered parking
spaces removed

Willow St

6 on-street permit parking spaces

Phase 2: 10th Ave Health Precinct

W. 10th Ave

W. 10th Ave

Laurel St

Legend
Existing tree retained
Existing tree removed
Existing curb removed
Proposed new tree
Proposed sidewalk

Westbound right turn ban

Tree boulevard

Marked crosswalk
M

Realigned sidewalk

A
All-way stop

Section A-A 10th Ave looking east - Existing

R
Relocated trees

Eastbound left-turn only

What is different?

Property line

Property line

Removal of 74 on-street metered parking spaces

(Oak St to Cambie St)

Sidewalk

4.0

1.9

Parking

Sidewalk

2 - Travel Lanes

8.2

South side

Westbound right turns banned from 10th Ave at Oak St

New raised protected bike lanes on the north side of

the street (bi-directional): 3.5m wide with roughly a 1m
separation from traffic
New crosswalk treatments at Laurel St (south leg)

Realign sidewalk and reduce on-street residential permit

parking spaces from 19 to 6 between Oak St and Laurel St

Property line

Property line

Eye Care Passenger Zone

Realignment and widening of sidewalk in front of VGH ER

New all-way stop at Laurel St (north leg)

Green paint at all bikeway crossings through intersections

and driveways
Pedestrian crossings over the protected bike lane at
existing passenger and loading zones
Realignment of the sidewalk in front of the Arthritis Society
and VGH Eye Care
8 trees relocated on the south side between Laurel St and
Willow St

New all-way stop at Willow St

Motor vehicle traffic only permitted one-way westbound

between Willow St and Cambie St

1.8

1.4

3.5

0.9

6.0

Blvd. Sidewalk

1.4

North side

2.4
South side

Arthritis Society Passenger Zone

O
P
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Pedestrian refuge areas at Laurel St (both legs), on the

east side of Willow St and at Heather St

2 - Travel Lanes

Proposed bike lane

Why?
To accommodate adjacent street uses (i.e. protected bike lanes, pedestrian refuges,
two-way travel, passenger pick-up/drop-off)

To provide flat accessible sidewalk and address maintenance concerns

To improve visibility at corners
To shorten Oak St pedestrian crossings
To avoid right-hook conflicts between turning drivers and people biking in both
directions
To improve comfort and safety for people of all ages and abilities to cycle
To enable pedestrians to cross at these legal crosswalks
To accommodate legal crosswalks at the south leg of Laurel St
To minimise landscaping impacts on the north side and maintain space for new
street trees
To accommodate other adjacent street uses (i.e. protected bike lanes, pedestrian
refuges, two-way travel)
To shorten pedestrian crossings on W 10th Ave

Sidewalk Blvd.

D
Driveway
rremoved

To reduce conflicts between people walking and biking

New corner bulges at Oak St

Blvd.

New or improved tree boulevard separating the sidewalk

and bikeway

Section A-A 10th Ave looking east - Proposed

2-way
Bike Lane

Pedestrian
refuge

To retain street trees

To improve pedestrian accessibility
To provide more space for new street trees

4.0

North side

To improve wayfinding for the visually impaired

Blvd.

2.0

All-way
stop

Improved pedestrian ramps at all intersections

11 trees removed on the north side between Oak St and

Heather St - no trees removed at Arthritis Society or Eye
Care passenger zones

Existing 10th Ave (Laurel St to Willow St)

Blvd.

Raised pedestrian and bike crossing at Willow St

VGH driveway removed from W 10th Ave at Willow St

To provide safe areas for pedestrians waiting to cross the bikeway and roadway
To improve visibility
To separate motor vehicle and bikeway crossings
To accommodate adjacent street uses (i.e. protected bike lanes, a treed boulevard,
two-way travel)
To meet public realm requirements of the VGH Master Plan
To reduce conflicts between people biking through the intersection and turning
vehicles
To improve awareness at conflict points between people biking and driving
To notify people biking that they are to yield to crossing pedestrians
To accommodate pick-up/drop-off zones and a protected bike lane
To make room for moving the curb.
To slow motor vehicle traffic through the unconventional geometry of the
intersection
To provide room for protected bike lanes
To eliminate conflicts between turning vehicles and people crossing Cambie St on
foot and by bike
To maintain/improve efficient and intuitive access to hospital (VGH) emergency
entrance
To slow down turning drivers across the crosswalk and bi-directional bikeway,
reducing risk of collisions without requiring an all-way stop
To reduce conflicts between people walking, biking and driving on W 10th Ave

North Side Bi-Directional Bikeway Option

2b
B

W 1 0 TH

Alternative Design (Heather to Cambie)

Phase 2: 10th Ave Health Precinct

April 2016

Green space, Heather St closed to traffic

between the lane and 10th Ave

Two-way bike lane

T
21 metered parking
spaces removed

One-way traffic westbound

O

Tree planting

Tree removed
T

T
Two-way bike lane

One-way traffic westbound

O

T
Tree removed

16 metered parking spaces removed

Landscaping, removal of left-turn lane

M
Marked crosswalk

G
Green paint

Public space, closed to motor vehicles

Ash St

W. 10th Ave

Cambie St

Heather St

W. 10th Ave

Legend
Existing tree retained
Existing tree removed
Existing curb removed
Proposed new tree
Proposed sidewalk

Removal of stop control on 10th Ave

R

Pedestrian refuge
P

Realigned sidewalk

Four-way stop maintained at Ash

Westbound rightturns banned

Section B-B 10th Ave looking east - Existing

Blvd.

Parking

2 - Travel Lanes

Blvd.

"*

#%

)&!

North side

Left-turn lane
retained

Proposed bike lane

Why?
To accommodate adjacent street uses (i.e. protected bike lanes, pedestrian refuges,
two-way travel, passenger pick-up/drop-off)
To retain street trees
To improve pedestrian accessibility

Improved pedestrian ramps at all intersections

Where feasible, corner radii are tightened to discourage illegal turns, help slow
turning vehicles and provide more sidewalk space for pedestrians

Conversion of Heather St intersection from all-way stop to

a single T-intersection stop

To orient the stop sign to favour the dominant flow of bicycle and motor vehicle
traffic on W 10th Ave

New green space on Heather St North of W 10th Ave

through a closure to motor vehicles

To reduce conflicts and anxiety between all road users crossing the intersection

Pedestrian refuge areas at Laurel St (south leg), on the

east side of Willow St and at Heather St

To expand public green space

To shorten pedestrian crossings on W 10th Ave

Sidewalk Blvd.

To provide safe areas for pedestrians waiting to cross the bikeway and roadway
To improve sightlines
To separate motor vehicle and bikeway crossings

)#!
")

Loading zone relocated to south side,

2 metered parking spaces removed

Removal of 74 on-street metered parking spaces

(Oak St to Cambie St)

Property line

Property line

Sidewalk

What is different?

Existing 10th Ave (Ash St to Heather St)

Blvd.

Existing metered parking retained

New raised protected bike lanes on the north side of

the street (bi-directional): 3.5m wide with roughly a 1m
separation from traffic
Realignment and widening of sidewalk in front of Heather
Commons and BCCA

Motor vehicle traffic only permitted one-way westbound

between Willow St and Cambie St

")
South side

To improve comfort and safety for people of all ages and abilities to cycle
To meet public realm requirements of the VGH Master Plan
To provide room for protected bike lanes

Property line

Property line

Section B-B 10th Ave looking east - Proposed

Blvd.

Sidewalk

Blvd.

")

#!

2-way
Bike Lane

$&

Travel Lane

"#

$&

Blvd.

Sidewalk

$&

#%

North side

For more information, visit

South side

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Existing 10th Ave (Ash St to Cambie St)

Heather St

Removal of 1 elm tree at the BCCA loading bay entrance

Westbound right turns banned from W 10th Ave at Ash St

Removal of 1 elm tree at the Vancity building driveway

J
K

Commercial loading zone at the Vancity building relocated to

the south side of 10th Ave in place of 2 metered parking spaces
Green paint at all bikeway crossings through intersections
and driveways

Pedestrian crossings over the protected bike lane at

existing passenger and loading zones

New plaza space on W 10th Ave east of Cambie St through

a closure to motor vehicles

To eliminate conflicts between turning vehicles and people crossing Cambie St on

foot and by bike
To maintain/improve efficient and intuitive access to hospital (VGH) emergency
entrance
To accommodate large truck westbound access to the loading bay required by
the conversion of W 10th Ave to one-way operation
To avoid right-hook conflicts between turning drivers and people biking in both
directions
To accommodate vehicles exiting the parkade, given the conversion of this block
of W 10th Ave to one-way
To avoid removing any elm trees
To improve awareness at conflict points between people biking and driving
To notify people biking that they are to yield to crossing pedestrians
To expand public space
To reduce intersection conflicts between all road users

South Side Bi-Directional Bikeway Option

3a

Alternative Design (Oak to Willow)

Trees
removed

Corner bulges

Two-way traffic retained

7 on-street permit parking spaces

Tree planting

Passenger zone maintained

4 metered parking
spaces removed

Tree removed

Oak St

Realigned
R
sidewalk

April 2016

Passenger zone
retained

Two-way traffic retained

Relocated trees

17 metered parking spaces removed

Southbound right-turn only

14 metered parking spaces removed

One-way traffic westbound

Willow St

Right & left-turn bays

Phase 2: 10th Ave Health Precinct

Laurel St

W 1 0 TH

W. 10th Ave

W. 10th Ave

Laurel St

Legend
Existing tree retained
Existing tree removed
Existing curb removed
Proposed new tree
Proposed sidewalk

Protected signal phase

Tree boulevard
ou

T
Two-way bike lane

New all-way stop

Realigned sidewalk
R
ewalk

Pedestrian refuge

T
Two-way bike lane

Eastbound left-turn only

Green paint

Section A-A 10th Ave looking east - Existing

What is different?

New or improved tree boulevard separating the sidewalk

and bikeway

Property line

Property line

Removal of 77 on-street metered parking spaces

(Oak St to Cambie St)

Sidewalk

Parking

2 - Travel Lanes

Sidewalk

A
All-way stop

D
Driveway removal

Proposed bike lane

Pedestrian
P
refuge
f

New two-way bike lane

Why?
To accommodate adjacent street uses (i.e. protected bike lanes, pedestrian refuges,
two-way travel, passenger pick-up/drop-off)
To retain street trees
To provide more space for new street trees
To reduce conflicts between people walking and biking
To improve wayfinding for the visually impaired

Existing 10th Ave (Laurel St to Willow St)

Blvd.

Marked crosswalk

Blvd.

5 trees removed on the north side between Oak St and

Heather St - no trees removed at Arthritis Society or Eye
Care passenger zones

To provide flat accessible sidewalk and address maintenance concerns

Improved pedestrian ramps at all intersections

To improve pedestrian accessibility

Separate westbound left- and right-turn bays at Oak St

A protected signal phase for westbound drivers turning

right or left from W 10th Ave at Oak St

New corner bulges at Oak St

Realign sidewalk and reduce on-street residential permit

parking spaces from 19 to 7 between Oak St and Laurel St

To minimise delays for people crossing Oak St on foot and by bike at W 10th Ave due
to an additional protected signal phase
To avoid left-hook conflicts between turning drivers and people biking in both
directions
To improve sightlines to corners
To shorten Oak St pedestrian crossings
To accommodate legal crosswalks at the south leg of Laurel St

4.0

1.9

8.2

2.0

4.0

North side

South side

To minimise landscaping impacts on the north side and maintain space for new
street trees
To accommodate other adjacent street uses (i.e. protected bike lanes, pedestrian
refuges, two-way travel)

F
G

Realignment and widening of sidewalk in front of VGH ER

Pedestrian refuge areas at Laurel St (both legs), on the east

side of Willow St and at Heather St

Property line

Property line

Section A-A 10th Ave looking east - Proposed

New raised protected bike lanes on the south side of

the street (bi-directional): 3.5m wide with roughly a 1m
separation from traffic
New all-way stop at Laurel St (south leg)

VGH Emergency Access

To improve comfort and safety for people of all ages and abilities to cycle
To reduce conflicts between people biking through the intersection and turning drivers
To accommodate adjacent street uses (i.e. protected bike lanes, a treed boulevard,
two-way travel)
To meet public realm requirements of the VGH Master Plan
To shorten pedestrian crossings on W 10th Ave
To provide safe areas for pedestrians waiting to cross the bikeway and roadway
To improve sightlines
To separate motor vehicle and bikeway crossings

Blvd.

Sidewalk Blvd.

1.8

1.4

2-way
Bike Lane

2 - Travel Lanes

5.8

1.2

3.5

Blvd.

1.2

North side

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Sidewalk

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8 trees relocated on the south side between Laurel St and

Willow St

To make room for moving the curb.

Green paint at all bikeway crossings through intersections

and driveways

To improve awareness at conflict points between people biking and driving

New all-way stop at Willow St

To slow motor vehicle traffic through the unconventional geometry of the

intersection

VGH driveway removed from W 10th Ave at Willow St

Motor vehicle traffic only permitted one-way westbound

between Willow St and Cambie St

2.4
South side

April 2016

VGH Deliveries

To reduce conflicts between people walking, biking and driving on W 10th Ave
To provide room for protected bike lanes
To eliminate conflicts between turning vehicles and people crossing Cambie St on
foot and by bike
To maintain/improve efficient and intuitive access to hospital (VGH) emergency
entrance

3b
A

South Side Bi-Directional Bikeway Option

W 1 0 TH

Alternative Design (Heather to Cambie)

Removal of stop signs

from 10th Ave

Pedestrian refuges

Phase 2: 10th Ave Health Precinct

April 2016

Marked crosswalk

21 metered parking spaces removed

16 metered parking spaces removed

One-way traffic westbound

Tree boulevard

Westbound left-turn ban

One-way traffic westbound

T
Tree removed

T
Tree removed

Landscaping, removal of left-turn lane

Loading zone

Ash St

W. 10th Ave

Cambie St

Heather St

W. 10th Ave

F
D

T
Two-way bike lane

Green paint
G

T
Tree removed

All-way stop maintained at Ash

G
Green paint

What is different?
Removal of 77 on-street metered parking spaces
(Oak St to Cambie St)

Property line

Left-turn lane retained

Existing metered parking bays removed

Realigned sidewalk

Property line

Existing tree retained

Existing tree removed
Existing curb removed
Proposed tree
Proposed sidewalk

T
Two-way bike lane

Section B-B 10th Ave looking east - Existing

Green space, Heather St

closed to traffic, laneway
and parking access only

Legend

Proposed bike lane

P
Public space, closed to motor vehicles

Why?
To accommodate adjacent street uses (i.e. protected bike lanes, pedestrian refuges,
two-way travel, passenger pick-up/drop-off)
To retain street trees
To improve pedestrian accessibility

Improved pedestrian ramps at all intersections

Where feasible, corner radii are tightened to discourage illegal turns, help slow
turning vehicles and provide more sidewalk space for pedestrians

Conversion of Heather St intersection from all-way stop to

a single T-intersection stop

To orient the stop sign to favour the dominant flow of bicycle and motor vehicle
traffic on W 10th Ave

Pedestrian refuge areas at Laurel St (south leg), on the east

side of Willow St and at Heather St

New green space on Heather St North of W 10th Ave

through a closure to motor vehicles

New raised protected bike lanes on the south side of

the street (bi-directional): 3.5m wide with roughly a 1m
separation from traffic

Motor vehicle traffic only permitted one-way westbound

between Willow St and Cambie St

To shorten pedestrian crossings on W 10th Ave

To provide safe areas for pedestrians waiting to cross the bikeway and roadway
To improve sightlines
To separate motor vehicle and bikeway crossings
Blvd.

Sidewalk

Blvd.

Parking

2 - Travel Lanes

Blvd.

Sidewalk Blvd.

)#!
")

"*

#%

)&!

North side

")

Heather St

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Green paint at all bikeway crossings through intersections

and driveways
Realignment and widening of sidewalk in front of Heather
Commons and BCCA

Removal of 1 elm tree at the BCCA loading bay entrance

F
Property line

Property line

North side

Sidewalk

Blvd.

")

#!

2-way
Bike Lane

Travel Lane

$&

"#

$&

Blvd.

$&

To improve comfort and safety for people of all ages and abilities to cycle

To eliminate conflicts between turning vehicles and people crossing Cambie St on

foot and by bike
To maintain/improve efficient and intuitive access to hospital (VGH) emergency
entrance

Westbound left turns banned from W 10th Ave at Ash St

Removal of 1 elm tree at the Vancity building driveway

Removal of 1 elm tree at the Vancity building commercial

loading zone
New plaza space on W 10th Ave east of Cambie St through
a closure to motor vehicles

Blvd.

To expand public green space

To provide room for protected bike lanes

South side

Section B-B 10th Ave looking east - Proposed

Existing 10th Ave (Ash St to Heather St)

To reduce conflicts and anxiety between all road users crossing the intersection

Sidewalk

#%
South side

To improve awareness at conflict points between people biking and driving

To meet public realm requirements of the VGH Master Plan
To accommodate large truck westbound access to the loading bay required by
the conversion of W 10th Ave to one-way operation
To avoid right-hook conflicts between turning drivers and people biking in both
directions
To accommodate vehicles exiting the parkade, given the conversion of this block
of W 10th Ave to one-way
To accommodate a protected bike lane and loading zone on the north side of
W 10th Ave
To expand public space
To reduce intersection conflicts between all road users

Uni-Directional Bikeway Option

1a

W 1 0 TH

Preferred Design (Oak to Willow)

A

Realigned sidewalk
R

One-way bike lane, westbound

O

R
Realigned sidewalk

Tree removed

Passenger zone

N
New pedestrian crossing

Two-way traffic retained

17 metered parking spaces removed

Oak St

One-way traffic westbound

Southbound right-turn only

Laurel St

Corner bulges
C

4 metered parking spaces removed

treet p
6 on-street
permit
Tree removed parking spaces

April 2016

14 metered parking spaces removed

R
Realigned
ssidewalk

Passenger
zone

Willow St

Phase 2: 10th Ave Health Precinct

W. 10th Ave

W. 10th Ave

Laurel St

Legend
Existing tree retained
Existing tree removed
Existing curb removed
Proposed new tree
Proposed sidewalk

Tree boulevard
T

Marked crosswalk
M

Two-way traffic retained

One-way bike lane, eastbound

O

Pedestrian refuge
P

G
Green paint

Relocated
R
trees

G
Green paint

R
Realigned sidewalk

Tree
boulevard

Pedestrian
refuge

D
Driveway
rremoval

Proposed bike lane

Eastbound left-turn only

Section A-A 10th Ave looking east - Existing

What is different?

Property line

Removal of 74 on-street metered parking spaces

(Oak St to Cambie St)

Property line

N
New
all-way
a
sstop

Why?
To accommodate adjacent street uses (i.e. protected bike lanes, pedestrian refuges,
two-way travel, passenger pick-up/drop-off)
To retain street trees

Improved pedestrian ramps at all intersections

To improve pedestrian accessibility

7 trees removed on the north side between Oak St and

Heather St

To provide flat accessible sidewalk and address maintenance concerns

New corner bulges at Oak St

To improve sightlines to corners

To shorten Oak St pedestrian crossings
To accommodate legal crosswalks at the south leg of Laurel St

Eye Care Passenger Zone

Blvd.

Sidewalk

Parking

2 - Travel Lanes

Sidewalk

Realign sidewalk and reduce on-street residential permit

parking spaces from 19 to 6 between Oak St and Laurel St

To minimise landscaping impacts on the north side and maintain space for new
street trees
To accommodate other adjacent street uses (i.e. protected bike lanes, pedestrian
refuges, two-way travel)
To provide more space for new street trees

Blvd.

New or improved tree boulevard separating the sidewalk

and bikeway

New raised protected bike lanes on both side of the street

(uni-directional): 2.4m wide on the north side, 2.9m wide
on the south

To improve comfort and safety for people of all ages and abilities to cycle

New crosswalk treatments at Laurel St (south leg)

To enable pedestrians to cross at these legal crosswalks

Pedestrian refuge areas at Laurel St (south leg), on the east

side of Willow St and at Heather St

To reduce conflicts between people walking and biking

To improve wayfinding for the visually impaired

4.0

1.9

8.2

2.0

4.0

North side

South side

To shorten pedestrian crossings on W 10th Ave

Section A-A 10 Ave looking east - Proposed

th

Property line

Property line

Emergency Zone

Blvd.

Sidewalk Blvd. Bike Lane

1.8

1.2

2.4

2 - Travel Lanes

5.8

Bike Lane Blvd. Sidewalk

2.4

1.2

North side

Arthritis Society Passenger Zone

To improve sightlines
To separate motor vehicle and bikeway crossings
To accommodate adjacent street uses (i.e. protected bike lanes, a treed boulevard,
two-way travel)

Realignment and widening of sidewalk in front of VGH ER

H
I

Realignment of the sidewalk in front of the Arthritis Society

and VGH Eye Care
Green paint at all bikeway crossings through intersections
and driveways

Pedestrian crossings over the protected bike lane at existing

passenger and loading zones

To notify people biking that they are to yield to crossing pedestrians

8 trees relocated on the south side between Laurel St and

Willow St

To make room for moving the curb.

New all-way stop at Willow St

VGH driveway removed from W 10th Ave at Willow St

Motor vehicle traffic only permitted one-way westbound

between Willow St and Cambie St

To meet public realm requirements of the VGH Master Plan

To accommodate pick-up/drop-off zones and a protected bike lane
To improve awareness at conflict points between people biking and driving

To slow motor vehicle traffic through the unconventional geometry of the

intersection
To replace portion of adjacent surface parking with green space, consistent with
Council-approved VGH Master Plan
To reduce conflicts between people walking, biking and driving on W 10th Ave
To provide room for protected bike lanes

2.4
South side

To provide safe areas for pedestrians waiting to cross the bikeway and roadway

To eliminate conflicts between turning vehicles and people crossing Cambie St on

foot and by bike
To maintain/improve efficient and intuitive access to hospital (VGH) emergency
entrance

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Uni-Directional Bikeway Option

1b

Preferred Design (Heather to Cambie)

Green space, Heather St closed to traffic

between the lane and 10th

W 1 0 TH

Phase 2: 10th Ave Health Precinct

April 2016

New pedestrian refuge

N

One-way bike lane, westbound

O

One-way traffic westbound

O

21 metered parking
spaces removed

O
One-way traffic westbound

O
One-way bike lane, westbound

Tree removed
T

Trees removed
T

16 metered parking spaces removed

Landscaping, removal of left-turn lane

Loading zone

Public space, closed to motor vehicles

Ash St

W. 10th Ave

Cambie St

Heather St

W. 10th Ave

Legend
Existing tree retained
Existing tree removed
Existing curb removed
Proposed new tree
Proposed sidewalk

One-way
O
traffic westbound

Removal of stop signs on 10th Ave

R

G
Green
paint
One-way bike lane, eastbound
O

New sidewalk

T
Tree removed

Four-way stop maintained at Ash

G
Green paint

Existing metered parking retained

O
One-way bike lane, eastbound

Section B-B 10th Ave looking east - Existing

Removal of 74 on-street metered parking spaces

(Oak St to Cambie St)

Property line

Property line

C
Crosswalk at loading zone

Left-turn lane
retained

Proposed bike lane

2 metered parking spaces removed

What is different?

Improved pedestrian ramps at all intersections

Motor vehicle traffic only permitted one-way westbound

between Willow St and Cambie St

Why?
To accommodate adjacent street uses (i.e. protected bike lanes, pedestrian refuges,
two-way travel, passenger pick-up/drop-off)
To retain street trees
To improve pedestrian accessibility
Where feasible, corner radii are tightened to discourage illegal turns, help slow
turning vehicles and provide more sidewalk space for pedestrians
To provide room for protected bike lanes
To eliminate conflicts between turning vehicles and people crossing Cambie St on
foot and by bike
To maintain/improve efficient and intuitive access to hospital (VGH) emergency
entrance

Existing 10th Ave (Ash St to Heather St)

Blvd.

Sidewalk

Blvd.

Parking

2 - Travel Lanes

Blvd.

Sidewalk Blvd.

Conversion of Heather St intersection from all-way stop to a

single T-intersection stop

To orient the stop sign to favour the dominant flow of bicycle and motor vehicle
traffic on W 10th Ave

New green space on Heather St North of W 10th Ave

through a closure to motor vehicles

To reduce conflicts and anxiety between all road users crossing the intersection

Pedestrian refuge areas at Laurel St (south leg), on the

east side of Willow St and at Heather St

")

"*

Green paint at all bikeway crossings through intersections

and driveways

to expand public green space

To shorten pedestrian crossings on W 10th Ave

)#!
#%

)&!

")

North side

South side

To provide safe areas for pedestrians waiting to cross the bikeway and roadway
To improve sightlines
To separate motor vehicle and bikeway crossings

Property line

Property line

Section B-B 10th Ave looking east - Proposed

New raised protected bike lanes on both sides of the street

(uni-directional): 2.4m wide on the north side, 2.9m wide
on the south
Realignment and widening of sidewalk in front of Heather
Commons and BCCA

Removal of 1 elm tree at the BCCA loading bay entrance

To accommodate large truck westbound access to the loading bay required by

the conversion of W 10th Ave to one-way operation

Removal of 1 elm tree at the Vancity building driveway

To accommodate vehicles exiting the parkade, given the conversion of this block
of W 10th Ave to one-way

Removal of 2 elm trees at the Vancity building commercial

loading zone

To accommodate a protected bike lane and loading zone on the north side of
W 10th Ave

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South side

Heather Street

To improve awareness at conflict points between people biking and driving

Pedestrian crossings over the protected bike lane at existing

passenger and loading zones
New plaza space on W 10thAve east of Cambie St through a
closure to motor vehicles

To improve comfort and safety for people of all ages and abilities to cycle
To meet public realm requirements of the VGH Master Plan

To notify people biking that they are to yield to crossing pedestrians

To expand public space
To reduce intersection conflicts between all road users