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Letters: Paving the dike would make it less multi-use

Asphalt is not suitable for horse riding beyond a walk.
Cyclists on Boundary Bay dike
HUB Cycling would like a sheet of asphalt laid on top of the dike, once all the work has been done. That smooth surface could make for speedier cycling commutes and encourage users of all abilities by making easier riding for whoever’s using the dike trail.

Editor:

So, HUB Cycling would like to pave the dike to make it a “multi-use” pathway.

I would say the dike is already that, used by walkers, joggers, bicyclists, bird watchers, and horse riders, all enjoy this lovely aspect of our community. However, paving the dike would make it less multi-use by excluding horse riders.

Asphalt is not suitable for horse riding beyond a walk. Also, the occasional “involuntary dismount,” otherwise known as falling off, would be far more painful on asphalt. I would also add that asphalt becomes more slippery in winter conditions, is very expensive and not good for this sensitive environmental area.

BM Miller