Editor: As a senior bike rider of 66 years, I find the commute from Boundary Bay to Tsawwassen takes about 15 minutes. If I choose to ride along the scenic dike route through Centennial Park, it adds a couple of minutes.
I find the thought of developing the Southlands, and adding thousands of people to South Delta's traffic infrastructure, so the residents of Tsawwassen will have "direct bike routes" that might shave six minutes of biking time to Boundary Bay completely ludicrous.
I also wonder what bike riding in the Tsawwassen area will be like with increased development traffic.
A second thought comes to mind: The only public facilities, such as washrooms, food concession, picnic tables and a wonderful children's playground, are all located at Centennial Beach Park. This park has become a popular destination for families who come from all corners of Metro Vancouver for a day at the beach.
During the summer months, the park often operates at capacity and the sign "Parking Lot Full" is displayed.
Even though the strip of beach along Boundary Bay Village is beautiful, zero public facilities are provided.
Did I mention washrooms? So all those proposed "walking and cycling paths to Boundary Bay" filled with the above mentioned several thousand new development residents will end up where?
Peter Nemeth
