Some good news on Jarvis: it looks like bike lanes are increasingly likely.

From the bikeunion tweet:

Councilor Rae's motion to amend transportation report to redesign Jarvis with bike lanes in, adopted unanimously! Next stop City Council

At yesterday's Public Works and Infrastructure Committee meeting Transportation Services was recommending a Jarvis re-design that didn't include bike lanes. Councillor Kyle Rae, however, presented his preferred design option with bike lanes. It appears that Rae is a powerful figure.

Anthony of the bike union informed me that the room was packed with pro-car opponents who all wore the same T-shirts arguing their case for keeping all the car lanes. But in the battle for the hearts of the PWIC the bike union members along with a number of local impassioned cyclists made ardent cases for improving the Jarvis landscape for cyclists as well as pedestrians.

It's not over, but it seems likely that City Council will approve the bike-friendly design. (And, drivers, yes. It is a conspiracy against cars.)