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Corey Burger, president of the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition, said his group is excited about the proposed changes, because the sheer volume of cyclists and pedestrians on the trail leads to inevitable conflict. “It just doesn’t work to keep these two different modes who are travelling at such different speeds together,” he said. Burger said complaints tend to come from people walking, because bikes pass them at higher speeds than pedestrians can travel. A CRD staff report recommends creating a four-metre-wide, two-way bike path next to a 2.5-metre-wide pedestrian path on those busy stretches, an increase of one to 3.5 metres in width.