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Originally Posted by rousseau
Toronto is in desperate need of several hundred km or more of proper, curb-separated bike lines just to bring it up to a bare modicum of bike-friendliness. The new ones just recently put in on Bloor were years overdue.
New Bloor bike lanes in Toronto must pass ‘rigorous’ tests
The idea that Canadian cities are putting in too many bike lanes is bat-shit crazy. |
Again, go back and read the article.
The problem is every dewy eyed graduate fresh from urban planning school emerges with words "bike lane" implanted from aging lycra-clad profs desperate to demonstrate that they're still vital. As the author points out, there are places where the investment can be warranted, and other places where it makes no economic sense and caters to just a handful of hardcore devotees (such as himself).