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Originally Posted by CoryB
You also raise a good point - how are cyclists supposed to make a right turn when travelling south on Garry.
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Or left when travelling north.
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Originally Posted by CoryB
Another one I have seen coming up recently is adding bike lanes to Portage Ave between downtown and Polo Park. Makes perfect sense except the City has been sinking significant money into St Matthews to service that same perceived need from the cycling community. If the cyclists want/need to be in Portage Ave it doesn't matter how great the cycling infrastructure you are building about 1 KM north is. One of the issues I have heard about St Matthews is that it ends at Maryland, slightly short of downtown.
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Want to know about the needs of pedestrians near Portage and Main? Go talk to people walking on the street.
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The think with Portage is that stretch actually has very few curb cuts (aside from streets) compared to west of Polo. Aside from needing to have some sort of treatment at bus shelters, you could pretty much turn the giant garbage cans to be parallel with the street, move some parking signs, and you already have room for a bike lane on the sidewalk lol.
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And yeah, lots of these bike lane designs, and especially signage, seems like it was designed by someone used to making things for vehicles and applied all the same logic and signage to bike lanes without ever actually trying them to see if it makes sense.
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Originally Posted by joshlemer
People in this thread commenting that there are no East/West connections to Garry may be forgetting about Graham (admittedly, only between the Bay and Main), the St. Marry dedicated bike lane, the connection to Notre Dame which has 2-way connection up to adelaide, as well as bannatyne/mcdermot which take you to HSC. Not to mention, connection to Assiniboine itself, which can take you all the way from St. Boniface <-> Forks <-> Wolseley <-> Polo <-> etc.
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Try riding a bike on Graham, especially at rush hour. The fact it says cyclists on the sign is ridiculous, it's more dangerous than most other streets as it's one narrow lane each way filled with busses. Sure St. Mary has painted bike lane (dedicated is a stretch) but it doesn't start til Fort, is very narrow and easy to get doored, hasn't been repainted, and currently is over 50% closed due to multiple construction projects. Some will be 3+ years. Oh and what good is a westbound one without an eastbound one? And the Exchange ones you mention service the Exchange, not Downtown. Lol @ Notre Dame.