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There's a brilliant take down today of the current Canadian urban planner mania for bike lanes, from a cyclist:


....Bike lanes done right are a masterpiece of 21st-century design: a stylish and efficient way to move thousands of people quickly, quietly and cleanly. And many cities do indeed have the density and population for such a plan to make sense. But for God’s sake, do your homework first.

Analyze the traffic patterns. Survey your citizens. Figure out if, trip for trip, it’s worth the trade-off in road space. Study the success of bike lane projects in similar places. Streamline the bike infrastructure you already have. Keep in mind your limitations: even the bike-fetishizing hipster mecca of Portland, only counts seven per cent of its commuters getting to work on bikes.

And, most critically, find out if your citizens actually enjoy cycling as much as you think they should. The last thing Canada needs is another empty bike lane.

http://news.nationalpost.com/full-co...body-else-uses