As you likely are aware, the city of Edmonton has decided to
build a series of bike lanes to try to decrease potentially dangerous
interactions between cars and bicycles. Yet somehow the lanes have caused some
tensions.
One of the reasons that Bike lanes have caused some tensions
is because they are changing existing lane structure. Since people are
creatures of habit, I understand how these changes make them uncomfortable. So,
to avoid that in Ward 5, I would like to set up as many bike lanes as possible,
as early as possible so that we have the lanes in the far west as early as we
have the roads.
I want to avoid leaving for work with a parking spot and
arriving home without.
Since a large portion of 5 is West of Henday, if we want
cyclists we have to deal with the main bridges.
So this is the city’s map for Bicycle paths:
A closer look at Ward five will show that the few planned bike
path plans are reserved for major roads:
The problem here involves bridges at Callingwood Road and at
Lessard Road connecting Kymburn, Ormsby and Jamieson with Glastonbury and the
Hamptons on the West side.
So let’s get these lanes in NOW. And prepare everyone for
the growth West of Henday. I think we need the bridges to look like this:
Before we do anything else.
Images excerpted from http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/Bike_Lane_brochure.pdf
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