Nothing new about 4-wheelers vs 2-wheelers in our town.
Goes back to 2010, when newly elected Mayor Rob Ford ( R.I.P. ) declared, "The
war on the car is over."
( Most of the casualties I encountered during "the war on cars" were cyclists. )
He argued bike lanes were taking away space for cars.
Prior to that, Bicycling Magazine named Toronto, "North America's best city for cycling."
As a ( mostly ) pedestrian, what I observe from the sidewalk in the "war" between cars and bikes now looks like roller derby.
We used to call it “the door prize” – when the driver door opened in the path of a cyclist.
The old front bench seats allowed drivers, among other things, to safely enter and exit their cars on the sidewalk side.
Saw this ranking from 2020 for "The most bike-friendly cities in Canada"
1 ) Victoria, B.C.
2 ) Vancouver, B.C.
3 ) Montreal, QUE.
4 ) Longueuil, Que.
5 ) Brossard, Que.
6 ) Ottawa, ON
7 ) Waterloo, ON
8 ) Toronto, ON
9 ) Winnipeg, Man.
10 ) Richmond, B.C.
For the first time, Redfin ranks the most bikeable Canadian cities based on access to bike lanes, road connectivity and hilliness.
www.redfin.com
An 8-page thread for reference to the discussion,
‘Bike culture’ enjoys limited receptivity among Canadians
It looks nice hanging off the back of my pickup truck
‘Bike culture’ enjoys limited receptivity among Canadians
May 24, 2022 — A new Ipsos survey ahead of the World Bicycle Day to be celebrated on 3rd June 2022, finds that most adults across 28 countries consider cycling plays an important role in the reduction of carbon emissions (on average, 86% do so) and in the reduction of traffic (80%). While there is a global consensus on bicycles’ key role to reduce carbon emissions and traffic and there is widespread support for assigning a higher priority to bicycles...