Alberta’s bike lanes aren’t a problem to be solved – they’re how people get around
Open this photo in gallery:Cyclists ride in a bike lane in Toronto. To the people who use them, bike lanes are not the political flashpoint they’ve become. Instead, they’re infrastructure designed to solve a practical problem.Fred Lum/the Globe and MailShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountCailynn Klingbeil is a Calgary-based freelance writer and editor.Bike lanes are back in the news in Alberta.
- ▪Open this photo in gallery:Cyclists ride in a bike lane in Toronto.
- ▪To the people who use them, bike lanes are not the political flashpoint they’ve become.
- ▪Instead, they’re infrastructure designed to solve a practical problem.Fred Lum/the Globe and MailShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountCailynn Klingbeil is a Calgary-based freelance writer and edit
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Open this photo in gallery:Cyclists ride in a bike lane in Toronto. To the people who use them, bike lanes are not the political flashpoint they’ve become. Instead, they’re infrastructure designed to solve a practical problem.Fred Lum/the Globe and MailShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountCailynn Klingbeil is a Calgary-based freelance writer and editor.Bike lanes are back in the news in Alberta. This time, it’s because the provincial government launched an online portal inviting Albertans to report municipal bike lanes they believe are causing problems. Yes, really.The webpage asks residents where the bike lane is located and what their concerns are.
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