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Originally Posted by 1stLand
Not practical.
We are covered in snow 1/2 or 3/4 of the year (depending how you look at it) and we are going to spend hundreds of millions on little commuter pathways for bikes? So 1/50 Calgarians can bike to work/school 4 months out of the year?
No thanks.
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Calgary weather easily allows for biking April-October which is at minimum 7/12 months of the year. This can easily extend + a month to either side as well depending on snow levels and removal. I don't buy into your theory that Calgarians can only bike 4 months a year. They can 7-9 months a year if there are routes provided for them. People don't because in snowy months their option is to battle it out between traffic and curbside snow piles. If dedicated bike lanes were provided people would take advantage of them in spring/fall seasons.