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Originally Posted by Bunk
It's being looked at as part of the centre city cycling network planning. It would be 1st SE between the Bow and Elbow Rivers only - but subject to more detailed analysis of traffic data.
1st SE carries 6000 fewer vehicles per day than it used to 10-15 years ago. Also, the downtown segment carries 4 lanes at its lowest volume points, whereas just south of the Elbow as traffic accumulates southbound, it has 3. Currently the trip from Bow to Elbow takes about 4.5 minutes during PM peak and early analysis shows with a cycle track and mitigation measures like some advanced turning and signal optimization that trip would increase by about 30 seconds.
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Good luck with that. Knee jerk or not, I still think it's a ridiculous idea and I know I'm not the only one. And I'd be curious to know what sort of measuring meter you're using to measure this with because I've been on those roads at those times and it never takes 4.5 minutes to get from Bow to Elbow. It's usually much longer. And as narrow as those downtown roads are? It's going to be like a really bad game of Frogger.