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Old 10-07-2014, 09:57 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14 View Post
In terms of a dedicated bike corridor, Elbow Drive makes far more sense. Lower traffic volumes, more greenery, and between Glenmore and Anderson at least, zero need to acquire land. Accessing MacLeod is easy given the number of side streets that intersect both roads.
Agree 100%. I think the city really missed an opportunity to implement bus lanes / bike lanes when they rebuilt Elbow in the last few years. The number three bus funnels a ton of near-SW people DT (most frequent route in town) and a bus lane would make it damn near BRT. Combine bikes into the same lane and I think a lot of people would make use of it.

I already use Elbow to commute DT on my bike, but it's not for everyone. And even after 30 years of biking in all sorts of Calgary traffic, I wouldn't even consider riding on Macleod. It's downright hostile.
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