bikecalgary.ca says the cost is 12.2 million over three years plus a million five a year to maintain.
This is an article from the Vancouver sun titled "Jury Still Out on Downtown Bike Lanes...
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Talk to some of the merchants who remain along the Hornby lane, who vociferously complained about lack of consultation and who feared a loss of on-street parking would kill their businesses, and they will still tell you that they suffer from the impacts.......the Vancouver Economic Commission estimated 150 businesses would likely lose upwards of $2.4 million in the first year alone.
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So I guess all the studies don't say the same thing. But what really bugs me is, no one is going to compensate the existing businesses that do end up losing money and they surely will. That's seriously unfair.
If these lanes cause a 20% incease in drive times (and I'm sure they will) it is actually going to increase our over all carbon foot print by a significant amount.
All the bike lanes in the world aren't going to make people ride in the winter.
Two cyclists I talked to today said they're still just going to cycle down the river paths, then cut straight to their office on 11th ave as usual because they don't want to breathe in any more exhaust than they have to. "Why would you bike down 12 ave when you could spin down the river, watch all the cute baby geese and not suck on tail pipes the whole way?"
I tried to be cool with this, 40k bikers deserve some consideration. But it's looking more like an entirely stupid idea.