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Originally Posted by SebC
Some quick numbers to debunk this:
Transit Budget: ~$425M
Roads Budge: $~260M
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There's no doubt that transit users are by far the most subsidized. I'm pretty sure this happens in every single city, and in general, is considered a very good use of tax dollars.
However, we're comparing roads to cyclists. In fact, in the context of this discussion, we're talking about capital costs between roads and cyclists.
Here's a report on what investments we're planning to do for the entire network for the next ten years:
http://www.calgary.ca/Transportation...-final-web.pdf
Keep in mind the capital cost of the bike lanes was 11 million dollars spread over several years. Go to page 13, and keep that 11 million dollars in mind as you see how much cash is slated to go towards car projects.
Rationally, Car people should be fighting against transit users - but that's just politically incorrect isn't it?
Oh, just as an aside, in the same report, there are 30 million dollars budgeted towards pathways (ie. bike infrastructure) in the next 10 years (page 74).