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I don't think the principal of the cycle track is a bad Idea, but as A driver I just cannot fathom why it had to be on 11th or 12th, rather than 10th or 13th. What is the sense in adding congestion to busy arteries?
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10th and 13th don't have lanes to spare for a cycle track. You either take away residential parking permanently (13th), commercial parking permanently (10th), or commercial parking temporarily (12th). That was the crux of the reasoning behind it; 12th had the lanes to spare.
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Also saw 1 bike still on the main road, which pisses me off. If they are going to bother investing in a cycle track the cyclists should get off the road.
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What is a bigger contributor to traffic on 12th right now. A single cyclist not actually breaking the law by cycling in a road lane, or a single vehicle illegally parked in a no parking during rush hour lane?
Because the most complaints I've heard is about the lane blocking off parking which has caused Purolator (and such) trucks to park in the travel lane. Drivers are the ones doing illegal things along 12th that are causing traffic backups, blaming cyclists is pointing the fingers at the wrong people.