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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
You realize that image is elitist garbage, right?
Why don't you run a cost comparison of how much it costs - both in time and money - to get from various points of Calgary to downtown via car, bus, bike, c-train? Cycling within downtown might be cheaper and more space efficient. But the majority are a significant distance away from the core, and like it or not, infrastructure to bring the majority in will always have to take priority.
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I'm 6 km from the core and I can get to work faster on my bike than driving or bus. Also much cheaper. It's great to have a protected bike lane to take me the last few blocks to my office, as I have almost been hit a few times before it existed by drivers not paying attention tot he world around them. It's far less stressful, so to me, it's totally worth it.
There are plenty of people who live within 6km of downtown who could ride, and I'm sure more do now they have safer options. I know I see far more people on the cycle track than I ever saw on the open road.
What is elitist is thinking a car is somehow top of the transportation hill, meant to have all whims catered to, with no accommodation for other methods of transport. Bike commuting to work has nothing to do with elitism.