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Originally Posted by Flames0910
Cyclists riding on Memorial is definitely not a solution anyone wants here (also, as a side note, can we drop the MAMIL and pathlete bull#### -- we don't put down runners as "boston marathon wannabes" -- people like to be active in different ways and that's OK.
This is a popular and congested area with infrastructure that hasn't been updated in decades. The use has changed, the city needs to update the infrastructure but they won't because it only costs $2M and needs to be approved by every stakeholder compared to $20M for a highway overpass that sails through committee.
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This is bang on. I'll often use Memorial between the Peace Bridge and Centre St when that pathway is packed, but I worry that riding beside bike 'infrastructure' will make me a target of some petrosexual moron, so I haul ass to keep the pace with traffic. Those sections of Memorial (also near Crowchild) really don't need 2 EB lanes.
And on the MAMIL stuff, lycra hate is just so funny to me. Anyone who tries padded bike shorts for a 15+ minute ride will never, ever, EVER want to wear anything else. And then jerseys have these amazing pockets in the back to hold your ####, and it doesn’t flop around at all when the jersey is on the snug side.
For a lot of people it has nothing to do with style or aero. It’s pure function and comfort