Funding should prioritize…

Funding should prioritize protected bike lanes and cycle tracks within cities. This is where they'll get the most use by kids and adults alike.

For bike touring, off-road routes are much more pleasant and can be used by families. They become a destination in and of themselves. The Airport Parkway in Ottawa will not be a pleasant bike route. Connecting off-road sections (eg: Sawmill Creek pathway next to the Airport Parkway) with other off-road sections would be more sensible. We need safe cycling infrastructure that connects. Too often, projects are limited to a street or part of a street and leaves the user hanging in an unsafe intersection with nowhere to go. People on bikes need true networks.

Factors for my route choices: -When at all possible I choose protected bike lanes, cycle tracks and off-road paths -I avoid roads with high traffic speed (I try to minimize time spent on any road where that the average vehicle speed is 50 km/h and over even if a painted bike lane is present) -I avoid roads with heavy car and truck traffic volume (I choose quiet roads)

I bike with my kids daily. I need safe routes and so do my kids. We must make our streets safe so that families can choose active transportation and be healthier.

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