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Most municipalities have too many bike lanes built mostly for politically connected, more affluent residents. They are poorly used and very expensive to build. We call them vanity projects.
What is sad is that there are miles of little used bike lanes, but the province and the municipalities cannot built surfaces, turf or tracks for children, youth, families and seniors to use. For example, in our municipality of London Ontario, there is not 1 (one) usable track surface for school use or community use. Further there is no governance or leadership for planning the utilization of school facilities in after hours.
Ask the club system, families and residents what is more important, bike paths or better sports/community facilities for sports and personal use. The club system is dying because they cannot find usable, affordable facilities. Bike lanes should be last priority. Fix the school assets, make they usable for the community and fix the governance of these scarce assets due to lack of leadership, partnership skills and funding gaps. This is an easy problem to solve.
Joe Ryder 519-860-2222
Submitted November 1, 2024 11:40 AM
Comment on
Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 - Framework for bike lanes that require removal of a traffic lane.
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109633
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