{"id":1531,"date":"2009-11-25T13:00:11","date_gmt":"2009-11-25T17:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingatlantic.ca\/?p=1531"},"modified":"2013-01-21T04:46:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T08:46:00","slug":"where-do-we-need-bike-lanes-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/atlantic\/2009\/11\/25\/where-do-we-need-bike-lanes-most\/","title":{"rendered":"Where do we need bike lanes most?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HALIFAX –<\/strong> Whether you\u2019re looking to get to work, have some fun or get some exercise, there\u2019s really nothing better than a good old fashioned bike ride. Unfortunately for the cyclists of Halifax, the biking infrastructure in this town is a little bit short on \u2018good,\u2019 with a much greater emphasis on the \u2018old fashioned\u2019 part<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In fact, biking on the peninsula can be down right dangerous<\/a>. In most places cyclists have to share the road with cars, trucks,\u00a0 and even the occasional rickshaw in the touristy areas.<\/p>\n

As if the the moving vehicles weren\u2019t enough, bikers also have to worry about smashing face first into a car door as somebody gets out of their Honda Civic.<\/p>\n

The worst part of it all is that there\u2019s a pretty easy fix for most of these concerns; more bike lanes!<\/p>\n

A quick look around Halifax and you\u2019ll realize that the city is really lacking in adequate space to keep cyclists safe on the road.<\/p>\n

I think it would be tough to find a cyclist in this city that didn\u2019t agree that Halifax needs more bike lanes, but where do we need them the most?<\/p>\n

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\u201cConsidering we have a great deal of riders coming in from Bedford… a definite need for these cyclists would be a bike lane that runs from the Fairview overpass, through the north-end, running straight through the peninsula and finishing in the south-end of Halifax,\u201d says Steve Beddard, Co-Chair of the Halifax Cycling Coalition. [ see HRM pdf plan<\/a> ]<\/p>\n

Beddard thinks that the creation of a comprehensive Halifax bike lane such as this would create \u201ca transportation corridor that is comfortable for cyclists to use when they are commuting in from Bedford, but we’ll be creating a comfortable route for people in the North and South ends as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The need for bike lanes in the North and South ends is difficult to argue.<\/p>\n

Just take a look at this map<\/a>. It provides a visual record of every accident involving a cyclist that has been reported to HRM police since June 8th, 2000.<\/p>\n

The vast majority of these accidents have occurred in the North and South ends, with considerably fewer happening in less densely populated areas.\u00a0 This seems to point to two things: first, there are certain streets outside of downtown where smaller numbers of cyclists need bike lanes to protect themselves against heavy volumes of fast-moving traffic and; second, despite slower traffic downtown, bike lanes are also needed\u00a0 simply due to the large number of cyclists on the road.<\/p>\n

Even if you aren\u2019t the cycling type, bike lanes might be good for you. Beddard argues that bike lanes can benefit motorists as well: \u201cStudies show that the presence of bike lanes (has) a traffic calming effect, regardless of whether a biker is using it or not. The result: communities that are calmer, quieter and happier, and more time for a motorist to react to surprises.\u201d<\/p>\n

p<\/em>hoto by Matthew Blackett<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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