[thommyjo]

What about when mode share shifts? How often will budgets be revised and what data source will be used?

Thankfully the census lines up alright with 4 year budget cycles. That’s one option, but not ideal.

More helpful is a citywide transportation study. Not sure how you get that to be cost effective and representative though. Sample would need to be somewhat large. And ideally would also capture not just the 2% number that speaks to “primary commuting mode by adults”, but also numbers on occasional use and kids/youth.

Our transit and biking numbers jump a good amount if you include 14-17 year olds.

The number I want is how many people bike 10+ times a year vs 50+ times. Cause that’s who will be most served by expansion of infrastructure. Vs people that don’t ever bike are a tougher convert.

 

[TAS]

For perspective, Montreal's spending.

A project of note:
This 18km 8 lane arterial roadway turning into a complete street with bike and bus only lanes in each direction aling with 2 vehicle lanes in each direction.

Info from Oh the Urbanity's latest.

Montreal not hesitant to run their bike lanes along commercial streets.

 

[TAS]

For perspective, Montreal's spending.

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A project of note:
This 18km 8 lane arterial roadway turning into a complete street with bike and bus only lanes in each direction aling with 2 vehicle lanes in each direction.

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Info from Oh the Urbanity's latest.

Montreal not hesitant to run their bike lanes along commercial streets.

And Montreal's planned spend per year over next 10 years. Bike lanes account for about 6% of total transportation spend on roads.

Another nice transformation there:

 

[constance_chlore]

That spot on Henri-Bourassa is almost exactly where my friend in Laval used to pick me up to drive to fieldwork on West Island, where we'd get totally eaten up by mosquitoes. Good times!

 

[archited]

As I recall from my time living in Ottawa eastern Canadian mosquitos have the ability to lift people off the ground.

 

[johnnyboy]

As I recall from my time living in Ottawa eastern Canadian mosquitos have the ability to lift people off the ground.

They are bad, yes, but nothing compared to the "Labrador Airforce"

 

[TAS]

96 street lanes are in north of 119ave.

 

[Gronk!]

99 St north of Jasper Ave

 

[dkazzed]

96 street lanes are in north of 119ave.

I love that they protected it northbound, but cyclists will still be closely tailed southbound by drivers who don't care that there's a whole arterial a block west.

 

[TAS]

I love that they protected it northbound, but cyclists will still be closely tailed southbound by drivers who don't care that there's a whole arterial a block west.

I've been on this route several times during the past month and I don't really see many vehicles driving down 96st. Like each time I've been on it I can count on one hand for the 5 block stretch.