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Eleanor,
I totally agree with you. Bike lanes, especially separated bike lanes, bring about a number of benefits. One of the most obvious benefits is increased safety for cyclists. What I’ve learned from the research is that separated bike lanes are perhaps the most effective urban policy for increasing urban cycling trips in a city. An increase in urban cycling has the potential to decrease a significant amount of car trips, which in turn reduces transportation related emissions. In Victoria’s CEEP there is only a brief mention of bike lanes: “Consider ways to make cycling easier throughout the City, including no-car streets, increased bike lanes, designated cycling routes, improved cycling route maintenance”. Fortunately, the City is now moving ahead with identifying select corridors that would be good candidates for a separated bike lane.
As planners and sustainability practitioners, I think we need to really push for, and draw a clearer link between safe bike lanes and reduced carbon emissions.
- This reply was modified 9 years, 11 months ago by Jen Grebeldinger.