Comment 89483

By Sigma Cub (anonymous) | Posted June 11, 2013 at 21:41:47 in reply to Comment 89479

My point was not that it wasn't worth making changes, but rather that if you reallocate 200 lane km or whatever to cycling infrastructure, you don't stop paying upkeep. Other Canadian cities of similar scale have done conversions and can surely offer measurables of value.

A separated bike lane apparently costs around $100/m to install, and a nominal but cumulative amount to keep clear of debris and snow. The city simply needs to be shown that the lifespan cost of conversions is at least a break-even proposition (at least on par with the cost of typical roads maintenance) and once a majority of councillors are onside, it's just a matter of nailing down the appropriate budget allocations.

Alternately, refocus the participatory budgeting process to bootstrap a starter network. $200K from each of Ward 1/2/3 would create 6km of separated bike lane, arrayed however works best.

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