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Bicycle plans in North America

In the past few days, I've have the chance to peruse some sites about proposed or completed bicycle plans or studies in North America. Here are a few of them:

Seattle: The city of Seattle, Wash., is in the process of developing a master plan for cycling in that city. Fueling the plan are concerns about the fact that more than 900 cyclists have been injured and 5 cyclists have been killed in Seattle.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that as the city writes its first-ever bicycle master plan -- an effort to promote cycling and reroute some bike traffic to make it safer -- it faces thorny problems, such as what to do with a trail that contributes to both safety and crash numbers. Other top concerns: narrow streets with little room for bike lanes; increasing traffic and construction; and irritated motorists and cyclists who have formed a mutual blame society.

Calgary: We move north of the border for the next two items. Calgary, Alberta, is surveying cyclists to increase the quality and quantity of bicycle routes in that city. The poll also asks questions about safety, bicycle parking facilities and other issues important to bicycle commuters.

Quebec: The Velo Quebec Association in June published a report about cycling in the Canadian province called "Cycling in Quebec in 2005" (PDF file, English version). The report states that 54 percent of people in the province rode a bicycle at least once during 2005 and that interest in the sport has increased substantially in the past 25 years.

St. Louis: In 2004 and 2005, the East-West Gateway Council of Governments worked on a bicycling and pedestrian plan for the region. As of this time, the plan is still called a draft, rather than a final plan. There is no indication on the site whether it became a final document.

Roger 1 comments 12:27 PM

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Also check out us here in the Windy City -

http://bicycle-diaries.blogspot.com/2006/12/our-foul-weather-city.html
http://bicycle-diaries.blogspot.com/2006/07/mea-culpa.html

# posted by  Da' Square Wheelman, : 3:22 PM

 

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