News + Opinion
Pin It
Favourite
Print
Email
Share

July 03, 2014 News + Opinion » City

Halifax needs protected bike lanes 

Check out our video demonstration. The proof is in the watching.

By
click image It's simple math other places have already learned: More protected bike lanes = more cyclists - more injuries.
  • It's simple math other places have already learned: More protected bike lanes = more cyclists - more injuries.

Lots of Haligonians are scared to ride their bikes more, because our streets are built for cars. And as any local bureaucrat can tell you, it's totally impossible to change the streets now. Except that lots of cities have added protected biking lanes to their roadways—retrofitting the street to be built for more than cars—with amazing results for increasing cycling.

Could Halifax be one of those not-just-for-cars cities? Do we even need protected bike lanes? Can you imagine if pedestrians were thrown out into traffic the way our bike are? The answers are yes, yes and, thanks to this fun video, yes. Enjoy.

Tags: , , , , , , ,

Support The Coast

At a time when the city needs local coverage more than ever, we’re asking for your help to support independent journalism. We are committed as always to providing free access to readers, particularly as we confront the impact of COVID-19 in Halifax and beyond.

Read more about the work we do here, or consider making a voluntary donation using the button below. Thank you for your support!

Pin It
Favourite
Print
Email
Share

Trending

A whole bunch of Halifax musicians get ECMA noms
First look at Boyd’s Pharmasave on Agricola Street
35 of Canada’s best hockey players are in Halifax this week
Strankin ends 1-month Halifax lockdown after a week
Nova Scotia’s vaccine rollout continues to have technical difficulties
Top Stories
Advertisement:

Latest in City

more articles in News + Opinion »

Comments (2)

Showing 1-2 of 2

Add a comment

 
Subscribe to this thread:
By Email
With RSS
Showing 1-2 of 2

Add a comment

C19 Need to Know

Coast Top Ten

Most Read
Most Shared
Most Discussed
  1. First look at Boyd’s Pharmasave on Agricola Street   (Shoptalk)
  2. UPDATED: Why the Halifax lockdown might be got lifted early   (COVID-19)
  3. 2 new cases March 5 in Nova Scotia’s emergency year   (COVID-19)
  4. First look at Fiends Collective’s new digs   (Shoptalk)
  5. Strankin ends 1-month Halifax lockdown after a week   (COVID-19)
  6. Health care’s exhausted pain reliever   (City)
  7. Fantastic at saving plastic   (Shoptalk)
  8. CBC, please fire Randy Bachman   (Opinion)
  9. New premier, new cases, new restrictions for Halifax   (COVID-19)
  10. The Coast is back with the 26th annual Best Of Halifax readers' survey results   (City)
Real Time Web Analytics

© 2021 Coast Publishing Ltd.