removing a bike lane

[shootingstar]

I respectfully disagree: I already live in a city (over 1 million) with many of streets that have wider car lanes and terrain that is flatter than ie. Vancouver. It definitely has not encouraged more cyclists to use such roads.

And parents here in our sprawling prairie city, do not want to cycle with their children on such roads.

For cycllng commuters into downtown since that's where I cycle daily, it is still very noticeable to me even in spring to fall, the majority cyclists commuting to work that I see are....men, not women. Over and over. And these are cyclists who use part of the route ...on a major bike path because that's where I am. Don't tell me that being in a 4 lane one way downtown street is safer during rush hr. It's not a good feeling. We have lots of such streets flowing one way to give cars the advantage of speed and efficiency.

Have any of you biked in separated bike lanes? Lane that may have a concrete barrier on the road or a whole strip of boulevard planters? ...So far, conversation leads me to believe alot of people here don't live in cities with separated bike lanes? Or some of us just aren't mothers with children on bikes. (I'm not one but have cycled with nieces and nephews over time.)


Now with cell phone use (despite laws in some jursidictions, such as mine) by drivers, I would say it's now even more dangerous. Compared to several decades ago.