Sunday, March 14, 2010

Winnipeg - Bike, traffic ideas spark oohs, ahhs at open house

While some of the proposals were par for the municipal course -- think an asphalt bike path and adjacent concrete sidewalk on Bison Drive from Pembina to Barnes -- others stirred up admiring "oohs" and scandalized "ahhs."

Many of the proposed improvements are virtually unknown in Winnipeg: things such as blue-painted bike lanes, traffic calming circles, and even decorative barricades that serve to force vehicle right turns, which can reduce non-local motor traffic while allowing bikes to drive on through.

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