As [Thunder Bay] city council will hear tonight, dedicated on-street bicycle lanes were installed on Walsh, Court and Syndicate Avenue last spring. Bicycle counts were undertaken in July 2009 and July 2010 and analysis of this data reveals that cyclist volume on these routes has increased, on average, by 40 per cent.
Bicyclist behaviour on these routes has also changed. There has been a 23-per-cent increase in lawful riding and a 29-per-cent decrease in sidewalk riding.
Feedback from cyclists has been “overwhelmingly positive.” Feedback from drivers has been “generally supportive,” though they have expressed some confusion about how to navigate with dedicated bicycle lanes.
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