Monday, November 17, 2008

Article - Councillor fears '500-kilometre discussion' over 700 metres of bicycle lanes

Globe and Mail, October 29
Author: John Barber

What should have been the routine approval of new bicycle lanes along six blocks of one wide, largely residential street has become a messy standoff threatening to cause long hours of hot debate when council meets today.

"I hope we don't have a 500-kilometre discussion for 700 metres of bike lanes," said Councillor Adrian Heaps, chair of the city cycling committee and champion of a new fast-track process meant to paint hundreds of kilometres of long-planned but backlogged routes. "It's just not worth it."

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