Calgary’s typical cyclist: a helmeted man who prefers pathways

Calgary hardly bothered counting in northeast Calgary, where there are precious few bike-only routes or safe ways to cross the Deerfoot. Nothing on the east greenway, which is almost strictly a leisure route. The Bow pathway, as anyone who’s tried jogging or dog-walking along it in the morning, is a commuter route; some senior city planners have called it the cyclist’s Deerfoot. More than half of all cycle trips counted were in and around the city core. Read more.