Critics questioning Calgary’s cycle track plans
Posted Dec 18, 2014 7:18 am.
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The city is making headway in pedalling forward its cycling strategy but some critics aren’t totally happy with the plans.
At a committee meeting Wednesday night, some politicians questioned the accuracy of the data the city has collected in terms of users of cycling tracks and bike lanes.
Officials have installed automatic counters at various locations to monitor cyclists using the available infrastructures.
Bike Calgary’s Dale Calkins tells City News, the work of city officials should be respected.
“I think that the city employs professionals to count bicycles, pedestrians, transit users, and automobiles, and absolutely, I think that we should have more open data but it is the case that we should respect that they are professionals and they do their jobs accordingly,” he said.
The city has seen an increase of 26 per cent in cyclists to and from downtown since 2011.
