Bike Calgary finds census commute numbers encouraging
Posted Jul 22, 2016 6:55 am.
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If you build it, they will come.
More than 1,400 new people are hopping on a bicycle to get to work compared to two years ago, according to the results of this year’s city census, released earlier this week.
It’s not a big jump, with less than two per cent of Calgarians commuting on two wheels, but cycling enthusiasts in the city are counting it as a win for the cycle tracks and bike lanes.
Bike Calgary President Kimberley Nelson says there’s a lot of effort in the beginning to get people out there.
“And then when you hit a certain tipping point, and you’ve got the infrastructure in place, and you have all of the culture in place, you’ve got the rules in place, you’ve got everything working — the education, and the promotion aspect of it starts to come into play — all of a sudden, I think you’re going to have a groundswell,” she said.
Nelson says it’s still early on and we’ll have to wait a couple years to see the real rewards of putting in this infrastructure.
