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Originally Posted by Bedford_DJ
That statement's still accurate. I contacted my local councillor recently with suggestions and he say it depends on what streets are getting resurfaced ... 
There is only one seperate path of sorts but its only a few metres long and is really just a resting stop on the insanely dangerous and nerve-wrecking narrow Bedford Highway bicycle lanes.
As of 2008 there was about 48km of bicycle lanes in HRM. Mind you none of the lanes interconnect and are randomly placed over the urban/suburban area. |
Quinpool, Robie (maybe Agricola or Gottingen), Rainie/Brunswick and something along Lower/Upper Water and then Barrington would be great. To minimize hills, maybe North St. and Spring Garden would work as access points to the waterfront.
A good first start would be to install a network in and around the Dal campus.
Hali's a natural bike city. It has beautiful neighbourhoods, a compact central city, relatively sane drivers and a sizeable bike-friendly population.
The biggest challenge is to convince businesses to give up their precious, on-street parking. Despite the fact that it's been proven over and over again that business improves after making the switch, you still hear the same tired old arguments against bike lanes. They seem to think that only car owners ever buy anything!