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Originally Posted by rrskylar
a very distinct demographic (white males between 25-45)
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Ironically, the person who organized the bike lane cleaning that the article you undoubtedly saw was about and that triggered this comment, is a woman.
There are many women who winter bike.
I've biked to work all winter for the last 10 years and there has a been a huge increase in riders. Sometimes there are more cyclists on Assiniboine than cars.
There are only like a few hundred km of bike infra, many of them are shared with pedestrians. The "waste of tax dollars" argument is silly, the investment is minimal compared to what's spent on clearing the roads or even sidewalks.
It would be a bigger waste to invest in bike lanes and then not be able to use them 4-5 months of the year.
And if you feel like responding to that with "yes, there should be no bike lanes", how about we apply the same argument to golf courses, outdoor pools, tennis courts, etc etc etc.