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Want More Bike Lanes in the Centre City?

Tell us where you'd like them!

The City wants to know where cyclists want bicycle infrastructure in Centre City ("Centre City" is the region bound by 14 Street SW, the Bow and Elbow Rivers, and 17 Avenue SW. Here's a map. We're collecting the opinion of cyclists and would-be cyclists who ride to or through Centre City, and will draw up a suggested route network, which we'll take back to the City's transportation planners.

NOTE: The survey is now closed, results are here.

To have your say, take the online survey by Thursday, October 13. Alternatively, print the map, highlight your priority routes, then scan and email it back to . (Use this email address for any other comments you'd like to share with us.) You can also draw your route map in Google Maps and share it with us. (We have a tutorial up on how to do this.) Or, just come to our mapping workshop on Tuesday October 11 at 12 noon (see below).

We're interested in the primary routes you think would serve your own needs best. Where do you want a signed bike route, a bike lane, or even a separated cycle track so that you feel safe when you ride your bike in Centre City to and from work, and to and from home?

We are also looking for a few volunteers who would like to represent Bike Calgary at two meetings with the City on October 15 and 29: see here.

Background

When the Comprehensive Cycling Strategy was passed by City Council in July, the City's Transportation Department was directed to consult with cyclists on what roads should be outfitted with cycling infrastructure for the Centre City. On September 29th, City planners met with members of the Calgary Pathway Advisory Council (CPAC) and Bike Calgary Advocacy representatives to outline their engagement strategy. We will meet again on October 15th, 2011 to create a map of recommended bike routes for Center City. Planners will then consult with core internal stakeholders and City engineers to assess route feasibility. Another meeting on October 29th will determine which of the feasible routes should include separated infrastructure, i.e., bike lanes that are physically separated from cars by barriers or bollards. Transportation Solutions intends to have a final map of feasible recommended bike routes, including separated routes prepared by December 2011 to ensure work begins by 2012.

What Else Can You Do?

In order to represent cyclists' interests as best we can, BikeCalgary is conducting a number of engagement sessions.

  1. October 11, 2011: We're hosting a lunchtime workshop at the ING Community Room (600 6th Avenue SW) from noon to 1 pm where you'll be able to put your ideas on a map and discuss them with us and others.
  2. until October 13, 2011: Fill out our online survey, or email a route map that you scanned or created on Google Maps to infrastructure@bikecalgary.org
  3. October 13, at 7pm, Bike Calgary will hold its Annual General Meeting. We'll discuss the Centre City mapping engagement after society business is out of the way. Everyone is welcome! Bonus: you'll get to learn about what else Bike Calgary does.
  4. Put up our poster at your office or building's bike lockup
  5. Hand out copies of our flyer (trim 1/2" from right edge then cut in half)
  6. Send the link to this page to your friends and colleagues, share it on facebook, tweet it, etc., and encourage your friends to do so as well.
  7. October 6, 2011, we're handing out flyers to commuters on the pathways. If you have time, please join us: send an email to and tell us your availability.

You may also be interested in getting involved with BikeCalgary's advocacy group.