Cyclists and pedestrians are organizing
Radio-Canada reports that cyclists and pedestrians are getting organized on a borough basis.
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Radio-Canada reports that cyclists and pedestrians are getting organized on a borough basis.
Tim S. 21:24 on 2018-02-27 Permalink
Hmm. While both cyclists and pedestrians face a common danger in the car/truck, in other ways their interests are not the same. In my experience of attending city council meetings, groups of people who call themselves “Walking and Cycling associations” usually just present complaints about the maltreatment of cyclists, using pedestrians as rhetorical cover, and the article mostly seemed to list cyclist concerns.
This isn’t to say that we couldn’t design our city in such a way as to accommodate both groups, or work towards more cooperation, only that for the moment we shouldn’t read too much into a name.
Michael Black 22:04 on 2018-02-27 Permalink
That’s my take too.
Also, there’s a guy who seems to be the Westmount organization, and also the NDG one. I think he’s been attributed to a third group, “XXX Cycling and Pedestrian Association”. I think his name is Daniel Lambert. I’ve never seen mention of other members, or details about the group. It really seems like one guy who wants more clout so he created organizations
And yes, he’s always there for cycling issues, but only vaguely for pedestrians. I remember a recent comment where he seemed to sidestep the issue of bikes going through pedestrian lights. I also recall one time when there was an accident, and immediately he called for some change at that corner, when it was clear to me that it was a “freak” event, changes made long ago fixing the bug issues. And nothing about his background, so what makes him the “expert” that he’s assumed to be? I’m pretty sure he followed the notion that the bike path in Westmount was “recreational” when that was never the intention.
Michael
Emily Gray 11:40 on 2018-02-28 Permalink
And then there are pedestrians who get annoyed when cyclists break rules that affect the pedestrians, such as cycling on the sidewalk and not stopping at stop signs/lights.
Ephraim 16:23 on 2018-02-28 Permalink
Emily, put on a back brace, carry a cane and walk around with and see how you feel about cyclists on sidewalks, crosswalks and cycling in the wrong direction. It’s harder to understand it from the perspective of older people and the handicapped. The back brace is to understand what it feels like to not be able to turn swiftly and see as much in your peripheral vision. There are 80 year olds and 90 year olds that are walking on those sidewalks, not just 25 year olds.
Emily Gray 00:39 on 2018-03-01 Permalink
I understand.
I’ve been bumped by cyclists on the sidewalk, but it’s much worse for older and/or less mobile people.