Winter bridge crossing proves popular
More than 14,000 cyclists and pedestrians crossed the Jacques‑Cartier between mid‑December and mid‑March, the first year the path was kept open all winter.
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Kevin 22:53 on 2021-04-13 Permalink
That’s about 77 round trips per day.
Alex L 14:52 on 2021-04-14 Permalink
@Kevin, if we were to justify all public infrastructure only with numbers, a lot of things would have to be closed. The main goal here is to encourage non-motorized transportation. That being said, I don’t think these numbers are that bad for a first, during a pandemic.
Blork 15:06 on 2021-04-14 Permalink
I was skeptical about opening the bridge in winter, but this seems to show I needn’t have been. 77 round trips per day is a straight average. If you factor out holidays and extreme weather days, and assuming there was very little weekend traffic (i.e., this was mostly commuters) then we’re probably looking at well over 100 a day for weekdays.
Bill Binns 18:55 on 2021-04-14 Permalink
It would be interesting to know how much it costs to keep the sidewalk plowed and salted for those 77 daredevils.
Kevin 19:32 on 2021-04-14 Permalink
It was $250,000 for snow removal, another half million for administration.
MarcG 20:50 on 2021-04-14 Permalink
If you’re very rich you can pay people to keep you from going to jail. Some public services operate at a loss but they provided a service to those that need or enjoy them. The world is a crazy place – what makes you angry? Ask yourself why.
Ian 22:20 on 2021-04-14 Permalink
Breaking my silence – this is maybe the most intelligent comment I have read here in forever.
What does your anger tell you about what you care about? How does knowing this help you make your life better? How does it help make the lives of others better?
/ exeunt
Bill Binns 10:03 on 2021-04-15 Permalink
@Kevin – Holy shit, I hope that’s a joke. Do you know how many gazebos we could restore with that kind of money?