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Montreal tumbles to 20th (last place) from 14th in Top 20 BicycleFriendly Cities
"While Montreal is the only Canadian city to make the Top 20 annual Copenhagenize Index, they took a tumble this year falling from 14th spot in 2013, to last place."
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/new...ly-list/52311/ Cheers |
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Montreal tumbles to 20th (last place) from 14th in Top 20 Bicycle Friendly Cities
Sir Ridesalot wrote:
"While Montreal is the only Canadian city to make the Top 20 annual Copenhagenize Index, they took a tumble this year falling from 14th spot in 2013, to last place." http://www.theweathernetwork.com/new...ly-list/52311/ Cheers Saw that. Mostly it's because Montreal is slow to fix things. This isn't true just for cycling issues. Basic infrastructure reparations take longer than they should. -- duane |
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Montreal tumbles to 20th (last place) from 14th in Top 20 Bicycle Friendly Cities
On Sun, 7 Jun 2015 14:35:23 -0700 (PDT), Sir Ridesalot
wrote: "While Montreal is the only Canadian city to make the Top 20 annual Copenhagenize Index, they took a tumble this year falling from 14th spot in 2013, to last place." http://www.theweathernetwork.com/new...ly-list/52311/ Cheers Here's the Montreal entry from the list: http://www.wired.com/2015/06/copenhagenize-worlds-most-bike-friendly-cities/ All Montreal needs to do is impliment the vague "best practices", fix the roads, and install traffic calming automobile obstancles in order to move up the list. 20. Montreal 2013 Ranking: 13 The Lowdown: Montreal has long been the best North American spot for cycling, not least because it has had protected bike lanes since the late 1980s. The city continues to impress, despite slipping in the rankings. A strong gender split- unusual for North America - and stretches of decent infrastructure with impressive numbers of cyclists using them each day keep Montreal’s baseline firm. A great bike-share system and consistent advocacy adds to the cocktail. Montreal is hanging on to its spot, but it won’t take much to slip further now that so many cities around the world have their game faces on. Getting Better: The brilliant visions that have come out of the Plateau borough have failed to replicate across the city at large. Politicians need to force planners and especially engineers to improve and to plan a network that makes sense for the next 100 years. Again, best practice is often ignored, which is regrettable. Better winter maintenance is a must, cycle tracks along main arteries should be a no-brainer (especially with the shocking state of the asphalt on the roads), and feel free to borrow traffic-calming inspiration from Paris and Barcelona. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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Montreal tumbles to 20th (last place) from 14th in Top 20 BicycleFriendly Cities
is supportive just seeing a list..
here's a rare Canadian quake from my seismo blog https://goo.gl/2SmFyt |
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Montreal tumbles to 20th (last place) from 14th in Top 20 BicycleFriendly Cities
On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 10:35:24 PM UTC+1, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
"While Montreal is the only Canadian city to make the Top 20 annual Copenhagenize Index, they took a tumble this year falling from 14th spot in 2013, to last place." http://www.theweathernetwork.com/new...ly-list/52311/ Cheers Still, making it in the top twenty, even last, is a great achievement. Andre Jute |
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Montreal tumbles to 20th (last place) from 14th in Top 20 BicycleFriendly Cities
On 6/7/2015 5:35 PM, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
"While Montreal is the only Canadian city to make the Top 20 annual Copenhagenize Index, they took a tumble this year falling from 14th spot in 2013, to last place." http://www.theweathernetwork.com/new...ly-list/52311/ Cheers Hmm. Seems a bike facility design & consulting firm did the rankings. Is it really wise to pay a lot of attention to a firm that says, in effect, "Your city doesn't do things the way we like to design them. So we're downgrading you"? I'd pay more attention to a source with less potential bias. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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Montreal tumbles to 20th (last place) from 14th in Top 20 BicycleFriendly Cities
On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 7:07:36 PM UTC-7, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 6/7/2015 5:35 PM, Sir Ridesalot wrote: "While Montreal is the only Canadian city to make the Top 20 annual Copenhagenize Index, they took a tumble this year falling from 14th spot in 2013, to last place." http://www.theweathernetwork.com/new...ly-list/52311/ Cheers Hmm. Seems a bike facility design & consulting firm did the rankings. Is it really wise to pay a lot of attention to a firm that says, in effect, "Your city doesn't do things the way we like to design them. So we're downgrading you"? I'd pay more attention to a source with less potential bias. Well, Copenhagen and the various cities in NL are remarkable because of their bicycling infrastructure -- among other things. Of course the study is going to favor cities with infrastructure -- as well as cities that are flat, and cities that are densely populated with a high percentage of people who live near where they work or go to school. Our mode-share numbers are high close to downtown but not so great when you get out in to the suburbs. I think NYC might break into the top 20 if the city knocked down a bunch of buildings to put in bicycle facilities. Maybe Boston could open the Freedom Trail to bicyclists and break in to the rankings. -- Jay Beattie. |
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Montreal tumbles to 20th (last place) from 14th in Top 20 Bicycle Friendly Cities
jbeattie wrote:
snip Well, Copenhagen and the various cities in NL are remarkable because of their bicycling infrastructure -- among other things. Of course the study is going to favor cities with infrastructure -- as well as cities that are flat, and cities that are densely populated with a high percentage of people who live near where they work or go to school. Our mode-share numbers are high close to downtown but not so great when you get out in to the suburbs. I think NYC might break into the top 20 if the city knocked down a bunch of buildings to put in bicycle facilities. Maybe Boston could open the Freedom Trail to bicyclists and break in to the rankings. True. But Montreal ain't exactly flat. The pro tour comes here once a year to do several dozen loops up Mount Royal. When this occurs the commuters have to go around the mountain. The article talks about the Plateau and that is one area with especially high cycling numbers. It's densely populated with lots of hip shops and cafes. The one thing it's short of is parking. An interesting thing around here is that the city has started clearing snow from some of the paths. One of the points in the article is that this needs to happen more. Cycling in Quebec winters on Montreal roads with Montreal traffic requires a bit of nerve. Bike paths keep you out of the way of snow plows and sliding cars. The ones where they clear the snow get a lot of use. -- duane |
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Montreal tumbles to 20th (last place) from 14th in Top 20 BicycleFriendly Cities
On 07/06/2015 5:52 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Sun, 7 Jun 2015 14:35:23 -0700 (PDT), Sir Ridesalot wrote: "While Montreal is the only Canadian city to make the Top 20 annual Copenhagenize Index, they took a tumble this year falling from 14th spot in 2013, to last place." http://www.theweathernetwork.com/new...ly-list/52311/ Cheers Here's the Montreal entry from the list: http://www.wired.com/2015/06/copenhagenize-worlds-most-bike-friendly-cities/ All Montreal needs to do is impliment the vague "best practices", fix the roads, and install traffic calming automobile obstancles in order to move up the list. 20. Montreal 2013 Ranking: 13 The Lowdown: Montreal has long been the best North American spot for cycling, not least because it has had protected bike lanes since the late 1980s. The city continues to impress, despite slipping in the rankings. A strong gender split- unusual for North America - and stretches of decent infrastructure with impressive numbers of cyclists using them each day keep Montreal’s baseline firm. A great bike-share system and consistent advocacy adds to the cocktail. Montreal is hanging on to its spot, but it won’t take much to slip further now that so many cities around the world have their game faces on. Getting Better: The brilliant visions that have come out of the Plateau borough have failed to replicate across the city at large. Politicians need to force planners and especially engineers to improve and to plan a network that makes sense for the next 100 years. My son has an apartment on the Plateau and it's definitely full of cyclists. Partly because of the style of the area - young bohemian student types. Partly because of the difficulty in finding a parking place. But the Montreal boroughs are not homogenous. What works in one may not work in another. Again, best practice is often ignored, which is regrettable. Better winter maintenance is a must, cycle tracks along main arteries should be a no-brainer (especially with the shocking state of the asphalt on the roads), and feel free to borrow traffic-calming inspiration from Paris and Barcelona. Personally I wouldn't mind something done about the state of the asphalt on the roads. I'm spending a lot of money on new bike tires but also on tie rods and rims for my car. |
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Montreal tumbles to 20th (last place) from 14th in Top 20 BicycleFriendly Cities
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tie rods and rims for my car. lower tire pressure, different roads, lower speeds, more attention and practice in jiggling the steering wheel two foot automatic driving...steady or more throttle, jab brakes hard before hole....lifts front end. https://www.google.com/#q=HOW+to+set...or+rough+roads |
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