tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post6412032068640634640..comments2023-06-21T11:58:47.093-04:00Comments on West Side Action: Boston cycle pathEric Darwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01042460139621819388noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post-20192049392914373072010-05-27T12:55:50.055-04:002010-05-27T12:55:50.055-04:00If you're interested in the cycling situation ...If you're interested in the cycling situation in Montreal you might find this article illuminating.<br /><br />It breaks down Montreal's 512 km of routes into defined categories:<br /><br />- bicycle paths, 248 km<br />- designated bicycle lanes, 90 km<br />- bicycle lanes, 82 km<br />- bicycle paths on road, 67 km<br />- sidewalk-level bicycle paths, 11 km<br />- designated bicycle lane and bicycle lanes in opposite direction, 4 km <br /><br />http://communities.canada.com/montrealgazette/blogs/metropolitannews/archive/2011/05/27/bike-paths-montreal-network-piste-bande-cyclable.aspxhibouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485259236286646243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post-58332897485609005842010-05-26T11:53:50.760-04:002010-05-26T11:53:50.760-04:00As a current Ottawan and former Bostonian (and som...As a current Ottawan and former Bostonian (and sometime cyclist), I have to say that that kind of streetscaping is very rare, and Boston is an exceedingly difficult area to bike in. The areas around the college campuses in Cambridge are definitely the exception to the rule.<br /><br />Drivers do NOT expect there to be cyclists on the regular roads, and if you are seen to be holding them up at all you WILL be subject to abusive language/behaviour. You have to be fairly aggressive to be a driver in Boston (especially in the morning commute) and that leads to unpredictable driving, really difficult to cycle in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969156847256652198.post-75744336685529092162010-05-26T06:16:14.536-04:002010-05-26T06:16:14.536-04:00Even with the puddle, I'd take that in a secon...Even with the puddle, I'd take that in a second here in Ottawa.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440395085791226920noreply@blogger.com