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Alberta's Bike Lane Battle: Mayor vs. Province
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Albertas government is proposing new legislation to regulate bike lane construction in cities like Calgary, causing a dispute with Mayor Jeromy Farkas. The bill, set to be released this fall, would require cities to assess traffic impacts and cyclist numbers before adding new lanes, potentially removing existing ones to prioritize car traffic. Farkas argues this is provincial overreach, citing safety concerns for children using bike routes to school. The province maintains it supports active transport but is investing in road expansions like the Deerfoot Trail. With hundreds of cyclists using Calgarys downtown network daily, even in winter, and an ongoing court battle in Ontario over similar bike lane removals, both sides are closely watching the situation.
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