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Montreal’s massive snow removal operations never cease to amaze. The city is cold, snowy, and dense enough that just plowing snow to the side of the road isn’t enough. After larger snowfalls, they collect it all with big snow blowers and truck it away to snow dumps!

Montreal’s massive snow removal operations never cease to amaze. The city is cold, snowy, and dense enough that just plowing snow to the side of the road isn’t enough. After larger snowfalls, they collect it all with big snow blowers and truck it away to snow dumps!

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What makes an amazing bike lane? 1. Wide enough to comfortably pass. 2. Protected from the road, clearly separate from the sidewalk. 3. Greenery and design contributing to a nice-looking urban environment.

What makes an amazing bike lane? 1. Wide enough to comfortably pass. 2. Protected from the road, clearly separate from the sidewalk. 3. Greenery and design contributing to a nice-looking urban environment.

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How can you hate this? How can something so simple and nice inspire so much fear, animosity, and even deranged conspiracy theories?

How can you hate this? How can something so simple and nice inspire so much fear, animosity, and even deranged conspiracy theories?

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It’s interesting how a lot of opposition to things like pedestrian streets comes from people who lack basic information about how they work. “How do you do deliveries, huh?” Well, pedestrian streets exist in lots of cities around the world and they do in fact get deliveries.

It’s interesting how a lot of opposition to things like pedestrian streets comes from people who lack basic information about how they work. “How do you do deliveries, huh?” Well, pedestrian streets exist in lots of cities around the world and they do in fact get deliveries.

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Progress on Jean-Talon Street REV, a planned 15-kilometre express bike corridor in Montreal, whose first stretch is set to open this fall. As a compromise, this route is being split across different streets: eastbound cyclists on Jean-Talon and westbound on a parallel street.

Progress on Jean-Talon Street REV, a planned 15-kilometre express bike corridor in Montreal, whose first stretch is set to open this fall. As a compromise, this route is being split across different streets: eastbound cyclists on Jean-Talon and westbound on a parallel street.

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It’s crazy how often I hear people complain that cyclists don’t stop at stop signs, often with the subtext that cyclists don’t deserve bike infrastructure. Do they really not realize that drivers roll through stop signs all the time too? Do people just not notice that?
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It’s crazy how often I hear people complain that cyclists don’t stop at stop signs, often with the subtext that cyclists don’t deserve bike infrastructure. Do they really not realize that drivers roll through stop signs all the time too? Do people just not notice that?

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Florida things: today we waited FOUR MINUTES for a pedestrian signal to cross a street (and then we just gave up)
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Florida things: today we waited FOUR MINUTES for a pedestrian signal to cross a street (and then we just gave up)

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41,941 views • 2 years ago

Two-way bike lanes are a great way to start off a bike network because they work pretty well and only take up about one car lane of space. But at higher volumes they can get congested and have conflicts, which is especially a problem on hills.
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Two-way bike lanes are a great way to start off a bike network because they work pretty well and only take up about one car lane of space. But at higher volumes they can get congested and have conflicts, which is especially a problem on hills.

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24,720 views • 1 year ago

This past fall, Montreal pedestrianized a section of street in front of this elementary school to reduce traffic and give the 400 or so students (who mostly walk to school) more space.
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This past fall, Montreal pedestrianized a section of street in front of this elementary school to reduce traffic and give the 400 or so students (who mostly walk to school) more space.

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27,163 views • 2 years ago

When you build out a useful network, bike lanes are a great way to move a lot of people efficiently.
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When you build out a useful network, bike lanes are a great way to move a lot of people efficiently.

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21,315 views • 1 year ago

Calling all cyclists who live in climates where winter is cold, rainy, or snowy! We’re running a survey on the challenges people face in biking in the winter. If you're interested, here's the link: Sharing is much appreciated.
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Calling all cyclists who live in climates where winter is cold, rainy, or snowy! We’re running a survey on the challenges people face in biking in the winter. If you're interested, here's the link: Sharing is much appreciated.

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