Bike lanes on New St. - it's time!

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New St., between Martha & Guelph Line will be resurfaced in 2015. This is an ideal opportunity to fill in another gap in Burlington's bike lane network by adding bike lanes.

Bike lanes on New St. provide an alternative access for those who wish to cycle to the library, Central Park, the Senior's Centre, Community Gardens, Tennis Courts and Arena.  However, New St. is busy and the bike lanes must be buffered or protected to be useful and safe for all to use.

Yes, it costs more to add buffered bike lanes but in the long run more people will use them and the city will benefit in numerous ways.

Impossible for a cyclist to cross.

For those that feel the multi-purpose path is an alternative,
it is not.  I tried cycling this path on March 11th. well after the winter ice storms.  They have not been ploughed and if they aren't ploughed now, they will never be cleared and they are not safe to use by cyclists or pedestrians.

No way the multipurpose path will be
cleared.

Hope you will attend the presentation on March 27th and add your voice to those calling for bike lanes on New St.