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Tiny Beaches
@tinybeaches.bsky.social

Two adjacent areas in Calgary, separated by Sarcee Trail and generationally different in how the land was developed. The off-street multi-use pathways demoted in red demonstrate the priorities and criteria of the day. #Calgary #yycBike

Tiny Beaches
@tinybeaches.bsky.social

So where do people bicycle in those two areas? According to Strava, the area west of Sarcee uses the straight sections with concentration at cross overs at Bow Trail, 17 Ave, 26 Ave & Richmond. The area east of Sarcee shows a continuation of volume from those crossovers. #yycbike #Calgary

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Tiny Beaches
@tinybeaches.bsky.social

When the City looks at the pathways in the area east of Sarcee and the places where people bicycle, where would they invest to offer safer bicycling infrastructure to lessen the risk of injury/death and provide alternatives to driving to help traffic congestion? Hint: 26 Ave SW #yycBike #Calgary

Tiny Beaches
@tinybeaches.bsky.social

26 Ave SW doesn’t intersect with Sarcee, so how is it even a connection for bicycling? It’s all thanks to this pedestrian bridge nearby that connects the two areas. The fact that 26 Ave doesn’t connect for cars makes it a perfect for bike infrastructure compared to Bow Tr, 17 Ave or Richmond Rd.

Tiny Beaches
@tinybeaches.bsky.social

Speaking of not connecting to major roads, 26 Ave SW also does not connect to Crowchild trail to the east. So it’s more of an inter-neighborhood street to serve the needs of local traffic. Seems like a perfect place for bicycle infrastructure.🤷‍♂️ #yycBike #Calgary

Tiny Beaches
@tinybeaches.bsky.social

While 26 Ave SW does not provide car connections to major roads, it does provide amazing connection for people bicycle, even today with less than all ages and abilities infrastructure. When 26 Ave SW is improved this fall it will see even more use and that means less cars on the road. 👍