For these Canadian cities, the health benefits of cycling infrastructure significantly outweighed the cost of new bike lanes A new study looked the health-related economic impact of bicycle infrastructure investments in three Canadian cities Photo by: Jasper Garratt/Unsplash LILY HANSEN-GILLIS   FEBRUARY 14, 2021 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Email Share on SMS Throughout the past year, cities across Canada have increased investing (to various degrees) in cycling infrastructure. You may have tuned in or read a summary of your local city council meeting and watched those in charge debate the extent of these new cycling accommodations (and if you haven’t, prepare to wince at some of the opinions). When local decision makers are voting on the implementation of new bike lanes, cycle tracks or trails, one of the biggest debates is frequently centred around cost. Often, a cost-benefit analysis will be pulled up, which references congestion, economic impact, access to local busi

FOI Documents In Chronological Order Copies of email correspondence with attached documents have been received pursuant to a Freedom Of Information (FOI) request registered with the City of Mississauga in October 2022. Their content gives rise to serious questions in regard to the rationale and validity of the City’s decision to put the 2018-approved-and-funded and 2019-scheduled OH Park Foot-Bike Bridge “ on hold indefinitely and revisited in future ”. Specifically: 1.      The City of Mississauga’s January 25-February 15, 2021 Orchard Heights Park Public Engagement Survey Results , together with  Councillor Dasko’s May-June, 2021 “door knocking survey”  confirmed that a majority of respondents were in favour of the bridge. (See Sharon Chapman’s emails below) On what basis was the subsequent May-June, 2021  Orchard Heights Homeowners Association “in-house” OHP Bridge Survey (designed, conducted, analyzed and reported on by a member of the OHHA Board) warranted? On what basis w