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'It's frustrating': Mississauga residents group says bike lane project violates their Charter rights

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Reprinted from: mississauga.com Claim that biking infrastructure creates risk of injuries, death is contested by advocates Steve Cornwell Mississauga News Tuesday, February 15, 2022 Sometimes paint and pavement on a roadway carry significant meaning. For a Mississauga residents group, a bike lane that could run in front of residential homes on Bloor Street represents a violation of the most fundamental rights in the land, while others believe the proposed cycling infrastructure means a safer road in a city far behind the curb on supporting active transportation. Such are the stakes as the city is set to host a third, previously unplanned,  community meeting on March 9  for the Bloor Street integrated project, a proposal recommending adding 4.6 kilometres of bike lanes on Bloor from Etobicoke Creek, across the Applewood Hills and Heights neighbourhoods before ending at Central Parkway East. The third meeting was called after a January city council session where the Applewood Hills and H
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This golf club has asked to remove bike lanes so cars can park on road

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Reprinted from:  https://cyclingmagazine.ca/advocacy/this-golf-club-has-asked-to-remove-bike-lanes-so-cars-can-park-on-road/ There’s a controversial petition to have them removed Photo by: Kingsknowe Golf Club@KingsknoweGC MATT HANSEN   FEBRUARY 17, 2022 Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Email Share on SMS Golfers who belong to the Kingsknowe Golf Club in Edinburgh, Scotland are pushing to have a cycle track removed. They have even launched a  petition  urging the city council to get rid of it. Why? So that club members can park. There’s a brand new 7 km of protected cycle track that borders the club. They were installed in 2021 as many other cities in the world also increased their cycling infrastructure. “The members of Kingsknowe Golf club (Est 1908) request that the spaces for people measures be removed with immediate effect. Prior to spaces for people being introduced our members were able to use Lanark Road as an overspill for parking during major competition days,” the
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