Originally Posted by
Daniel4
About a year ago the City of Toronto with support from a local advocacy group launched the BikeSpace App. This app allows cyclists to report locations in need of bicycle racks and where damaged racks need repair.
Response is not automatic as it is primary data collector for city planners and property developers to meet the needs of their community.
Kudos to Toronto as bike lanes, sharrows and infrastructure are not perfect but there is a real effort in place to address a growing cycling population and the need to get people out of their cars.
Is it really about "getting people out of cars?" Or is it more about putting cycling on a level playing field, as a mode of transportation.
So much infrastructure now FAVORS the automobile, and in some cases makes walking or cycling a difficult prospect.
Simple things like bike racks, sidewalks on bridges, bike paths where there are now only freeways... and complete streets... all these serve to put cycling, and even walking, on the same level as driving.