The typical reaction of people is, “that sounds great – just not in my neighborhood!” What fear causes a knee-jerk resitance to a beautiful and peaceful blossoming of their community? I can say as a Mississaugan that the #1 concern is that I would need to get rid of one of my 2 vehicles and park it further away from my residence. Don’t worry, bike boulevards still allow cars. You just may have a slower speed limit. In addition, car drivers using it as a shortcut to shave a minute off their commute would be diverted to the roads designed for a safer high speed commute. Oh, and did I mention your property value is likely to go up? Come to think of it, who wouldn’t want their street turned into a bicycle boulevard?

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