Well about compromises or listening to their concerns, sometimes compromises are not possible. Let me explain.
First, it is undeniable that people with disability parking need to have their access to this mesure maintained. I am confident that the borough is doing everything in their power to make it so disabled people i.e. those who cannot commute any other way than by car get their parking spot. But of course, this is only a tiny minority of the neighbourhood’s population. These issues need to be handled on a case by case basis and I am confident that the disabled parking situation will not jeopardize the entire bike lane project. However, most people protesting in front of town hall do not belong in this category.
For those demanding compromise to be made, they have to understand that space is a limited ressource. Thus, we cannot create more space for parking to be maintained. When automobiles get 70% of the public space and bikes get 1.3%, I feel like asking for compromises when we want to give an extra percent of space to bikes is ridiculous. Imagine being an average person and dining with a multi millionaire that asks for the bill to be split, quite absurd.
When the city planned the bike lane project, I am certain they tried their best to keep the maximum amount of parking spaces intact. The removal of 250 spaces is the compromise. The city could have removed 1000 and create greener spaces and better sidewalks but chose not to. When we think about it, this is the minimum necessary for the lanes to be built. Any lower than that and we get nothing.
. J’adorais le travail de l’entreprise et le concepte d’économie social était vraiment cool. Le propriétaire était super gentil et m’a bien expliqué et montré comment faire certaines réparations et bien entretenir mon vélo. De plus, les réparations étaient un peu moins cher que d’autres shops.
