Michael Haynes at Active Transportation has noted that Transport Canada ha
s put their Urban Transportation Showcase Program online, which provides some fascinating information for how to effectively implement active transportation in your community. This is important because this information provides "made in Canada" practical case studies for how to improve the urban environment and recapture the public right-of-way for a "people-first" movement strategy. The typical average for a Canadian city is that 30% of the area of a City is directly under control of the municipality - with the majority of that space consisting of our public right-of-ways. Adopting a 50% auto/active split would recapture a tremendous amount of public space, while policies influencing pedestrian-oriented development for private lands would further enhance the outdoor environment.
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