Bike lanes first, traffic will follow

Great letter describing your 12th Avenue traffic experience, Bob Freeman. However, the last two paragraphs (“What an absolute travesty...”) drew the wrong conclusion. Let me rewrite the conclusion: The next day I had to go downtown, I rode my bike. What a delight!

Empirical evidence supports city council: Build urban transportation infrastructure and the traffic will follow. Give it time. It’s a relatively painless way for Canada to meet climate change commitments. Harrie Vredenburg, Calgary