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Douglas Todd: Vancouver’s cycling upgrades keep rolling out, slowly

Vancouver is ranked the third most bike-friendly city in North America. City transportation engineers are excited, even if improvements seem "incremental."

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Imagine a big game of soccer or a sold-out concert at Vancouver’s B.C. Place Stadium — events that draw about 60,000 people each. Then imagine every fan travelling to the event by bicycle and returning home on two wheels.

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That may give a sense of how many bicycle trips take place each day on average in the city of Vancouver.

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Vancouver is ranked the third most bike-friendly city in Canada and the U.S., according to the respected CopenhagenizerIndex.

This city comes after Montreal and Quebec City, which have in recent years been powering away on new bike infrastructure (despite their snow-packed winters).

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