Context
Alberta is a conservative Canadian province that is rich because they extract a lot of oil. The Alberta Government opposes all measures that could reduce oil-production or oil consumption.
For instance, when the Canadian Federal Government tried to take measures to reduce plastics pollution, the Alberta Government publically protested.
Calgary is the largest city in Alberta. The city has a traffic violence problem. Data shows it has the worse road deaths and injuries rate of any major Canadian city.
Jyoti Gondek, the Mayor of Calgary, recently suggested building more safe bike lanes to reduce car dependency. A few days later, her office received this warning letter
As if increasing bicycle throughput isn’t increasing vehicle throughput. They’re vehicles, and can probably achieve a higher passenger density than individual cars can on a city street.
No ,no, the letter specifically singles out motor vehicles. Burning gas is the point. This letter has nothing to do with transporting people.
Yeah, the letter is pretty ambiguous in how it’s worded… It’s hard to tell if they’re chastising Calgary for removing bike lanes or wanting to add more (at the expense of motor vehicle traffic).