Winnipeg is one of the most carbrained places on earth
For the last 40 years pedestrians were not allowed to cross their main downtown intersection until THIS SUMMER
Which is a shame because it’s quite beautiful if it werent blighted by cars. The irony is that the city’s prosperity in the past was based on it’s strategic railway position, and they replaced all the rail and trams with cars.
Main and portage you mean? yeah there aren’t any crosswalks, but there’s an underground mall with a hall that spans underneath that whole intersection.
the underground crossing has been closed and pedestrians are finally allowed to cross on the surface level
About to hop on my bike to get to work in Winnipeg, wish me luck.
There’s a deadly combination of terrible infrastructure and aggressive, ignorant drivers in this city.
Update: I ran over a screw and got a flat tire
Both hit in the same intersection while riding.
Right hooks are the exact reason I take the lane going through intersections, EVEN IF THERE IS A BIKE LANE.
If the picture is any indication, the bike lane is mostly unprotected and the green paint identifying it is partly worn off. That can’t helpl
