Cities are spending millions on bike lanes that don't work. Here's why
I went on a hunt for the worst gaps in the bike lane network in Vancouver, and what I found has a lot to say about why cites are wasting their money on bad bike lanes. ━━━ ABOUT THIS CHANNEL ━━━ Shifter is about urban cycling, bike commuting, and the ways we get around our cities. Hosted by Tom Babin, author of Frostbike: The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling. ▶ Support the channel + get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/Shifter632?ut... ▶ YouTube channel memberships: / @shifter_cycling ▶ Frostbike (the book): https://amzn.to/42EBzO6 ━━━ BIKES I RIDE ━━━ I rode Priority bikes for years before they sponsored the channel. Low-maintenance belt drives, honest value. 🚲 Priority Eight - My daily summer ride: https://alnk.to/1XWoxFO 🚲 Priority Continuum Onyx - My Canadian winter commuter bike, with hub dynamo lights and Enviolo internal gearing: https://alnk.to/gKS5Jlw 🚲 Priority Gemini - Super-fun gravel bike with Pinion Smart-Shift gearbox for longer adventures: https://alnk.to/44ZOsvc ━━━ NEW TO BIKE COMMUTING? ━━━ ▶ My course: The Ultimate Guide to Bike Commuting and Urban Cycling. Check out the new Starter Pack: https://shiftercourses.thinkific.com/... ━━━ GEAR I ACTUALLY USE ━━━ Some are affiliate links — they support the channel at no cost to you. ▶ Light-up pedals (Redshift): https://redshiftsports.com/collection... ▶ Turn your clip-in pedals into flats for quick errands: https://redshiftsports.com/products/m... ▶ Phone mount (Peak Design Universal Bar Mount): https://peak-design.pxf.io/c/5749368/... ▶ Bike lights (Lumos Firefly): https://collabs.shop/3uodbz ▶ Pannier-backpack (Two Wheel Gear Convertible 2.0): https://twowheelgear.com/collections/... ▶ Saddle (Brooks): https://amzn.to/4ulz1Ba ▶ Bell (Crane Bells): https://amzn.to/4tABohW ━━━ REGISTER YOUR BIKE TO STOP BIKE THEFT ━━━ 529 Garage: https://project529.com/garage Bike Index: https://bikeindex.org/ Instagram: / tombabin Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tombabin.bsk... Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tombabin #cycling #bike #commuting #bikecommuting #urbancycling 0:00 Introduction 1:00 When gaps are dangerous 1:53 A Vancouver campaign to close gaps 3:10 One Vancouver cyclists' worst gap 4:09 Gaps as a missed opportunity 5:46 Filling the gap: A success story

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