Montreal is probably the most bike-friendly big city in North America, and since my last visit there seven years ago, it's just gotten better. So what's different? According to one local, it's one thing: Incrementalism.

Big thanks to Paige Saunders for sharing his wisdom (and his video skills) in this video. Make sure to check out his great channel [ Ссылка ]

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0:00 Introduction
2:28 Building a backbone
4:05 Evolving bike lanes
4:42 Changing the public discourse
6:22 Intermission: Montreal screw up 1
7:16 Changing streets away from the car/car-free dichotomy
8:44 Re-thinking the allocation of space
9:58 Listening to pedestrians and cyclists
11:30 Intermission: Montreal screw up 2
12:12 Rebuilding with pedestrians in mind
13:49 The big picture

#cycling #bike #commuting

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• Here's the winter bike I'm riding these days: [ Ссылка ]
• Cliq Smart Bike Light (nice rear brake light): [ Ссылка ]
• RedShift Acrlight Smart LED Pedals (clever lights for your pedals): [ Ссылка ]
• Aftershokz Titanium bone-conducting headphones (if you want to listen while you ride): [ Ссылка ]
• JBL CLip 4 Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker (for your party-pace group rides): [ Ссылка ]
• Crane Bicycle Bell (the ding is sublime): [ Ссылка ]
• Ibex Merino Wool clothing (good for summer and winter): [ Ссылка ]
• Bicycle Cargo Net (why did it take so long for me to buy one of these?): [ Ссылка ]
• Vaude Cover II Rain Poncho (for higher-end, try Cleverhood or People’s Poncho): [ Ссылка ]
• Kryptonite U-Lock (your bike is going to get stolen eventually, sigh, but at least make it hard): [ Ссылка ]
• Peak Design phone case (the one I use, paired with the Peak Design phone mount): [ Ссылка ]

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