As a senior -75- i know i am probably facing a no driving life in the next couple of years. Because i also have a inability to carry even small amounts of groceries, i have started having my groceries delivered and i do most of my shopping online. The comment about walking being form of exercise vs transportation struck home. I too used to walk to go somewhere; now it is for exercise and in the winter on my treadmill. Where i live in my small city shopping is slowly being regulated to malls which of course, are not in my neighbourhood.
I want to be a participant in the bikelane an walkable city but at this stage of life, it is getting more and more abstract. Ut at least i am keeping my csr off the roads.
As one of the oldsters who is beginning to have physical difficulty getting around on my feet - I want to see good personalised transport; I prefer a taxi to rideshare like Uber, if I can't drive (that's going to come). Walking is a problem already, and our bus service is a product of Calgary's sprawl and prolific car ownership. A good bike-lane system, to keep the cars separated from the bikes and the bikes separated from the pedestrians would be a distinct benefit. One of the issues here is pedestrians who stray into designated bike paths.
One of the reasons why the elderly drive less could be because (in Alberta) you have to get a doctor's certificate after 80, repeated at increasingly shorter intervals. First, find a doctor!
As a senior -75- i know i am probably facing a no driving life in the next couple of years. Because i also have a inability to carry even small amounts of groceries, i have started having my groceries delivered and i do most of my shopping online. The comment about walking being form of exercise vs transportation struck home. I too used to walk to go somewhere; now it is for exercise and in the winter on my treadmill. Where i live in my small city shopping is slowly being regulated to malls which of course, are not in my neighbourhood.
I want to be a participant in the bikelane an walkable city but at this stage of life, it is getting more and more abstract. Ut at least i am keeping my csr off the roads.
thanks for the comment, where do you live, what city?
As one of the oldsters who is beginning to have physical difficulty getting around on my feet - I want to see good personalised transport; I prefer a taxi to rideshare like Uber, if I can't drive (that's going to come). Walking is a problem already, and our bus service is a product of Calgary's sprawl and prolific car ownership. A good bike-lane system, to keep the cars separated from the bikes and the bikes separated from the pedestrians would be a distinct benefit. One of the issues here is pedestrians who stray into designated bike paths.
One of the reasons why the elderly drive less could be because (in Alberta) you have to get a doctor's certificate after 80, repeated at increasingly shorter intervals. First, find a doctor!
It really makes no sense to take out bike lanes if people are using them, unless they are not using them like they are suppose to be.