A group of Edmonton residents asked Alberta's government to stop bike lanes and traffic calming measures supported by the Edmonton city council. (www.ctvnews.ca)

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“I see no need for it” said a local man named Tom Ogonoski.

“The only people riding bikes around here are the ones stealing your stuff in the middle of the night” he added.

“We want the Alberta government to interfere and protect us” said resident Kimberlee Dawn.

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[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago

because those rentals wouldn’t include a parking space, typically.

All the more reason to flesh out the cycling and public transportation network.

The point is, taxpayers should not be paying for these residents to have on-street (public) parking, while they leave their (private) garages and driveways empty.

For residents that absolutely "must have" parking at the back and front of their property, by-law provisions should allow them to be able to create a second driveway on their front lawn.

Just the sight of those streets with cars lining both sides of the curb just screams entitlement.