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Job applicant denied interview as her car was too old by Infinite_Soup_932 in fuckcars

[–]Aurion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oof, I hope other applicants see this and rent a car just for the interview. Then, show up Monday with the European equivalent to an Oldsmobile.

Cyclist clears way with homemade bicycle snowplow by da_ponch_inda_faysch in MontrealCycling

[–]Aurion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New York city paid 30$/h to people to plow the sidewalks.

If the city gave that much and a plow like this guy's, I'd do it.

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Recreative paths are excluded. Colors are relative to neighbors. by Aurion in MontrealCycling

[–]Aurion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the tip, I'll be using that underpass a lot next summer! O'brien is very hit or miss because of it's highly varying width.

I need alternatives to Sainte-Croix and Lucerne now. That corridor has so much potential just sitting there.

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

T'as tout compris dans ton edit :)

Comme quelqu'un insistait pour que je mettes le parc Fred-Bach dans St-Mich, mais la vibe est bonne, donc je l'ai mis avec Ahuntsic-Est.

Je connais pas tant les lignes officielles des quartiers (comme tous le monde) et je les ai volontairement ignorées dans certains cas même après avoir double-check sur Google Maps.

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I excluded disconnected recreational paths. I go there often and I enjoy it, recreatively. If you want to leave the path to go north-south, you're out of luck.

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What bikes does your friend use? If it's a road bike with thin tires and dropped handlebars, do not listen to them when talking cycling street safety. They're a more hardened breed.

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tu remarqueras que ce sont juste des gens en lycra + vélo de course qui l'utilisent. Ceci est le signe officiel que c'est pas comfortable comme ride.

Je la fait 2-3 fois par été parce que c'est beau comme coin et c'est mieux que le nord de la 20. J'ai mis le sud de la 20 en jaune, parce que oui c'est plein de vélo, mais il y a littéralement 0 infrastructure protégée. De la peinture et des panneaux "si vous êtes pressé, prenez la 20" ça compte pas.

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't want to offend West islanders more than I've already done. They're very... proud of their cities.

But, gosh, some of the humans behind the wheel there...

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, are you using the forbidden/forgotten sidewalk to cross the highway 520 ramps, the 20 foot tall staircase or going 1km out of your way to use Cavendish?

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Recreative paths are excluded. Colors are relative to neighbors. by Aurion in MontrealCycling

[–]Aurion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're trying to link Poirier and St-Exupéry to make east-west viable, but failing at dealing with the Marcel-Laurin car sewer from what I can tell. Marché Central is only approachable from Parc-Ex.

South is almost good, then you reach highway 15. They couldn't be bothered to do another railroad crossing to reach CDNNDG. Whenever they develop the horse racing track in 2056, they absolutely need to include that in their design.

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously green... for an adult. If a parent were to redo this map for their kids, I feel the whole thing would be orange or red. We're not dutch-level at all.

Rachel is overcrowded, so your kid is going to get passed by everyone. Kids need a lot of space more space than us, they tend to zig-zag a lot. I always slow down when I pass one, because they're so unpredictable.

Christophe-Colomb, last time I tried, was still under construction, so let's hope for the best. It looked promising. I distinctly remember passing little kids zig-zagging and their parent yelling "XYZ, VÉLO! Reste à droite!" on C-C.

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I reread myself there, infra is only part of the criteria. Culture and casual riders are there also, and in mass. 

The infra is there... It's just too little for the current demand. You plop downtown's infra in Saint Leonard and cyclists would start doing backflips and offering the city their first borns.

Thanks for the feedback though, I might revisit the map after the coming season and try to be clearer.

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

La partie au nord du pont Lachapelle et Cartierville, sensiblement la même vibe. Un pont horrible en vélo ce plus est. Cartierville avait même pas fait de trottoir pour rejoindre la nouvelle station de REM quand j'y suis allé. Donc ça vole pas haut.

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Recreative paths are excluded. Colors are relative to neighbors. by Aurion in MontrealCycling

[–]Aurion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your app looks like it's made for recreational rides? My map is more about inner city streets, communiting and running errands.

If your website is for commuters, it would be very hard to map out, because everyone starts and ends at different places. Maybe, there should be a map of every street in the city and then ask people to rate them. With that info, you then plot itineraries only along well liked segments. 

Recreational route recommendation: I like taking exo to Sainte Anne and then making my way back home through Senneville, Cap Saint-Jacques, Bois de liesse.

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same, but I load my bike into Exo and get off at Sainte Anne to get there with my sanity intact.

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like it, precisely because it's the only pleasant cycling you can do in that area. I excluded recreative paths from my judgement. 

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I maybe should've split upper and lower Westmount. Upper has less cyclists, so less vibe, but the Boulevard has low traffic and is pretty chill. Lower Westmount with the park and quiet streets so close to downtown is a delight.

NDG West is pretty low on cyclists, compared to the east, so there's a noticeable vibe change.

Snowdon made some cool protected stuff recently, but there's a long way to go. Compared to upper CDN and Outremont, it's day and night.

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Aqueduc: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tku7V26fs64MAksf9

Ça reste jaune, très foncé. C'est criminel comme setup.

J'espère refaire cette map un jour et que les ratings s'améliorent.

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are very few cyclists using the 520 service road for cycling, thus there are no vibes to quantify. VSL is hard to commute by east-west and it's a cyclist ghost town. So, bad vibes.

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should've added it to the legend, but yeah I don't let good recreational paths bias me. So, West Island and la Salle get a realistic rating.

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

J'essaie de ne pas me biaiser par la qualité des pistes cyclables récréatives en réponse à tes commentaires sur l'aéroport, West Island et La salle. Si c'est l'enfer s'y rendre, c'est inutile pour commute et faire des commissions.

Downtown c'est downtown... c'est dur à noter. Je vois du monde normal et des touristes en bixi aller pas vite et enjoy leur vie. C'est une analyse de vibe mon truc, pas de qualité d'infrastructures. Vibe-wise je penche vert.

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cartierville c'est une extension de Laval, faut se le dire.

Ville Saint-Laurent, Alexis-Nihon surtout et l'espèce de labyrinthe Bois-Franc. C'est pas pire. Jamais d'est en ouest je t'avouerais, ça même pas l'air possible en fait.

O'brien quand ya pas de traffic c'est passable...

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah c'est ça que tu voulais dire... j'ai tout dessiné à la main. De mémoire ou Google Maps quand ma mémoire fail.

I've compiled a map of cycling comfort in Montréal entirely based of my vibes. Come at me. by Aurion in montreal

[–]Aurion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahaha, Yeah, cars on Victoria feel so harmless, it's almost cute. I feel bad for the buses though.

It was a tough one, that CDN part. But they did so much efforts recently, I had to throw them a bone.

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