3.3 Section 3: Fairview Road Section 3 follows Fairview Road from Figure 8: Fairview Road in Section 3 Winnipeg Street intersection at the north end to a junction with one of the routes in Section 2, a distance of 550 m to 950 m. There is only one route option in Section 3, indicated in red in Figure 8, with either a 2-way cycle track on the east side of Fairview Road or protected bicycle lanes on both sides of the road, as illustrated in Figure 9. Table 4 compares the features, advantages and disadvantages of the cycle track and protected bicycle lane options for Section 3. There is no clearly preferred facility option among the community. Both types of facilities would protect cyclists from traffic and would appeal to cyclists of all ages and abilities. Both would impact parking and would involve similar costs. Community support was almost equally split between the two, with 53% of all respondents preferring protected bicycle lanes, and 47% preferring a cycle track. The only significant difference is that the cycle track would provide for left turn lanes to minimize delays to traffic and potential safety issues associated with left turns. The preferred facility on Fairview Road is dependent on the preferred route option and type of facility in Section 4. A cycle track is preferred on Fairview Road to connect to the cycle track on Martin Street, which is the preferred route in Section 4.
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