Tallinn has abandoned plans to build bike paths on Narva maantee and Liivalaia tänav, as it does not want to remove lanes for cars and has lost EU funding after abandoning designs for a new tramline.
New cycle lanes will not be created along the stretch of Narva maantee between Pronksi tänav and the Russalka intersection, nor on Liivalaia tänav, the city government has decided.
In the first case, the city government does not want to reduce car lanes to make room for a bike lane; in the second, a tram line would have been a prerequisite, but that will not be built.
Tallinn Deputy Mayor Kristjan Järvan (Isamaa) said: “We have to admit that the traffic volume on Narva maantee remains high even after the construction of Reidi tee, and for the current city government, this is not an acceptable solution.”
The Liivalaia tänav lane was going to be funded by the European Union from money set aside for the tram line. Järvan said it is not possible to build the bike lane independently.
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