Calgary cyclist launches petition to extend 5th Street SW cycle track

An avid Calgary cyclist is asking Calgarians to sign a petition to extend the 5 Street cycle track from 17th Avenue Southwest, where it currently ends, ten more blocks to the Elbow River pathway. "We’re doing this for safety reasons," said Kevin Schlauch, who started the petition. "We’d like to be proactive not reactive when it comes to safety." "This is a critical connector, a lot of people use the Elbow River pathway and use the downtown cycle track whether to visit businesses, to