It’s a move that’s bound to create some controversy; crews are clearing the downtown cycle track of snow before many city streets.

According to officials, it’s been deemed a priority one route and will be cleared the same time as 7th Street SW.

“We haven’t had too many complaints, the thing about the cycle track is it’s just right there so it’s easy to clean as we’re clearing a busy street,” Roads Spokesperson Jessica Bell said.

The policy is not a new one, the city had been using a contractor to do the work since 2013 but this year chose to take it on themselves.

Bell says they’re just trying to leave all transportation options open for commuters.

Bike Calgary president Kimberley Nelson applauds the plan but adds there is some room for improvement.

Nelson tells City News, many of the other paths are priority two routes and Calgarians are continuing to use them as snow storage.