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Mayor Naheed Nenshi said he’s “not fussed” about new polling numbers that show Calgarians remain divided over on-street bike lanes.

Ipsos Reid Public Affairs randomly polled 2,452 Calgarians by telephone (70 per cent landline; 30 per cent cellphone) between Aug. 20 and Sept. 10. for the city’s annual citizen satisfaction survey. The poll has a margin of error of two per cent 19 times out of 20.

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The 2015 survey shows just 18 per cent are very satisfied with Calgary’s on-street bike lanes, while 42 per cent responded as somewhat satisfied.

“The fascinating thing about the bike lanes thing is that after all the drama, after all the ink spilled on it, after so much whining about it … we still have a clear majority of people say, ‘spend more,'” Nenshi told reporters.

However, the report actually shows only 20 per cent of respondents want the city to spend more on bike lanes. One-third said keep spending levels the same, while 47 per cent said City Hall should spend less.

John Duncan, vice-president of Ipsos, said the results show Calgarians remain divided over bike lanes.

“In relative comparison to the other services where we see a pretty similar storyline year-over-year and across the board in terms of investing more, this is one that certainly stood out,” Duncan said.

thowell@calgaryherald.com