Calgary councillor Gian-Carlo Carra says he’ll chain himself to a traffic cone to try and prevent the city from reopening roads that have been shut down to allow physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic..And he claimed if he did that, angry Calgary motorists would probably “lynch” him..Carra said a road linking Ramsey and Inglewood is too important for cyclists and walkers to reopen to vehicles.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .“I’ve informed that two things will happen if they attempt to remove that adaptive MUP between @ramsaycalgary & @InglewoodYYC: 1) I will chain myself to the pylons; and if they’re still successful in removing it; 2) I will probably be lynched,” Carra tweeted..That prompted several area residents to promise to act as his security guards so he doesn’t get lynched by angry drivers stuck in traffic jams..“We’ve used this connection countless times this summer. If you’ve got extra chains, our crew will join you. Don’t send us to the narrow sidewalk from hell,” wrote David Frid..CrankedCyclist tweeted: “Count me in @gccarra as your bodyguard. Why can’t Memorial still be flipped at weekends? Doesn’t social distancing, mental health, infrastructure gaps and progressive mobility networks matter?”.The route in question is located on 11 and 12 streets S.E. running from the zoo bridge south to 21 Ave..“No, we are not giving this one up,” Carra told Global..“It is a short stretch, and people are fairly socialized that it is happening. I feel that this is one that absolutely has to stay open, and we are having that conversation right now with administration.”. Screen-Shot-2020-10-13-at-11.54.56-AMCarra tweet .Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
