Good one. That’s happening near me too. New bus lanes, new bike lanes, and meanwhile all within the same four lane space that can’t be widened because of the city buildings on either side. So net result is fewer travel lanes for cars. Never thought of this as yet one more manipulative tactic …
Good one. That’s happening near me too. New bus lanes, new bike lanes, and meanwhile all within the same four lane space that can’t be widened because of the city buildings on either side. So net result is fewer travel lanes for cars. Never thought of this as yet one more manipulative tactic to edge out cars in favor of mass transit (or no transit). Had always viewed it as simply ill-conceived.
I live in a small town with very few roads that might be used for fleeing wildfires. With the same old "wisdom" recently the one 4 lane road leading to the I5 was reconfigured with bike lanes which is bad enough but with permanent CONCRETE barriers to protect the bikers, so essentially a major egress is now useless. This was implemented two years after the town was almost totally burned down. There is so much more I could relate but we all are seeing it.
Oh, good grief, I never would have thought of this either. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Yeah, bike lanes are often actually not especially safe for bicyclists, contrary to general wisdom. They do in fact need to be separated somehow from the street, in many situations.
But reducing lanes for car travel is a poor solution.
“Road diets” in the guise of complete streets.
Good one. That’s happening near me too. New bus lanes, new bike lanes, and meanwhile all within the same four lane space that can’t be widened because of the city buildings on either side. So net result is fewer travel lanes for cars. Never thought of this as yet one more manipulative tactic to edge out cars in favor of mass transit (or no transit). Had always viewed it as simply ill-conceived.
Plus, the coming gas crisis.
I live in a small town with very few roads that might be used for fleeing wildfires. With the same old "wisdom" recently the one 4 lane road leading to the I5 was reconfigured with bike lanes which is bad enough but with permanent CONCRETE barriers to protect the bikers, so essentially a major egress is now useless. This was implemented two years after the town was almost totally burned down. There is so much more I could relate but we all are seeing it.
Oh, good grief, I never would have thought of this either. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Yeah, bike lanes are often actually not especially safe for bicyclists, contrary to general wisdom. They do in fact need to be separated somehow from the street, in many situations.
But reducing lanes for car travel is a poor solution.
Not if the goal is to take away all the cars and have 15 min cities.
I live in New Hampshire and it is just starting here, so please relate what can come in the future. Perhaps it can be stopped.
Sounds like Baltimore. Plenty of bike lanes and NO ONE RIDING BIKES! Could it be the crime?
Oh no, this is all funded and initiated from Central Planning. Plus one in the 'federal government funding is out of control' column.