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This just doesn't make any sense to me. Why are they putting all these Bicycle Lanes in the major streets in the city? It slows down traffic flow, causes MORE congestion, promotes ill-will between motorists and bicyclists, and is a major safety concern! It also takes up a perfectly good traffic lane and reduces parking space.
Bicyclists belong on the Side-Streets or on bike paths, NOT along major thoroughfares! Next they'll want to allow bicyclists along the Interstate!
I personally would be afraid to ride my bike down a busy main city street.
This just doesn't make any sense to me. Why are they putting all these Bicycle Lanes in the major streets in the city? It slows down traffic flow, causes MORE congestion, promotes ill-will between motorists and bicyclists, and is a major safety concern! It also takes up a perfectly good traffic lane and reduces parking space.
Bicyclists belong on the Side-Streets or on bike paths, NOT along major thoroughfares! Next they'll want to allow bicyclists along the Interstate!
I personally would be afraid to ride my bike down a busy main city street.
The OP makes no sense - providing a lane for bicycles allows cars to move along without being held up and reduces congestion by separating 'slow' and 'fast' vehicles. Safer for everyone, and the last I checked, bike lanes are on the sides of the roads, not in the middle.
Depends on the funding sources used to build the road. Generally, there are lots of federal dollars used and the feds require bicycle/pedestrian accommodations if they already exist, or if there is an existing need. Plus, when you are completing environmental coordination, cultural resource and "social" groups have their say. If they want bike facilities, they can either be built as a lane on the roadway or a multipurpose path/sidewalk.
The Bike trails on old rail lines are a very specific program called "Rails to Trails". They are not generally meant for day to day bicycle commuter traffic.
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