Protected Bike Lanes

Parking protected bike lanes use parked cars to create a  buffer between moving vehicles and cyclists. While this eliminates a few parking spots, it improves traffic flow for vehicles increases retail sales for nearby businesses, and improves bicycle safety and encorages more people to bike. After a pilot project on 9th Avenue in 2007, then New York City transportation official Janette Sadik-Khan used 1% of her agency’s budget to build 1200 miles of protected bike lanes.

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Anti-Bike Lane Arguments

“What’s the dumbest excuse you’ve ever heard for not building bike lanes? Professional bike advocates have heard ’em all!”

— Angie Schmitt, StreetsBlog

Related:

“Ridership Jumped 400% When Seattle Protected a Bike Lane,” Angie Schmitt, StreetsBlog

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