@nev
I'm in Eastern PA, USA, semi rural area.
Removing bike lanes to reduce traffic sounds rather counter-intuitive to me. But then, unlike most government officials, I know about the benefits of bikes and bike lanes.
@JessMahler Yeah I was like, if they're going to reduce traffic why not get rid of the *car* lanes...? I guess what they're really saying is, they want to get rid of the bike lane so there'll be more room for cars. @nev
@JessMahler @ljwrites @nev it is in fact well known that increasing capacity for car traffic does not actually reduce traffic — instead you just get even more cars on the road and thus more traffic (one citation, but you can find lots of studies on this https://ncst.ucdavis.edu/research-product/increasing-highway-capacity-unlikely-relieve-traffic-congestion )
increasing capacity for bike or public transit however, ironically, *does* actually reduce congestion, so these changes benefit even people who wish to continue driving.
so really the only people benefitting from getting rid of bike lanes are gasoline companies paying for all the fuel wasted on gridlock each day
