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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
So the problem is these will impact traffic during an accident / construction downtown?
Don't these streets already come to a stand-still when this happens? And if they have to wait one more minute to get through traffic, is this really a problem worth exploring?
If I'm 20 minutes late getting out of downtown, does it really tip the scales if I'm 21 minutes instead?
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I would say the 20% figure is highly suspect (not to mention that your numbers are a 5% increase, not 20%).
I was just surprised that the end result of adding bike lanes in certain areas is going to be a slower commute for 99.9% of people. Maybe I'm just not aware of the cyclist safety issues that exist downtown? Regardless, it doesn't seem very logical to me to slow down the commute for the majority of people unless there is a large safety issue at play.