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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An scientific study shows that bike sharing in DC has actually reduced congestion: https://www.itskrs.its.dot.gov/2020-b01452

This is an interesting counterpoint to those who claim that bike lanes have the opposite effect.[/quote]

Except the physical changes increase congestion, which is what they are designed to do, by over 20% so it's still a large net negative.[/quote]

Where are you getting 20% from? They certainly aren't allocating 20% of road space to bike lanes.[/quote]

In terms of protected bike lanes (which are not used for free parking, most of the time), it’s 35 miles out of 1,500 miles of road. The lanes take up at most 20% of the road, so it’s 0.2 * 35/1500 =0.005%

The amount of whining that goes on about the use of 0.005% of road space in DC is phenomenal!

Get a better hobby, NIMBYs![/quote]Old Georgetown Road says you're wrong.  The took 2 of the 6 lanes (33%) and turned them into bike lanes which approximately zero people use.[/quote]

You’d be interested to hear that the actual data shows the bike lanes on Old Georgetown Road did not slow down commutes and seem to have decreased accidents. https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2023/08/many-drivers-despise-these-bethesda-bike-lanes-but-are-they-slowing-drivers-down/[/quote]

Did you read the article?  It's entirely specious spin - especially that accident data.  It's a prime example of how to lie with statistics. [/quote]

You're saying that the Maryland State Highway Administration lied about their own data? Huh.[/quote]

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