Ned Yeung 🍉4d ago

'After the project was installed, all roadway crashes along the corridor decreased by 46 percent, and bicycle injury crashes decreased by 91 percent, according to the study. The DDOT spokesperson called those statistics “a tremendous testament” to the safety impact of protected bike lanes.

The 15th Street bikes lanes also improved the flow of traffic. After the project was installed, speeds increased by 17 percent, with peak northbound travel time decreasing by 36 seconds and peak southbound travel time decreasing by 40 seconds on the corridor, according to the study.

“This project is doing all the right things,” Krumpos said. “The data shows that the project is working and that there is not a negative impact for people driving.”'

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Show threadRob
@ned When they say that the bike lanes "have dramatically reduced roadway capacity" what they truly mean is "drivers feel that the bike lanes have dramatically reduced roadway capacity for cars." Not only do the bike lanes rarely increase travel times for drivers, they also de-facto increase the capacity of a street if you're counting people and not cars. That's why I think road diets ought to be rebranded as "capacity enhancements"
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Show threadNate1d ago
@rob @ned the phrase “road diet” has always baffled me. Not many people have positive associations with that word. For some it’s a truly problematic word and for others it represents sacrifice.
Show threadRob1d ago
@voiceofunreason @ned exactly! Whatever traffic engineer came up with the term "road diet" whiffed so badly.
Show threadNate1d ago
@rob @ned oh, hey, you’re _that_ Rob. I’ve been subscribed to your YouTube channel since your “nobody likes this!” days.
Show threadRob1d ago
@voiceofunreason @ned No way!! I appreciate that greatly. It's been slow-going lately, but I am working on some new videos at the moment. TYSM 🫶