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"9 Things Drivers Need to Stop Saying in the Bikes v Cars Debate"

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  1. chdot
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    What it comes down to is that there are many different tools for many different jobs. In many places, like low-density cities and suburban areas, I understand that cars will probably continue to be extremely useful and likely the dominant mode of transportation. But in more crowded cities, it makes more sense to move beyond one single mode of transportation and give people more options and more freedom.

    Now, feel free to get into the comments and debate how our cities should respond to the needs of everyone who uses public roads. But please, think carefully before using any of the above arguments. If you can do better, we’d love to hear it.

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    http://www.wired.com/2014/11/9-things-drivers-need-stop-saying-bikes-vs-cars-debate

    Posted 10 years ago #
  2. chdot
    Admin

    From above link -

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    LOS doesn’t tell engineers how safe a street is for pedestrians, or how convenient it is for buses. It measures only one thing: How many cars you can move through an intersection in a given period. Any delay in auto traffic is a bad thing, to be rectified by shrinking sidewalks, increasing lane widths, and removing crosswalks and on-street parking. The problem is that making driving easier also encourages more driving, a phenomenon known as induced demand, which causes traffic engineers to chase ever-diminishing returns in trying to improve LOS. These days, many cities and states are reevaluating their reliance on LOS, with California set to ditch it entirely.

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    More info -

    http://www.pps.org/reference/levels-of-service-and-travel-projections-the-wrong-tools-for-planning-our-streets/

    Posted 10 years ago #
  3. dougal
    Member

    Time to take that Induced Demand and make it work for cyclists. I hear there's no demand for bike lanes.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  4. chdot
    Admin

    "induced demand" -

    http://www.wired.com/2014/06/wuwt-traffic-induced-demand/

    Posted 10 years ago #

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