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2024-10-19 18:54:39 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

There is no scientific evidence that suggests that bike lanes cause and increase traffic. In fact. Studies show that bike lanes reduce traffic. https://www.govtech.com/fs/study-more-bike-lanes-needed-to-reduce-traffic-congestion https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2023/8/21/data-suggests-fears-of-bike-lane-induced-traffic-problems-are-unfounded https://youtu.be/UabSO0X1rYw?si=_-ryO7g3amKchLqr

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• There is no scientific evidence that suggests that bike lanes cause and increase traffic. In fact. Studies show that bike lanes reduce traffic. https://www.govtech.com/fs/study-more-bike-lanes-needed-to-reduce-traffic-congestion https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2023/8/21/data-suggests-fears-of-bike-lane-induced-traffic-problems-are-unfounded https://youtu.be/UabSO0X1rYw?si=_-ryO7g3amKchLqr