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2024-10-31 01:36:10 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

There is no scientific evidence that suggests that bike lanes cause and increase in 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 https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/bike-lanes-impacts-1.7358319 The Bloor Annex BIA have said that business has improved since the addition of the bike lanes on Bloor St. https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2024/10/24/annex-businesses-tell-ford-to-back-off-bloor-bike-lanes/ https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/politics-government/bia-warns-removal-of-bike-lanes-would-be-disastrous-9699119

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• There is no scientific evidence that suggests that bike lanes cause and increase in 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 https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/bike-lanes-impacts-1.7358319 The Bloor Annex BIA have said that business has improved since the addition of the bike lanes on Bloor St. https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2024/10/24/annex-businesses-tell-ford-to-back-off-bloor-bike-lanes/ https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/politics-government/bia-warns-removal-of-bike-lanes-would-be-disastrous-9699119