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by nimbleplum40 1042 days ago
I'm not denying what you've seen, but it just doesn't match what I've seen at all.

> Several cities have opted to remove their protected bike lanes for exactly the same reasons.

Sure, but many cities are rapidly _expanding_ their network of protected bike lanes because of how widely they're used.

I don't have data to back this up, but I suspect that many more miles of protected bike lanes are being added each year than removed. For example, NYC [1]. For another, here's a compilation of many cities. [2]

What cities are removing bike infrastructure?

[1] https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pr2023/dot-expand-bike-inf...

[2] https://www.peopleforbikes.org/news/the-best-new-u.s.-bike-l...