Bike Lanes Are Good, Actually

Cycling is the best form of transportation within a city. It reduces traffic and pollution, improves businesses, and promotes healthy lifestyles. But cycling accounts only for 1% of all trips in the US, and Canada is not much better.
The single biggest factor for this is safety. A safe network of protected bicycle lanes is the best way to get people of all ages and backgrounds to cycle for everyday purposes.

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➜ References & Further Reading:
Micromobility is the future of urban transportation
https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insig...

Commute mode share in the US
https://www.bts.gov/browse-statistica...

Vehicle trips by distance
https://nhts.ornl.gov/vehicle-trips

Netherlands cycling facts
https://english.kimnet.nl/publication...

15-minute city
https://whatif.sonycsl.it/15mincity/1...

Waze Driver Satisfaction Index
https://web.archive.org/web/201803130...

Bikeability and the induced demand for cycling
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas...

Bicycle Commuting and Facilities in Major U.S. Cities: If You Build Them, Commuters Will Use Them
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3...

If You Build Them, Commuters Will Use Them: Association Between Bicycle Facilities and Bicycle Commuting
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/...

Provisional COVID-19 infrastructure induces large, rapid increases in cycling
https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/...

Bikeway Networks: A Review of Effects on Cycling
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...

Infrastructure, programs, and policies to increase bicycling: An international review
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Analysing the causal effect of London cycle superhighways on traffic congestion
https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.08993

Why Canadians cycle more than Americans: A comparative analysis of bicycling trends and policies
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

City of Toronto Cycling Study
https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/upl...

Toronto cycling commute mode share 2021 census data
https://censusmapper.ca/maps/4754#12/...

Bike Share Growth in Toronto
https://schoolofcities.github.io/bike...

Do Bike Lanes increase EMS response times?
   • Do Bike Lanes increase EMS response t...  
https://x.com/grescoe/status/18502768...

Bike lanes provide positive economic impact
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...

Measuring the Local Economic Impacts of Replacing On-Street Parking With Bike Lanes
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/...

Measuring the Street: New Metrics for 21st Century Streets
https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/download...

Bloor Street Bike Lane Economic Impact Studies
https://tcat.ca/resources/bloor-stree...

Bike Lanes, On-Street Parking and Business
https://tcat.ca/resources/bike-lanes-...

The Traffic Calming Effect of Delineated Bicycle Lanes
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Cycling Injury Risk in London: Impacts of Road Characteristics and Infrastructure
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

➜ Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:33 Cycling can work in North America
3:17 Bike lanes don't make traffic worse
6:17 Parking double standards
7:12 Bike lanes benefit businesses
8:25 Cycling can be practical too
10:07 "No one uses the bike lane"
11:43 Bike lanes need networks to work
13:54 Side street bike lanes?
14:33 Bike lane design for safety
16:25 Intersection design
18:22 Minor street design
19:26 It's not just about bike lanes
20:33 Bike lanes benefit everyone

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