Bike lanes have been show to…

Bike lanes have been show to have a positive impact on traffic reduction because when biking is safe (bike lanes are present) more people see this as a viable mode of transit. Therefore, people who would otherwise drive are more willing to take their bike or use readily available city bikes from a nearby dock. From my personal experience I’m way less willing to bike on streets that do that have bike lanes especially when it is a very traversed street. This safety factor it’s important and bikes should be afforded the same protection as people in vehicles. This can only be accomplished by having more bike lanes for cyclists to use. Additionally, more vehicle lanes just result in more people purchasing cars which results in more cars on the highway which results in more traffic and consequently more accidents. This is not a sustainable solution. The clear solution is to improve transit options, avoid choke points (like union station) and provide alternatives to driving a car (bikes in bike lanes) which will lead to people choosing those modes instead of driving and transit is much safer and efficient than a single person driving a long commute to get to work