Require bike lanes with…

Require bike lanes with every road repaving. More people on bikes logically mean less people travelling by car. More safe bike lanes means more people opting to utilize bikes instead of cars. If a bike lane requires the removal of a car lane, ensure it is a great bike lane that will be utilized well.

That internet picture of the same number of people in cars, buses and on bikes is an incredibly useful visualization.

Additionally high speed rail options and other accessible means of public transportation would greatly reduce gridlock and car use.

As a rural resident and voter, it is untenable and nearly impossible to safely and timely travel to or within the city. If viable transit options existed I, one person in a large vehicle with multiple empty seats, taking up excessive space and causing traffic, would happily chose transit options.. If safe bike lanes and pedestrian transportation routes existed I could bring a bike for the last parts of my journeys. It does not feel safe to bike in the city. Transit takes to long to get in,out and around the city as it is. We need to be adding pedestrian infrastructure not removing it.

Rip up half of some four lane streets as mass transit routes or pedestrian corridors. Remake the city for people not cars.

Sincerely, a car driver.