Chuck Darwin<p>More lanes does not equate to better traffic, <br>especially in an urban or even suburban environment. </p><p>In reality, people and their movements complex: streets that are flexible are more efficient than streets that prioritize straight-ahead movement over every other movement. </p><p> Some people need to <a href="https://c.im/tags/turn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>turn</span></a> left and some people need to <a href="https://c.im/tags/cross" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cross</span></a> the street, and some people are <a href="https://c.im/tags/walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>walking</span></a>, and some people are <a href="https://c.im/tags/biking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biking</span></a>, and some people are in <a href="https://c.im/tags/wheelchairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wheelchairs</span></a>, and some people have <a href="https://c.im/tags/strollers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strollers</span></a>, and some people are making <a href="https://c.im/tags/deliveries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deliveries</span></a></p><p>⭐️Having too many travel lanes makes these non-straight-through movements slower and much more dangerous.⭐️</p><p>For example, this is why NE 65th Street in Seattle 🔸can now move 5% more vehicles after SDOT reallocated nearly 25% of the street space 🔸to create protected bike lanes and safer crosswalks.</p><p> People can turn left now, which makes it a better street to drive on. <br>👉They reduced speeding by up to 75%, reduced collisions by 63%, and eliminated serious injuries and deaths. </p><p>💥And they did all this while moving more people in cars and dramatically more people biking, walking and rolling. 💥</p><p>This is not a “last resort” solution, it’s a common sense solution that is backed by data rather than feelings.</p><p><a href="https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2024/03/29/bellevue-council-torches-their-vision-zero-plan-refuses-to-stand-against-unfounded-attacks-on-city-staff/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">seattlebikeblog.com/2024/03/29</span><span class="invisible">/bellevue-council-torches-their-vision-zero-plan-refuses-to-stand-against-unfounded-attacks-on-city-staff/</span></a></p>