Portland @lemmy.ml regul @lemm.ee 1y ago

Portland transportation director readies plan to remove key downtown protected bike lane – BikePortland

bikeportland.org Portland transportation director readies plan to remove key downtown protected bike lane

It would be an unprecedented rollback of a protected bike facility.

This seems to not be based on safety at all and is probably Mapps and Williams spending money PBOT doesn't have because of complaints by business owners that are not based on data.

Exactly the kind of stupid decisions I expected Mapps to make when Teddy appointed him.

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Cars the worst part of modern cities.
- People
  
  Nah man, the people are awesome, they make it fun, friendly, interesting, and sometime crazy. Cars though. Everytime I'm waiting for a midtown bus (NYC) and traffic fills the whole block, all I can think is that all of those people would fit on the bus I'm waiting for.
  
  If we banned, or heavily taxed every car that wasn't a taxi/rideshare or work/delivery vehicle, it'd run like clockwork. Why do we let the 45% (greater NYC) ruin it for the the 55% that don't have cars.
  
  ETA: downvoted by a carbro, I feel validated.
Fuckin bummer dude
Changing the lane before they have plans?
This won't lead to more deaths and road rage. /s Every cyclist who is hit by a car afterward is his fault.
- Even the ones that run red lights, stop signs, and can't be bothered to learn the rules of the road?
  
  Yes, let’s murder people for breaking rules….and remove safety factors for them that keep things between cars and bikes separate to begin with.
Goddamnit, Portland. I'm so glad I chose not to move there. I live in Salem instead, where the insanity is at least a little more removed from every day life.
- Dude, Salem doesn't have any protected bike lanes.
- This is the craziest take I’ve seen in years. Salem less insane in any way than Portland?

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