When adding bike lanes actually reduces traffic delays

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By Eric JaffeSep 7, 2014, 7:34 am786 ptsInterestingTop
A big reason for opposition to bike lanes is that, according to the rules of traffic engineering, they lead to car congestion. The metric determining this outcome (known as “level of service”) is quite complicated, but its underlying logic is simple: less road space for automobiles means more delay at…

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