Bike Lane Battle in Minneapolis

"Are bike lanes making traffic better or worse in downtown Minneapolis?"

Cyclists in other cities are having difficulties also.

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/09/25/minneapolis-bike-lanes/

https://youtu.be/P4pnbCYz6Cs (4:17)

CBS Minnesota 9-25-17 by Liz Collin, WCCO 4

Sharing a cycling issue story from Minneapolis, Minnesota about the usual motoring public whining. The op-ed woman complaining from a bus bench is a gem.

'Urban planning activist Barbara Nylen of Minneapolis believes that commuting is getting worse with each new mile of bike lane.'
"You want businesses to come downtown? You want them to expand? Make their commute pleasurable, not a nightmare," she says.

Making a commute tolerable for all modes would be the goal I would expect, not pleasurable for vehicles only. Bicycles are part of the solution, not the problem.

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Permalink Reply by Gopher Biker on September 28, 2017 at 1:31am

We also cause pollution - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/cyclists-increase-congestion-a...

Permalink Reply by Caiken on September 29, 2017 at 3:39am

I mean, this is not exactly groundbreaking rhetoric. Tons of downtowns invest a lot in figuring out the best way to have parking in their cities to make it easier to drive in and park.

But, anec-data-lly, having spent a lot of free time in the Twin Cities, the bike infrastructure there pretty much feels a lot nicer than here. I mean, it IS Minnesota.

Permalink Reply by Alex Z on October 2, 2017 at 3:26am

"anec-data-lly" - great word. Going to start using.

Permalink Reply by curt(is) locke on September 29, 2017 at 3:49am