People Versus Transportation People
13 Apr 2017 | | Transportation
#poorbikepathdesign
| What People Think | What Transportation People Think |
|---|---|
| Adding lanes will reduce traffic congestion. | Adding lanes will induce more people to drive. Traffic congestion will stay the same. |
| Removing lanes will increase traffic congestion. | Removing lanes will cause people use other routes, shift modes, shift destinations, change their schedule, or not take the trip. |
| Removing freeways will increase traffic congestion. | Removing freeways will cause people to use other routes, shift modes, shift destinations, change their schedule, or not take the trip. |
| Road diets increase traffic congestion. | Road diets reduce speeding and make the road safer for all users. They also increase the number of walkers and cyclists and can reduce congestion caused by turning vehicles if a turning lane is added. |
| Mixed use zoning will increase traffic congestion. | Mixed use zoning will allow people to walk for many of their trips. |
| Parking should be free | No parking is free. |
| Charging for parking will cause people to go somewhere else. | Charging for parking makes drivers to pay for the cost of parking and not walkers, cyclists, and public transportation users. These three groups spend just as much money as drivers and sometimes more. |
| Removing parking is bad for business. | Adding bike lanes and/or sidewalks is good for business. |
| Nobody is in the bike lane. | The bike lane doesn't connect to a quality bike network. |
| People on bikes break traffic laws. | People break traffic laws. |
| I should be able to get anywhere going 80mph and have free parking when I get there. | Move to Mars. |
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