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rebutted×2The city should expand its protected bike-lane network next fiscal year.
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If a course of action realizes our stated goals and no stronger objection defeats it, we should adopt it; expanding protected bike lanes realizes the city's safety and climate goals.
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Reallocating road space to bike lanes can worsen congestion and slow emergency-vehicle response, so the conclusion does not follow even if the safety and climate goals are granted.
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Peer-reviewed evaluations of protected bike-lane build-outs (e.g. citywide before/after injury studies) show statistically significant reductions in cyclist and pedestrian injuries alongside modal shift away from cars, which directly realizes the city's adopted safety and climate targets; hence the recommended action follows.
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