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The 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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Premises (1)

  • Expanding protected bike lanes reduces cyclist injuries and shifts commuters away from cars, advancing the city's stated 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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  • Is there a better alternative than A to achieve G?Open
  • Is A feasible for the agent (ability, resources, time)?Open
  • Is the goal/value G explicit and acceptable?Open
  • Will doing A actually achieve G in the present context?Open
  • Is doing A permissible/appropriate given norms or constraints?Open
  • Do negative consequences of A outweigh achieving G?Open

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