cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/34331173
Politicians in the Bay Area want to remove bike lanes from the Richmond-San Rafael bridge because they are worried about traffic congestion.
Cyclists say removing these bike lanes will put them in danger.
https://richmondside.org/2025/08/05/richmond-san-rafael-bridge-bike-path-final-vote/
https://bikeeastbay.org/rsr2024-2/
During the public hearing, commissioner Karl Hasz was spotted driving his car
stop removing bike lanes, start removing car lanes
The worst part is they didn’t even remove a car lane for this. There’s literally no reason to remove it and the data prove it.
Spite. Many people are no more emotionally advanced than a toddler. They’re mad about something (traffic, the looming spectre of mortality, queer people, being out of shape, whatever) so they lash out at whatever. Bike lanes are a symbol of things they don’t like, and easier to attack than the real sources of their unhappiness.
Is it wide enough to ge another lane for cars? Would that actually reduce traffic at all?
Im not anti-car, but is there any benefit to this? It seems really unlikely
While it is wide enough, it would be counterproductive for traffic flow to allow vehicular traffic there. The bridge currently has 2 lanes, and the highway beyond is also two lanes – so having a 3rd lane on the bridge would just lead to a zipper-merge situation that would back traffic up.
California Carbrain Overload!
