“I think we’re missing a huge opportunity,” said Bruce Schaller, a consultant and former city transportation official. Traffic will fill however much — or however little — street space it’s allotted. Now is the time to literally redraw the lines.”Other cities have taken bolder steps. And in Paris, officials are moving to add more than 400 miles of new bike lanes across the metro region. “If they take it away we will be petitioning, we will be going to meetings, we will be active on the streets,” he said.

Source: New York Times August 10, 2020 09:00 UTC