Taking traffic lanes for bike lanes increases congestion, slows traffic and causes idling and emissions.
· captured from a post · Discussed by 13 people
The question it is checked under
Do Edmonton's bike lanes ease traffic congestion or make it worse?
This claim is checked as part of that question. One brief covers every claim under it, and each claim still gets its own finding.
The investigation's outcomeGoing ahead
Before-and-after traffic counts and travel times on converted corridors can show whether reallocating lanes changed congestion, while the general claim about roads carrying services adds nothing checkable.
The same claim as at-congestion-reduced, in different words. It is checked there, so it is not checked twice.
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Where it came from
Taken from Yegscoop post on council's 2026-08-26 bike lane decision, read end to end. Every factual claim in it was extracted and merged, so this one is listed whatever became of it.
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How it was said
Every wording of this claim found in the source, quoted exactly. The names are pseudonyms, one to a person within the source; the number is the comment's place in the captured thread.
Removing traffic lanes for cyclists and increasing the number of crossings increase congestion.
Granite Hare D. · comment 11
nope, it causes it.
Bright Goose S. · comment 19
they force traffic into one lane not two, impede turns, slow the flow of traffic significantly causing idling which creates more emissions.
Rustic Hare L. · comment 21
Now instead of 2 lanes you now have one. Now you have more cars backed up and more carbon
Windy Bison C. · comment 32
turn a two lane each way into a one lane each way so that cyclist feel safe, how exactly are you reducing congestion? Now that one lane is permanently unuseable for cars
Riverside Bluejay S. · comment 36
not have them idoling while bike lanes are not being used.
Rustic Moose R. · comment 108
It will also increase congestion in some areas.
Misty Heron R. · comment 147
what was once 2 lanes of moving traffic is now one.
Prairie Waxwing D. · comment 192
there design does nothing but hinder traffic flow.
Amber Marmot E. · comment 194
taking away from roadways (both in driving lanes and in roadside parking) adds to the congestion you see.
Bright Chickadee P. · comment 302
without contesting our streets more?
Dusty Bluejay G. · comment 325
lanes that obstruct traffic
Foggy Crow C. · comment 551
there's year round maintenance, huge traffic congestion and related pollution
Bright Grebe R. · comment 582