Why 10-Foot traffic lanes rather than 10 foot lanes are better and safer for driving, walking, and biking - CityLab

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A friend of mine heads an office in the White House. I never see him anymore, except at the occasional black tie design dinner, where he is always good for a couple of gin and tonics as the crowd disperses. At the last such event, he asked me a question. Or maybe he didn't. But I answered it.

"What's the number one most important thing that we have to fight for?" I said. "You mean, besides corporations being people and money being speech?"

"Besides that."

"Well that's easy: 10-foot lanes instead of 12-foot lanes."

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Why 10-Foot traffic lanes rather than 10 foot lanes are better and safer for driving, walking, and biking - CityLab

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MoBikeFed comment: 10-foot lanes on roads within cities and towns carry the same amount of traffic, have the same or lower amounts of motor vehicle injuries and fatalities, and have a number of important benefits for people who walk and bicycle, and for the communities and neighborhoods that the roads serve.