Are Bike Lanes Good for Cities?

Bike lanes are central to city planning, but why do they spark such fierce debate? On Good for Cities, host Matti Siemiatycki sits down with infrastructure expert Dr. Shoshanna Saxe to cut through the "bikelash" and analyze the numbers. They discuss how to balance public benefits - like the 44% reduction in car-bike conflicts on Bloor Street and the reported 49% jump in retail sales in some urban corridors - with political resistance and equity concerns. Shoshanna shares her research on the gap between data and public perception, offering practical advice for cities looking to build effective, publicly supported, and data-driven bike networks.