The city proposed pairing protected bike lanes with loading zones on every block to avoid traffic, but that didn't stop dissent and lawsuits because everything is about parking. Priority of society hill NIMBYs is:
parking > loading zones > (big gap) if cyclists live or die
A newly installed protected bike lane is generating both praise and criticism from residents, cyclists and drivers in Society Hill and Old City. https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/new-bike-lane-old-city-residents/
A newly installed protected bike lane on Third Street is generating both praise and criticism from residents, cyclists and drivers in Society Hill and Old City.
