Originally Posted by
gerv
Only thing is that the cycling infrastructure takes up a lot less space. You can move an enormous amount of bicycle traffic down a 8 foot lane. Probably the equivalent of 6 car lanes. Also think about the parking infrastructure. You can fit about 20 bikes in a space reserved for cars.
I know this because if you visit my downtown, you'll noticed that every second building is a car park.
All true, but I think we're a long way from any U.S. city tearing down a parking ramp or making an existing street narrower because of the amount of people they've managed to get on bikes. A city might make a street narrower for purposes of traffic calming which may in fact encourage more cycling.