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You should know that I have reservations about the plan, particularly the reliance on separated bike lanes ('cycle tracks') in an urban grid, because of the high number of intersections and thus motorist turning maneuvers cyclists using such facilities will be exposed to. I'm a much bigger proponent of the use of sharrows, which Portland for some inexplicable reason has decided to reject as a widespread solution. So before you advocate for the Portland-style approach, I suggest you read 'What Happened in Europe', pages 133-138 of Robert Hurst's 'The Cyclist's Manifesto'.
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