Does our community, with its very modest resources, really need to build (or even paint) bike lanes?

I believe that most communities would benefit more from bike boulevards: streets with fewer stop signs, reduced speed limits, and possibly  “traffic calming” measures, if necessary.

The drawback to bike lanes is that they reduce the road space available for motorists. Further, because lanes do not reduce speeds, they do nothing to make the street safer for all users, or the neighborhood more livable for all residents.