Høringssvar vedrørende Bus-undersøgelse vedr. omlægning af bus 66 og 12 i udadgående retning i Rantzausgade

In deciding the best option to reroute, I would simply suggest the general principle that space should be taken away as much as possible from high car traffic lanes first, and from car parking spaces second, with the goal to preserve (and if possible even free up) as much as possible road space for cycling, walking and living. This means that options going through side streets are the least favoured, while options about shifting a car lane on Å blvd for a dedicated bus lane is most desirable. This is in line with sustainable transport principles, based on research evidence showing that 1) arguments about cost-benefits in terms of lost time for car users do not hold because of induced traffic, in other words, the more space is allocated to cars, the more space will be used, and time gains or losses are generally short lived as users adapt their travel behaviour to traffic conditions 2) external costs of car traffic (in terms of air pollution, noise, health, accidents, space use etc) are higher than what conventional cost-benefit analysis account for, and therefore it simply makes sense to make alternatives to the car more attractive 3) making it more difficult to get in and out of the city by car is in itself a sounds policy for encouraging a shift to public transport. I'm writing this as a resident of Nørrebro but also as a transport academic at DTU. Apologies for my poor Danish.