Seattle to permanently close 20 miles of streets to traffic

There will be more cars on the road then ever soon. When we start to return to work, most people will avoid mass transit because of COVID19 concerns and start driving again. Only a very tiny percentage of people bike to work. Shutting down streets makes no sense. Seattle city government is a joke.

There seems to be an idea that this will be better for bike commuting. Having done a lot of that, I'm wary. Side streets are already fairly car-free. The catch is that you still have to cross major arteries, and if things aren't set up right, you can end up stopped for a long time waiting for that traffic to clear.