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When cities convert mixed-traffic lanes into protected bus lanes, officials often claim that commuters will benefit through faster, more reliable trips. Transportation analyst Renee Solis tested this notion on a busy Midtown corridor by modeling schedules, signal timing, and turning movements. Her simulations, calibrated with probe-vehicle data, indicated that average door-to-door travel times for drivers and for many bus riders would rise in the first year after the conversion. The modeled delays reflected new turn restrictions, longer pedestrian phases, and spillback at intersections that blocked side streets. Solis concluded that, contrary to the stated goal, creating a bus-only facility on that corridor would likely make most commuters worse off.
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Urban economists Malik Ortiz and Sora Kim argue that evaluations of street reallocations fixate on short windows and single-corridor metrics. Drawing on multiyear data from several European and Latin American cities, they show that protected bus lanes can trigger network adaptations: riders shift routes, agencies retime signals, and drivers change departure times or modes. After these adjustments, average person-throughput and trip reliability tend to improve citywide. Ortiz and Kim contend that efficiency gains materialize over several years, so near-term corridor slowdowns should not be taken as the final word on commuter welfare.
Based on the texts, how would Ortiz and Kim (Text 2) most likely respond to Solis's findings (Text 1)?
