One thing I see is that once a lane is added and immediately not a hit, it's deemed a failure. But if that lane is only a small stretch of someone's commute, t

One thing I see is that once a lane is added and immediately not a hit, it's deemed a failure. But if that lane is only a small stretch of someone's commute, they won't suddenly start cycling because one of many stretches got a cycle lane. Or change which road they use if they already cycle. But that lane is a start. When the next street and the next street and the next street all get lanes, you suddenly have not only lanes but a connected network. Only then do you get new cyclists or change of behavior.