The word that matters in that headline is 'protected'. A painted lane on a street with delivery vans double-parked from seven in the morning is a suggestion. A curb or a row of posts changes who's willing to ride there.

I live two blocks off Water Street. The delivery vans are the real question. Without a loading zone plan the vans will park in the new lane, and then we're back to paint with extra steps.

That's where I'd expect the real fight to be. Not the vote, but the loading zone plan once someone has to draw it.