darren is Not Going Back
“I’ve read every study and report I could find that looked specifically at the economics of bike lanes since 1984 — 32 research articles, to be exact. The results show that making streets friendlier for bikes — and sidewalks friendlier for pedestrians — is actually good for business. The rise of “complete streets” and “road diets,” as urban planners call them, has been a huge boon to businesses in cities.” https://www.businessinsider.com/bike-lanes-good-for-business-studies-better-streets-2024-3
Bike lanes are good for business, but store owners still hate them

Research proves that bike lanes are good for business. So why do so many stores and restaurants still oppose them?

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Mar 7, 2024 at 7:31pmWeb
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@bikepedantic 🤑 "survey after survey has shown that business owners overestimate how many of their customers drive to their stores, versus walking or biking. In [2012 LA], more than half of the store owners on the bike-laned part of the boulevard thought most of their customers drove. The actual number was 15%."