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Owners of small retail businesses blame bike lanes even if there are none near their business. Can we stop pretending these “local business people” are anything but conservative trolls with no grasp on reality?

https://thespinoff.co.nz/wellington/10-09-2024/the-mystery-of-the-killer-bike-lane

The mystery of the killer bike lane

A cafe chain closed down and the owner blamed cycleways – but none of the cafes were anywhere near one. What's really going on?

The Spinoff
Sep 10, 2024 at 5:01amMastodon for iOS
Show threadv̾i̾t̾r̾i̾o̾l̾i̾x̾Sep 10, 2024
@rabble it happens over and over, new bike lanes, stores complain, foot traffic goes and business up
Show threadDavid PSep 10, 2024

@rabble

Won't someone think of the cafe owners!?!

Show threadBill SeitzSep 10, 2024
@rabble https://media.tenor.com/xIK0QA7WQiUAAAAM/house-doctor.gif