• Granbo's Holy Hotrod
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    819 days ago

    Businesses complain that the construction interupts them and reduces parking. Seeing this play out in pittsburgh, pa

    • kurikai
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      1419 days ago

      Yeah. But afterwards they do better than before the bike lane.

    • @Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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      919 days ago

      Businesses complain that the construction interupts them and reduces parking.

      Well, nothing causes more construction and interruption than fucking car infrastructure!

      Bikes = foot traffic. Foot traffic = more people spending money in local businesses.

      Most businesses who complain before bike lanes are built end up fighting to keep bike lanes when the threat of removing them comes up.

    • @Wahots@pawb.social
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      319 days ago

      Once it’s done though, bike lanes essentially never need to be repaved because the wear and tear is so low.

    • _haha_oh_wow_OPM
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      118 days ago

      Businesses should understand that the infrastructure will bring them a considerable bump in customers. Businesses that are around good bike infrastructure tend to do well.