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Study: Protected Bike Lanes Boost Local Business Revenue by 30% (www.sciencedirect.com)

256 points by walkablecity 1 year ago

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Curious how they handled initial opposition from local businesses.

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In our city, we found that pilot projects helped build support.

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Agree completely. The data from similar projects is very encouraging.

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This worked well combined with improvements to public transit.

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This is exactly what we need in more cities. The data clearly shows the benefits.

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I've seen similar implementations work really well in smaller cities too.

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Local advocacy groups played a crucial role in building support.

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We documented our process here: [example link]