The New York State Supreme Court has issued a temporary injunction against the Department of Transportation's (DOT) planned protected bike lane under the
It always happens when a street is made pedestrian-only: the argument that it will reduce sales for small local businesses.
I fail to understand how seeing cars drive past your shop is better for sales than people walking around your shop.
“ Mirabella said the association’s end goal is not to prevent the DOT from installing protected bike lanes in Astoria but said the group is calling for the bike lanes to be installed on a residential corridor such as 33rd Street, where there is less traffic and less store fronts than the 31st Street corridor. He also stated that the 31st Street corridor has significant visibility issues due to the overhead tracks.”
Having lived nearby 31st St is incredibly stupid from a visibility perspective. Im inclined to agree that 33rd would be better
Statistically speaking, wouldn’t any action that reduces the number of cars on the road be good for public safety?
Also as a business owner, I have more success with bike traffic and foot traffic then with people in cars. Theses business owners are so fucking dumb.
It always happens when a street is made pedestrian-only: the argument that it will reduce sales for small local businesses. I fail to understand how seeing cars drive past your shop is better for sales than people walking around your shop.
the loud vroom vroom and emissions must be great ambiance for the customers.
I don’t know about everyone else, but I actively avoid shops that are next to any kind of multilane road.
propaganda works
“ Mirabella said the association’s end goal is not to prevent the DOT from installing protected bike lanes in Astoria but said the group is calling for the bike lanes to be installed on a residential corridor such as 33rd Street, where there is less traffic and less store fronts than the 31st Street corridor. He also stated that the 31st Street corridor has significant visibility issues due to the overhead tracks.”
Having lived nearby 31st St is incredibly stupid from a visibility perspective. Im inclined to agree that 33rd would be better
I’m curious how overhead tracks cause significant visibility issues at ground level.
Whoa, you’re upsetting the pitchfork mob by agreeing that the business owners might just have a genuine concern.