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Well, we know what the city thinks about its small businesses, so I expect to see Connecticut narrowed down to one lane in each direction any day now with permanent bike lanes and with no street parking. In fact, DDOT will just drop the "Avenue" and rename it "Connecticut Way" or "Connecticut Lane."[/quote]

Study after study has found that bike lanes are good for small businesses.

So you can stop worrying now.[/quote]

This is all just fanciful. Replacing parking spaces with bike lanes is tantamount to dramatically reducing the total number of people in an area. Most people drive and if you make it too hard for them to drive, most of them will just go somewhere else. They'll be replaced by a small number of bicyclists. The net effect will be a small customer base for businesses. [/quote]

Most people drive THROUGH the neighborhoods and commercial areas. I will never understand why businesses wouldn't want to accommodate the people who actually live and shop in their commercial areas, rather than some fanciful idea that some Gaithersburg resident is going to stop in Cleveland Park to pick up Vace or in Chevy Chase to pick up Parthenon. It just doesn't happen now. And no, there really isn't enough parking or parking turnover on Conn Ave to suggest that those spots in the commercial areas are so vital for the viability of the businesses. If your business depends on someone being able to park right in front, then it probably is on such a thin margin that it won't be viable in the near future anyhow.[/quote]

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