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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you build they will come is a fallacy. Take a look at the bike lanes installed on Old Georgetown Rd in Bethesda. They have definitely affected traffic in a negative way and are vastly underused.  Cyclists can continue as they care to without new infrastructure designed specifically for them and if someone feels uncomfortable cycling where there is no bike lane they can consider alternative transportation like Metro or car.[/quote]
Not only have they negatively affected traffic, they have negatively affected Pike and Rose. It’s not a coincidence that the food hall recently closed. [/quote]

lol. you think the food hall closed because of bike lanes? 🤡 [/quote]
You people are so stupid. The food hall closed because of customers. The number of customers coming to Pike and Rose has declined because the bike lanes has decreased road capacity which has decreased the number of trips to Pike and Rose. Those decreased car trips were not replaced by cyclists, despite your “studies” about bike lanes and retail business.[/quote]

I'm a person who drives as well as bikes on Old Georgetown Road. The food hall at Pike and Rose closed because people driving to work in the morning, or driving home from work in the afternoon, sometimes have to spend a few more minutes on the Old Georgetown Road part of their drive? :lol:

By the way, if you haven't tried biking to Pike and Rose instead of driving, I really recommend it. The car traffic [u]within[/u] Pike and Rose is always terrible, because it's so popular. If you're on a bike, you can get where you're going much faster, and it's much easier to park. Or you can take a bus or Metro and then walk. [/quote]

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