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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]
The area business lobbying group stated in the post that their main objective was to end the reversible lanes and rush hour parking restrictions. The businesses support the bike lanes but not at the expense of parking. [/quote]

And the residents told the businesses that they would stop supporting them if they didn't support the bike lanes. the residents also told DDOT and their elected officials they wanted the bike lanes, and a more pleasant main street rather than a commuter highway. DDOT and the elected officials agreed.[/quote]

The overwhelming number of the businesses in the Cleveland Park commercial district weighed in to oppose the bike lanes on the avenue, because of the significant impact on critical street parking for their customers.[/quote]

Except that unlike with the old configuration, there will be available parking on Connecticut Avenue at all times in the new plan. That is a more than fair trade off, IMO.[/quote]

There’s a significant net loss of parking, and local businesses identified the existing shortage of parking as being their number one challenge, before Conn Ave is reconfigured.  Stick to the facts.[/quote]

Because they assume their customers are coming via car. They have never surveyed or tested this theory. It is an assumption.[/quote]
Go tell the local businesses that you know their customers better than they do. [/quote]

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