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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They're going to make traffic and parking impossible. And then what will happen? People will stop going downtown. They'll work from home more and generally do everything they can to avoid going downtown. Sorry downtown businesses! Sorry people who like their downtowns vibrant! [/quote]
Just like with the minimum wage thing, the bike nuts are going to learn what the socialists learned about the center of power in this town. If there is even a suspicion that they are hurting businesses they will be taken out. [/quote]

Wow. Someone's mad...this has been in the works for years. There's a reason D.C. is the #1 city in the U.S. for bikes traffic. And guess what? More foot traffic (literally) means more tourists and visitors who can take the time to shop, play, and gather at local D.C. businesses.[/quote]
I think you are confused. There is no anger here, just pointing out the obvious.

I'm also not sure how your math works. Bike lanes lead to more foot traffic that leads to more tourists arriving on airplanes? It makes no sense. Good luck for the average person shopping with a bike, riding away with a bag hanging from their handlebars causing friction against the front wheel. Sounds like utopia.[/quote]

I guess you haven't seen the hundreds of thousands in the US and millions globally who shop using bikes and *gasp* carry stuff on cargo racks or paniers.[/quote]

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