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Originally Posted by monkeyman
8th used to be a nice eclectic place to go at lunch, street performers, people strolling down without a care. Those stupid bike lanes right in the middle break it up and take away from the atmosphere. The city and the genius planners couldn't see past the numbers.
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They aren’t even lanes, they are shared space. Also, the BRZ still programs street performers and in busy times can close the street to bikes. So if they’re not doing that, it’s because they aren’t doing it (due to costs, reduced BRZ fees), not because of bikes.
The City surveyed satisfaction with each street for each user type. Stephen Ave pedestrians: 82% before bikes, 82% after bikes.
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