Catalin Kaser from Richmond's Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) shared the attached article demonstrating that businesses can flourish with customers accessing them by bicycle—it's not all about car access. On San Pablo Avenue, it shouldn't be an either/or choice—bicycles or cars. Whether it makes sense to remove on-street car parking is open to debate, but it is certainly not good business to ignore the access needs of bicycle riders.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-13/every-study-ever-conducted-on-the-impact-converting-street-parking-into-bike-lanes-has-on-businesses



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