"In some cities, your car is an encumbrance. If you've ever been stuck in traffic on a busy street while pedestrians + cyclists flow past you + subway trains zoom beneath you, you know that sometimes your car can become your prison."
—Jarrett Walker
@straphanger A lot of businesses lobby against bike lanes because they think it will hurt revenue, only to find out business is booming once the lanes go in. Walkability and bikeability and accessibility are GREAT for business.
@PacificNic @straphanger Can't remember the source but one interesting hypothesis I read for this opposition is the small to medium business owners have a high probability of being carbrained suburbanites, and there's a confusion in their mind between what is convenient for them and what is good for their business.
