This post could be posted here or in the Exchange District thread. I saw this recent article on CTV Winnipeg about the bike lanes in the Exchange.
https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/concerns...ange-1.4279683
I, like most of the people on this forum support the implementation of protected bike lanes in our city and think there should be a lot more then there currently is. The network needs to be better. In the community I keep hearing about how bike lanes are good for small, local, urban businesses like Lennard Taylor;
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlton.../#5470264e641e
https://www.ibigroup.com/ibi-ideas/b...mall-business/
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/repo...ticle30365164/
So I was disappointed to see that Lennard Taylor said that the bike lanes have been hurting his bottom line and that apparently a lot of his neighbours have had the same experience. He went on to say that the exchange has gone downhill and even called for the lanes to be removed in the winter time - which I think is a terrible idea. To me the Exchange has continued to improve, not as quickly as I think it could be but I wouldn't say its gone "downhill." I use these bike lanes and support them and the businesses in the area, but its unfortunate that they're hurting right now. I'm having trouble making sense of the situation. Is it just that they haven't been open long enough?
I'm curious to get everyone's take on it, I might have some assumptions that need challenging.