A curbside parking spot is just 182 square feet of urban space. But for advocates of better American bike infrastructure, few obstacles loom larger.
Right now in San Diego, a long-brewing plan to add better pedestrian crossings and a continuous protected bike lane to the deadliest corridor in the city is fighting for its life in large part because some merchants on four commercial blocks don't want to risk removing any auto parking.
Before and after plans for University Avenue in San Diego.
The merchants aren't wrong that private parking spaces have commercial value to nearby properties. But bike lanes, street trees and better sidewalks would have commercial value too — and creating San Diego's first comfortable crosstown bike network would also bring value to the entire city, not to mention helping free retailers from dependence on car parking .
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