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Luke Bornheimer

Bike parking — followed by outdoor dining — generates the most revenue for local businesses, nearly double the amount generated from on-street private car storage 👏

We need to inform local businesses of these facts, but also need SFMTA to make quick decisions based off of them.

Graphic showing revenue generated per day by different curb uses, with bike parking generating $1,700, tables and chairs generating $1,660, and private car storage generating $950
8 May at 3:28 | Open on sfba.social
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@LukeBornheimer $0 generated if the merchant parks their own car in the spot.

8 May at 3:42 | Open on urbanists.social
Luke Bornheimer
Luke Bornheimer

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Sustainable transportation infrastructure — like on-street bike parking — helps local businesses while helping people shift trips away from cars, reducing car traffic, demand for parking, noise and pollution.

8 May at 4:42 | Open on sfba.social
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Paul Tötterman
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@LukeBornheimer if I'm reading the study right, this was observed in a high traffic middle of the city shopping-strip that has a lot of small shops catering to working-middle class demographics. Even then, the actual expenditure per car occupant vs bike is much higher for the car riders, it only becomes an overwhelming advantage for the bikes in numbers. I'd imagine for an outer suburb with fewer people per sqm, or, higher end goods shops the figures might be quite different.

8 May at 8:01 | Open on mstdn.social
Daniel AJ Sokolov

@LukeBornheimer $950 per parking spot per day? That is a lot more than I would have imagined.

8 May at 8:57 | Open on social.heise.de
Kierkrampusgaanks regretfully

@LukeBornheimer you’re getting charged to park bikes?

8 May at 11:05 | Open on beige.party
legumancer Davy

@Kierkegaanks @LukeBornheimer this is probably cyclists preferring to spend money at shops with a bike rack very close by, rather than walking a long way or risking getting a ticket.

8 May at 11:47 | Open on tech.lgbt
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@LukeBornheimer
This gives very little information for making across the board conclusions. There are two more links within the link you provided that explain just how complicated it is. A lot of variables are factored in such as location and access - whether walking or biking paths are highly available in the given areas, or if it’s more accessible to cars. The type of areas make a difference, as well as how far they’re coming from, what types of businesses they’re visiting, how long they’ll be there, how much they’re planning on spending (it’s always about money).

Bottom line, according to the info within each of the three links, is that it’s mixed.
There are WAY too many variables to conclude this is a *one size fits all* answer.
Unfortunately a lot of people won’t read further than the headline.

It seems like generally speaking it would be a good idea to mix it up: offer something for everyone. I’m absolutely pro-bike, but each of these options have value.

@LukeBornheimer
This gives very little information for making across the board conclusions. There are two more links within the link you provided that explain just how complicated it is. A lot of variables are factored in such as location and access - whether walking or biking paths are highly available in the given areas, or if it’s more accessible to cars. The type of areas make a difference, as well as how far they’re coming from, what types of businesses they’re visiting, how long they’ll be...

8 May at 11:14 | Open on sfba.social
Johannes Hentschel

@LukeBornheimer
No one should ever need to pay for parking their bike. Make car parking crazily expenaive instead.

8 May at 11:20 | Open on hostux.social
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