The lesson from the #ValenciaStreet center bikeway debacle: when you "compromise" in such a way that you lose the confidence of the people you're building FOR—cyclists, in this case—you fail.
While some of us now defend this bike lane as a partial improvement, no one loved it. It didn't boost bike riding, and made it hard for cyclists to pull over and stop at a business. So businesses got all the downsides and no upside. It didn't have to be this way.
@scott I hated the center lane at first, but have grown to really like it for many reasons. It's certainly a huge improvement from the non-existent bike lane we had before. I'd still prefer side running lanes though.
I'll also add that cyclists has increased and it sounds like local businesses can see a small uptick in sales, but both of those improvements were very modest. Side running would probably be a more singificant improvement for businesses and folks who use the bike lane.
@williampietri@scott the rollout was the worst part for sure. It took 6 weeks, when the project was clearly ready in 2. That bad start soured many cyclists on the whole project.
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