The proposed Hornby Bike Lane route has produced some surprising and thought provoking responses from local businesses when contrasted to a similar exercise within the Bloor West Village and its proposed bike lane in Toronto.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is set to speak to City Council this morning armed with their just released survey results comprised of responses from 73 Hornby business owners regarding the impact of the proposed Hornby bike lane trial.
According to the CFIB data, “92 per cent of business owners fear a negative impact on their business, and of those providing a projection, the sales loss averages 23 per cent if the proposed bike lane project goes forward” (as you can see, how many of those 73 business owners actually offered a guess as to what their potential losses could be is ambiguous, making this figure hard to pin down in terms of accuracy or consensus).
Regardless, a recent report about the impact of a proposed bike lane that would eliminate 50 per cent of parking in the Bloor West Village in Toronto shows results that are very different than those offered by the CFIB.
