This wouldn't have anything to do with all those giant fucking cubes of condos coming online, nope, it's gotta be Bikes!

As much as I like the Soos Creek Trail for its wide swath of pure nature, I also enjoy the interurban for the periodic appearance of small crossroads with food, shops.

I usually end up gliding back to Kent Station to enjoy something like a wine taster rack at Reds and some French onion soup.

Bikes and commerce. They mix!

What do you mean, a 400% increase in retail sales over a single quarter "can't be solely attributed to bike lanes"?

WHY NOT

I offer a caveat that our 10000% gain cannot be attributed to any real data....however....

Ah but just think of how much more succesful the businesses would've been if the lanes had not been installed.

I love nobody fact checking Seattle Transit Blog. Yup. We'll just believe their data wholesale. They've never lied before. Ever. Ever ever.

Cienna, you're a terrible reporter.

Hey cool, its finally time we ask cyclists to register their vehicles and take on liability insurance since they appear to have tons of disposable income. No need to wait to see if the sales spike is nothing but a fluke, bikes are clearly the answer to ending recessions! /s

@8 So finally all the people being hit by cyclists could fold insurance claims and--wait, where are all those people again?

@9

Cyclists who hit cars, even when its obvious that the bike ran a red light, the car is always at fault. Talk to any insurance claims expert.

I remember a young child being hit by a bike on 3rd avenue about 5 years ago, the bike had no breaks.

I also remember a cyclist in SF who ran a red light, hit a senior citizen, who later died en route to the hospital. That person is serving a few years for pleading guilty to manslaughter.

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