BY PETE DONOHUE / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Business booms along the streets and avenues the city has refashioned with plazas, protected bicycle lanes and Select Bus Service routes, according to a report Mayor Bloomberg’s administration released Tuesday.
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On 8th and 9th Aves., between 23rd and 31st Sts., the city created a curbside bicycle lane that is separated from traffic by parking spots and pedestrian safety islands. Sales receipts for businesses were up as much as 49% three years after the project was completed, compared with the full year before the changes, according to the report, "Measuring the Street: New Metrics for 21st Century Sts." The boroughwide increase was just 3%, the study says.
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https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/-article-1.1190648
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