San Francisco scraps Chinatown bike lane idea amid criticism from community leaders NBC Bay Area [Video]

The city of San Francisco’s idea to create a bike lane running through part of Chinatown is back to the drawing board after fierce resistance from community leaders.

The idea, which was drawn up by the San Francisco MTA and presented to Chinatown leaders, would have created future protected bike lanes.

Many business leaders were quick to react to the idea and they’re were anything but receptive.

“All the streets we have is congested. We also have outside dining, and also take a lot of parking space,” said Edward Siu, the president of the Chinatown Merchants United Association Of San Francisco. “It is no way, to get a bike lane, even a shared lane. It cannot be worked in Chinatown.”

Siu said that as soon as the SFMTA suggested transforming part of Broadway into a protected bike lane, he called his attorney, who then called San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s …