- June 19, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Business owners and residents in North Park Friday protested a stretch of newly-painted red curbs along 30th Street, where the city plans to install protected bike lanes.
The city has said that it plans to do away with about 450 parking spots along busy 30th Street and will install protected bike lanes along a 2.4-mile stretch, from Adams Avenue to Juniper Street.
In 2019 the city said there were a total of 552 parking spaces there and that after the bike lanes there will be 103 parking spaces along the stretch and another 70 spots added through angled parking near 30th Street.
But first, there were new red curbs and No Parking signs along 30th Street, from Redwood Street to El Cajon Boulevard. Some of the protestors said they were surprised by them on Thursday morning.
“I was completely mortified when I saw them,” said Liz Saba, owner of Presley & Co., a jewelry store on 30th Street. “For us, it’s just a big slap in the face … We haven’t…
