Small business owners in the CBD are furious that figures used to justify cycle lanes in the city have been grossly overstated. Business owners in Oxford Street Paddington conducted their own survey of bike usage and found there figures were around 10 per cent of those stated by Sydney City Council. The survey found only 300 cyclists use the shopping strip in a 24-hour period, far less than the 2701 cyclists quoted daily by the Council. In addition to Oxford Street the existing cycleways in Castlereagh and Liverpool Streets amongst others are being extended. Castlereagh Street, already one of our narrowest roads and heavily congested at peak hours now reduced to one through lane with a bus lane on the left and a bike lane on the right. Council now spending a staggering $17 million a year on cycle infrastructure. I’m David Berthon

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