Mission District merchants have formed Valencia Association of Merchants, Artists, Neighbors and Organizations (VAMANOS) dedicated to fighting a controversial center bike lane on Valencia Street.
SAN FRANCISCO -- A group of Mission District merchants have formed Valencia Association of Merchants, Artists, Neighbors and Organizations dedicated to fighting a controversial center bike lane on Valencia Street.'The reason why we created VAMANOS is because we were never invited to the round tables to actually talk to the city and they kind of forced us to create this organization,' said Sahar Milani who owns Rossi, a Valencia art gallery.
'The impact would be to change that leadership completely and have somebody else lead that. Someone that's qualified and is looking for the interest of everybody in San Francisco,' Quadra explained.SFMTA officials responded, emphasizing the need for collaboration. They say they don't agree with the authors of the petition.In a statement, SFMTA stated: 'We see street safety and thriving businesses as complementary and not a zero-sum game.
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