Bike Corral Quarrel Pits Old Against New on Franklin Avenue

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Johnson-Dibin and many of her neighbors are grinding their gears over the 3-month-old racks, decrying the corral as a fly-by-night project intended to attract fixie-riding hipsters to the drag’s coffee shops, without regard for its impact on other residents and businesses.

Volunteer merchant-sponsor Little Zelda cafe and other fans of the corral say it’s helped cure the crunch for bike parking in an increasingly two-wheeled neighborhood while attracting business to the areas bars and restaurants.

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