By Roger Rudick : sfstreetsblog – excerpt

Advocates in Alameda fought hard and won a city council vote last fall to get approval for protected bike lanes on Grand Street between Encinal and Otis. As Streetsblog readers will recall, the issue was contentious with wealthy homeowners on the street objecting to the required removal of some private car storage to accommodate protected bike lanes.

So, of course, a local resident has now filed a lawsuit (PDF)…

And, just like with anti-safety NIMBYs in other fights, the red herring of access for the elderly and the disabled is shamelessly used. From the filing, which claims protected bike lanes will result in:

Reduced accessibility to homes, particularly as to disabled persons, persons with mobility problems and the aged who wish to remain in their home and reduce the ability of &:are-providers for such persons; (b) Reduced parking for homeowners, ADU residents and their visitors;… (more)