Why prioritizing car-centric infrastructure bankrupts businesses

The anti-bike lane businesses are asking to be out of business. Cars don't buy things. People/cyclists do. If you make a street inhospitable to people (Bloor pre-lanes), nobody will buy anything.

Bamberg South Carolina is a real-life example, this video explains it more: https://youtu.be/040ejWnFkj0?si=6AgMu7P11ZDgG496&t=2066