http://consuminglouisville.com/2009/04/incentive-and-enticement-bike-racks-in-louisville.php Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:21:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://consuminglouisville.com/2009/04/incentive-and-enticement-bike-racks-in-louisville.php/comment-page-1#comment-1298 Ellen Black Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:16:21 +0000 http://consuminglouisville.com/wp/2009/04/incentive-and-enticement-bike-racks-in-louisville/#comment-1298 Most excellent info...Wish WE didn't have to lock our bikes...up! at all. IF IT ISN'T YOURS DON'T TOUCH IT!!! We really do need more spaces to park our bikes as we visit our favorite haunts here in L~ville...ALONG WITH A Driving public that SHARES THE DANG ROAD! ah FEW MORE BIKE FRIENDLY ROADS...would be nice;) peace, em Most excellent info…Wish WE didn’t have to lock our bikes…up! at all.
IF IT ISN’T YOURS DON’T TOUCH IT!!!
We really do need more spaces to park our bikes as we visit our favorite haunts here in L~ville…ALONG WITH A Driving public that SHARES THE DANG ROAD! ah FEW MORE BIKE FRIENDLY ROADS…would be nice;)
peace, em

]]> http://consuminglouisville.com/2009/04/incentive-and-enticement-bike-racks-in-louisville.php/comment-page-1#comment-1297 JR Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:07:47 +0000 http://consuminglouisville.com/wp/2009/04/incentive-and-enticement-bike-racks-in-louisville/#comment-1297 Check out the problems in New York: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/nyregion/01bike.html?_r=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/nyregion/01bike.html?_r=1</a> They don't have any parking, and city ordinances prohibit locking to anything but a designated bike rack. Much better to sow the bike rack infrastructure early. If local ordinances can mandate installing parking for cars, why can't they mandate installing parking for bikes, too? Check out the problems in New York:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/nyregion/01bike.html?_r=1
They don’t have any parking, and city ordinances prohibit locking to anything but a designated bike rack.
Much better to sow the bike rack infrastructure early.
If local ordinances can mandate installing parking for cars, why can’t they mandate installing parking for bikes, too?

]]> http://consuminglouisville.com/2009/04/incentive-and-enticement-bike-racks-in-louisville.php/comment-page-1#comment-1296 Chet Gray Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:45:40 +0000 http://consuminglouisville.com/wp/2009/04/incentive-and-enticement-bike-racks-in-louisville/#comment-1296 Effective and easy to implement. Shall we get to welding ? ^_^ "Build, buy, or salvage any and all bike racks. [...] Distribute them to every business, school, and park where none exist. Do this, and they shall bike." <a href="http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2008-02-18" rel="nofollow">http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2008-02-18</a> Effective and easy to implement. Shall we get to welding ? ^_^
“Build, buy, or salvage any and all bike racks. [...] Distribute them to every business, school, and park where none exist. Do this, and they shall bike.”
http://www.yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2008-02-18

]]> http://consuminglouisville.com/2009/04/incentive-and-enticement-bike-racks-in-louisville.php/comment-page-1#comment-1295 Michael Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:49:58 +0000 http://consuminglouisville.com/wp/2009/04/incentive-and-enticement-bike-racks-in-louisville/#comment-1295 Those numbers about Toronto says a lot too. Considering the weather in Ontario Canada can be pretty pedestrian unfriendly! One of my most frequented restaurants in town has ample bike racks, sad for me it's only downstairs from my apartment. I never need ride there. I'd like more variety in my dining out diet please. Yes to more racks! And like the article emphasizes: <em>Real</em> bike racks. None of these unusable artistic ones. Those numbers about Toronto says a lot too. Considering the weather in Ontario Canada can be pretty pedestrian unfriendly!
One of my most frequented restaurants in town has ample bike racks, sad for me it’s only downstairs from my apartment. I never need ride there. I’d like more variety in my dining out diet please. Yes to more racks! And like the article emphasizes: Real bike racks. None of these unusable artistic ones.

]]> http://consuminglouisville.com/2009/04/incentive-and-enticement-bike-racks-in-louisville.php/comment-page-1#comment-1294 jimmy Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:41:54 +0000 http://consuminglouisville.com/wp/2009/04/incentive-and-enticement-bike-racks-in-louisville/#comment-1294 hell yes! bike racks everywhere please. my only request is that they by preceded by sharrows everywhere... please? hell yes! bike racks everywhere please. my only request is that they by preceded by sharrows everywhere… please?

]]> http://consuminglouisville.com/2009/04/incentive-and-enticement-bike-racks-in-louisville.php/comment-page-1#comment-1293 john Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:33:16 +0000 http://consuminglouisville.com/wp/2009/04/incentive-and-enticement-bike-racks-in-louisville/#comment-1293 If there is a specific location that you would like to see a bike rack installed, you may suggest this location to Louisville Metro through the page below. <a href="http://www.louisvilleky.gov/BikeLouisville/IWantTo/Request+a+Bike+Rack.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.louisvilleky.gov/BikeLouisville/IWantTo/Request+a+Bike+Rack.htm</a> If there is a specific location that you would like to see a bike rack installed, you may suggest this location to Louisville Metro through the page below.
http://www.louisvilleky.gov/BikeLouisville/IWantTo/Request+a+Bike+Rack.htm

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