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A bike corral is just the sort of high-visibility action that would put New Haven on the map as a bicycle-friendly city.
Mark Abraham suggested that the area in front of Au Bon Pain on York Street would be an ideal location and I agree.
From Mark Abraham:
“A ‘bike corral’ would be great to have at the NW corner of Elm and York. What’s great is that it could help pedestrians, too.
The curb at the NW corner should be extended to reduce the crossing distances across York, similar to what was done on the SW side during the mid-1990s rebuilding of Broadway.
A curb extension would significantly slow the traffic that currently flies around the corner, endangering pedestrians. A shorter distance would also make the street easier to cross.
Just past that, in front of ABP, could be a perfect spot for a corral. Currently, there is a lack of bicycle parking in this area, and bikes tied to meters reduce the space available for pedestrians on what is a very busy sidewalk.”
14 Comments
Brian Tang (Registered User)
For an example of on-street bike parking, see the photo under “Short-Term Bike Parking Installation Guidelines” on this page:
http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/TrafficParking/BikeParking.asp
or the attached photo.
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
Brian Tang (Registered User)
I hate to rain on my own parade, but this is a loading zone.
Perhaps Nica’s on Orange Street or Fuel on Chapel Street would be a better location. Could anyone out there who regularly frequents either of these establishments put in a word as to whether on-street bike parking would be worth pursuing at either Nica’s or Fuel?
David Streever (Registered User)
Brian Tang (Registered User)
Anonymous (Guest)
Acknowledged Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking (Registered User)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
This place was packed with bicycles today. I saw several people having difficulty finding bike parking.
A bike corral would help solve this problem and encourage economic development in the area.
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
Philadelphia has installed a temporary "bike corral" as part of International Park(ing) Day. It will be there for six weeks.
http://blog.bicyclecoalition.org/2011/09/bikes-only-park-here.html
Maybe New Haven can do this for next year's Park(ing) Day.
More MEter Maids than cops (Guest)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
Citizen (Registered User)