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You should run for Congress ... you love to spend money.
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Bike Shelters & Bike Racks - News & Discussion
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lifeontwowheels
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Posted 1 year ago # -
lifeontwowheels
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Shelters strengthen city's push toward bike-friendliness
By BRETT NUCKLES
Published: Monday, November 7, 2011Columbus bicyclists will have some help keeping their rides safe and dry starting this fall. City officials announced the installation of the first in a series of bicycle shelters last week, to be located near the corner of 17th Avenue and North High Street.
READ MORE: http://www.snponline.com/articles/2011/11/07/multiple_papers/news/colbikes%201_20111107_0908am_2.txtPosted 1 year ago # -
MrNeighbor
Victorian Village
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Out for the morning walk and noticed the bike shelters and racks installed at the Park and Goodale Street bridge over I-670.
Pretty fancy.
Posted 1 year ago # -
jpizzow
Above the American Apparel building
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^^I don't get it. They are out in the middle of nowhere. I've lived next to those racks for a couple of years now and see them almost every day. I can't ever remember seeing a bike parked at one unless it's a festival. I just don't get the rational for placing those there, especially with a very expensive shelter over it. Bike racks should be near destinations, offices, etc. That's the convenience of them. Yea, there are bars down the street but how many people do you see riding their bike to the bar. I just don't get it. While we are on the subject of that concrete cap, I hardly ever see anyone using those tables or benches either. All of it just seems very out of place and unnecessary. Now, if there were some sort of sculpture garden or some sort of "attraction" taking up some of that concrete, then maybe. But again........??......
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johnwirtz
Glenview, IL
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^Agree, bike racks should optimally be within 50' of the front door of the destination they are intended to serve (assuming the destination has a door), certainly no more than a couple hundred feet. Otherwise, people will lock their bike to something else closer (e.g., parking meter, street sign, tree, fence). Are these intended to serve Goodale Park, the Greek church, Park Street bars?
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swinzo1010
Upper Arlington
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I used one of the new racks for the first time today in the Arena District. I do like the look of them but I really wish it was an enclosed space. Similar to some of the COTA park and ride bike storage I have seen. I can't seem to find the link to those though.
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Anne
King Lincoln
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New Bike Racks in Worthington:
Official unveiling, Friday May 4 @ 6:00 pm FREE EVENT
Worthington is getting some artistic bike racks, and they won't be hard to find.
The first two artistic bike racks will be unveiled at the MAC @ 6 pm, then followed by the unveiling downtown @ 7 pm, next door to House Wine, just in time for the seasonal kick off of the monthly First Fridays 2012.
A bright red bike rack will be placed at the Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center and an additional rack placed on the corner of New England and High Street. The rack at the MAC was funded by the Rotary Club of Dublin-Worthington, and the Worthington AM Rotary Club. and the rack downtown was funded by the Olde Worthington Business Association.
The artistic racks were designed and made by Creative Metal Works of Dayton, OR.
A brainchild of Fred Yaeger of Sustainable Worthington - a grass roots organization promoting a variety of environmental and healthy initiatives in Worthington - the racks were an effort to encourage biking in Worthington.
An interactive map of bike rack locations throughout Worthington can be found http://www.sustainableworthington.org/biking.
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown / Gay Street
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More Bike Shelters Coming Soon to Downtown
Published on July 10, 2012
By: Walker
Six more bike shelters will soon be popping up Downtown thanks to a bike infrastructure investment program from The Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District. By design, the shelters somewhat resemble those recently installed by The City of Columbus via Consider Biking, though additional functionality will be put into place through the installation of bike lockers for storage and green roofs for rain water absorption.
READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/more-bike-shelters-coming-soon-to-downtownPosted 11 months ago # -
lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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O joy
Posted 11 months ago # -
columbusmike
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I like the bike structures, but I have to admit that bike lockers would be much more useful. Seattle has a lot of bike lockers and they are heavily used, although they do require a $50 deposit for a key.
Bike lanes downtown would probably be a much better investment, but I'm sure there are lots of hurdles to that compared to a few small structures.
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swinzo1010
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Workers have been creating the foundation on the High and Hickory location bike rack. It is outside my office and has been getting worked on for a few weeks now. I was wondering what was going on there until I read this. It is right in front of the Nationwide Plaza 3 office. I think the location will be good because the Front St. garage bike racks employees use are pretty full.
Posted 11 months ago # -
Walker
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columbusmike said:
Bike lanes downtown would probably be a much better investment, but I'm sure there are lots of hurdles to that compared to a few small structures.I've heard that the work-in-progress "Downtown Action Plan" is likely to have some plans for the 12 miles of Downtown Bike Lanes that Consider Biking announced back in January:
Posted 11 months ago # -
columbusmike
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Walker said:
I've heard that the work-in-progress "Downtown Action Plan" is likely to have some plans for the 12 miles of Downtown Bike Lanes that Consider Biking announced back in January:That would be great. Biking through downtown is quite a chore. Even if there were just 1 or 2 bike lanes going N to S, and W to E, it would be a tremendous help for bicycle commuting.
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lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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How will downtown retail be encouraged if on street meters are displaced to accomadate lanes?
Posted 11 months ago # -
columbusmike
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lifeontwowheels said:
How will downtown retail be encouraged if on street meters are displaced to accomadate lanes?Why would parking spaces be lost? I think most discussions have talked about eliminating a driving lane or decreasing the overall width of the lanes in order to dedicate one for biking.
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