Don Spencer gets a gold star for turning in his homework early :-)
In addition to identifying locations, Don also provided recommendations
on parking design specifications using criteria of location, types of
establishments near the locations, expected parking duration and types
of bicycles. Except for cost, he included all the criteria we defined in
our last meeting. Since our homework assignment was to identify
locations, please identify any important locations that might not be
included in Don's list.
At this Thursday's meeting, we should probably be able to finalize the
list of locations quickly. Then, the real fun begins: specifics. We
know from experience that the more detail we can give the City, the more
likely they are to implement our recommendations. We will need to
generate a recommendation that includes a page on each type of rack with
the businesses/institutions to be served, the user populations(s), the
location(s), the design, the vendor(s), the number, the retail project
cost and the rationale. The files that Jonathan and Nick sent last week
make a good starting point.
Please find attached a zip folder. It contains two files. 1) suggested
agenda for Thursday's meeting, 2) minutes of last meeting, 3) list of
current members.
Frank
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Parking Homework
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:03:41 -0400
From: Don Spencer <dspencer36(a)comcast.net>
To: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl(a)verizon.net>
Frank -- I recommend a continuum of bicycle parking needs be addressed
in the first installations: 1) for one-hour single bike parking on/near
sidewalks near restaurants, heavily used stores and public facilities;
2) for unsheltered multiple bike parking at public centers; 3) for
multiple hour sheltered parking in parking garages; and 4) for day-long,
overnight and longer term secured parking at multi-modal public facilities.
Sheltered bicycle parking sites would be developed initially at the
Public Safety Parking Garage on the University Ave., Parking Garage and
the Chestnut/Pleasant Street Parking Garage., and at the central transit
station in Westover.
At the Public Safety Garage and the Central Transit station, I recommend
that bicycle lockers be installed to assess usage demand for high-end
bicycle parking. At the other sheltered sites it is recommended that
innovative state-of the-art racking be utilized.
I recommend that attractive unsheltered multiple-bike racks be installed
at the library-city hall and at the Marilla Center.
I recommend that attractive post-and-circle parking be established in
cross-painted areas adjacent to street sidewalks of each municipal
parking lot and in two positions in each block on High Street (one on
each side of the street near restaurants especially) again to assess
demand and to make a case for wider implementation. I also recommend
that two post-and-circle racks be placed in the proximity of the Book
Exchange on Willey, near the Canteen at the intersection of Prospect and
North High Street and near the Blue Moose at the intersection of Walnut
and Spruce.
Don
