02-01-2018, 10:02 PM
“... we clear the bike lanes for the bikes ...” said Durrell.
Since when?
The statement, part of an update on the City's website, shows you the power of the BIA:
“Under normal circumstances, any areas where construction is not complete would be fenced off...Consensus between the Uptown Business Improvement Association, the city and the region was to clear King Street and any construction equipment, fencing, signs, etc., by Dec. 1 to encourage customers to come to the uptown area...motorists...could be causing damage to the work by parking on them."
The areas have been deemed unsafe, and we're probably going to damage the brand new cycling infrastructure we just spent millions on, but damn the safety of the public and invested infrastructure dollars, and clear that clutter!
Anyone who has tripped and fallen this winter in the rutted bike lanes could easily win a liability suit against the city with such a self-incriminating statement. Why was the BIA the only interest group consulted in this decision?
Since when?
The statement, part of an update on the City's website, shows you the power of the BIA:
“Under normal circumstances, any areas where construction is not complete would be fenced off...Consensus between the Uptown Business Improvement Association, the city and the region was to clear King Street and any construction equipment, fencing, signs, etc., by Dec. 1 to encourage customers to come to the uptown area...motorists...could be causing damage to the work by parking on them."
The areas have been deemed unsafe, and we're probably going to damage the brand new cycling infrastructure we just spent millions on, but damn the safety of the public and invested infrastructure dollars, and clear that clutter!
Anyone who has tripped and fallen this winter in the rutted bike lanes could easily win a liability suit against the city with such a self-incriminating statement. Why was the BIA the only interest group consulted in this decision?
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.