07-15-2018, 08:39 PM
(07-15-2018, 08:30 PM)Pheidippides Wrote:(07-15-2018, 07:33 AM)darts Wrote: that is a bike parked in the bike lane
They have bike racks at the public square and in the parkade and the library. The general consensus seemed to be there is parking nearby so walking the block or 2 isn't a big deal.
I'm not sure what your point is either.
My original picture was of a e-bike/scooter thingy parked in the bike lane. It would be no different if a car was parked on King St in the driving lane. It is an object occupying a space it shouldn't be occupying.
The same with the trees. If cars were parking to close to the trees and damaging them I would be upset about that as well. Those trees are important on so many levels and will be lucky to survive in the first place. They don't need additional challenges.
Finally, the number of bike parking spots along King has been reduced, while the number of nearby vehicle parking spots is nearly identical to before (and the vehicle spots were done very early in the project and vehicles were are using the bike lanes for additional parking. Plus, they've added a tonne of nearby surface lot area within for vehicles (Regina @ Bridgeport x2) while bike parking disappeared in the same time frame.
There were bike racks along that stretch (tracks north to Bridgeport) that have not been replaced since construction (in front of the old post office, in front of Long and McQuade, in front of the old, old post office, in front of Chainsaw, in front of Uptown 21, and at least 3 (1,2,3) between the tracks and King St Cycles on the east side of King), and others in the surrounding area that have recently been taken out (in front of the button factory, and the one that was right on regina).
What is there not to get
They have bike racks at the public square and in the parkade and the library. The general consensus seemed to be there is parking nearby so walking the block or 2 isn't a big deal, at least that is what is said regarding vehicle parking if they can't find a spot.