tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899661664140569113.post3780540151967678342..comments2023-10-22T09:45:34.402-05:00Comments on bello velo: Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)Bello Velohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16281701129166266768noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899661664140569113.post-88788367945651224462010-07-16T16:43:42.574-05:002010-07-16T16:43:42.574-05:00Well having any funding would help here and have q...Well having any funding would help here and have qualified people. You can look at our committee's results here hope you are a fan of creating sub committee's :)<br /><br />http://www.hsvbike.comBello Velohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16281701129166266768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899661664140569113.post-13304394272280505842010-07-13T13:44:47.369-05:002010-07-13T13:44:47.369-05:00Those are true points about the bike racks and the...Those are true points about the bike racks and the bike sharing program. I love that we have this committee in Nashville. It is much better than the alternative of "nothing." Perhaps I am just too young and naive to expect things to happen more quickly.<br /><br />Often, city-funded projects do fall short on insight from actual cyclists. Some of the new bike racks which you mentioned, have actually damaged the bikes being locked to them due to poor design (really a fault of the artist who designed the rack, and not the city itself). But more racks around town are a huge plus. I am excited about having a bike sharing program, but skeptical about the results. Thankfully the funding came from federal grants and not tax payer funds (yet). <br /><br />Perhaps your post caught me on an overly skeptical day! We are fortunate to at least have cycling be a topic of conversation at the city - but I still want to see more done, and quickly! Surely you can appreciate that. :)jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177650406672633132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899661664140569113.post-59940067740925862782010-07-12T12:08:44.239-05:002010-07-12T12:08:44.239-05:00Jeff,
Interesting. so who got the Bike Sharing un...Jeff,<br /><br />Interesting. so who got the Bike Sharing under way?<br />Also The Bike racks at the Farmers Market?<br /><br />How many new bike lanes have ben built, we have 1 and it is 500 feet long:) <br /><br />I do like how they have tied it in with Pedestrian issues as well.Bello Velohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16281701129166266768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899661664140569113.post-61808832679313443832010-07-12T11:56:45.814-05:002010-07-12T11:56:45.814-05:00While in theory this is great, the reality is the ...While in theory this is great, the reality is the committee is just another bureaucratic do-nothing. I live in Nashville and have not seen an actual improvement in cycle-friendliness due to this committee in the 3 years I've lived here. Yes, they provide a "voice" in city council and get issues like bike lanes in front of the mayor. But as far as I can tell, all they've done is prophesied (as a result of expensive surveys) that in 2030 Nashville will be bike friendly.jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177650406672633132noreply@blogger.com