February 21, 2010
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Attorney Chuck Porter commutes to Center City (but he needs to wear a bike helmet !)
The “Center City 2020 Vision” process continues to move forward with a major public gathering scheduled for later in March. This is the Master Plan that will chart the next decade of change not only within Uptown, but for the surrounding neighborhoods as well. This is a major enterprise involving multiple participation from the business community, neighborhood groups, and key institutions – including CPCC and Johnson C. Smith.
Martin Zimmerman of CABA is serving on the Transportation Working Group and is pushing for a more comprehensive approach to bicycle facilities including showers, a bike station and way-finding signage for cyclists and the promotion of bicycling as a form of “green energy”. We are work closely with community leaders and Charlotte Center City Partners. This process represents an exceptional opportunity for the bike community to influence urban development aligned with sustainable values that is long overdue. Send us your suggestions by clicking the comment bubble below.
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February 20, 2010
Survey results are avail now….
Big turnout, big ideas, high hopes for the coming year……. CLICK: Photos for rest of series. Special thanks to CABA member Weldon Weaver for sending us these pics.
For the Feb. 6 meeting agenda, CLICK: Workshop.
Photos top to bottom: (1) rapt audience numbering 40 -50 (2) Mayor Anthony Foxx talks about the budget crunch, (3) Attny. and CABA member Ann Groninger of MyBikeLaw.com spells out her caucus group’s priorities for 2010.
Survey results of meeting are available now. Caucus followup coming shortly.
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February 14, 2010
It’s called a “road diet”
Dateline: Feb. 13, Charlotte Observer - In case you don’t know what “road diet” means, that’s when auto lanes on an existing street are removed or narrowed allowing for wider sidewalks and bike lanes. The idea is to adapt South Tryon Street between Stonewall Street and Carson Boulevard to pedestrians and bicyclists, especially theportion on the I-277 bridge. Similar to what was done on East Blvd.
The city intends to start with a 90-day demonstration project, starting March 15. They’ll temporarily restripe the lanes on the pavement and put up bollards. Tryon will go from four lanes to three – two northbound and one southbound – between Stonewall and Carson. Thanks to Jim Kimbler, CDOT planner and other city staff for their hard work behind the scenes. For full article, CLICK: Time to diet
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February 14, 2010
Gaining traction world-wide
Reports from Time Magazine and NYTimes say – “Detroit may be introducing electric cardesigns and China may be pushing forward with a big expansion of its highways and trains. But …..delivery workers in New York, postal employees in Germany and commuters from Canada to Japan — are among the millions taking part in a more accidental transportation upheaval It began China where an estimated 120 million electric bicycles now hum along the roads, up from a few thousand in the 1990s. They are replacing traditional bikes and motorcycles at a rapid clip and, in many cases, allowing people to put off the switch to cars. In turn, the booming Chinese electric-bike industry is spurring worldwide interest and impressive sales in India, Europe and the United States. From virtually nothing a decade ago, electric bikes have become an$11 billion global industry.
For the full article: CLICK: Go Electric
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