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its about effin time byron...

This is awesome news....my wife and I bike all over, it will be nice to have some place to lock up our bikes and not have to worry about them disappearing.

Justin,

Great job with all of the biking news. You have really done a lot to improve people's biking options in the city. Kudos

Nice job Justin & Newell.

This is indeed a positive step!

But, has there been progress in having bike racks on all buses?

Here in Mpls, the "2nd most bike-friendly city" (after Portland OR), bike racks on all buses make bikers much more secure in alternative ways home, in the event of (1) breakdown or flat, (2) bad weather, or (3) loss of energy!

Dick Kern (in Mpls)

I think bike racks are ordered on all new NFTA buses, as they are on all the Hybrids. However, there have not been efforts to get racks for the older fleet. I don't know if there are any plans to do that.

The problem with not having racks on all buses, or at least most, is that you can never depend upon them, so you just won't use it at all. the racks are kind of senseless with out all buses having them.

Great step in the right direction, thanks to all involved. I agree with the need for the bus racks ( I know I'd use them ) I also think that there needs to be a bigger emphasis on driver eduction with sharing the roads with bicycles. Given the obvious proliferation of bikes on the road and give the increased aggressiveness and inattentiveness of drivers I'd like to be able to get to one of the new bike racks in one piece.

TITS. don't worry about it, one star votes are usually a sign that you don't think like the normal fast food eating, car driving American. Anything that promotes bikes over cars, and somehow tried to level the field of investment of education away from car drivers is always met with a slew of one stars.

This is a great step but I question the process. How many business owners know if their customers come from bike, bus or car? I know I have shopped all over the city and have never once been asked how I came to a store. Anytime transportation has been mentioned the owner / clerk usually make an assumption that I drove. (aka talking about how difficult parking was, or if i need quarters for a meter) usually to their surprise I tell them i biked or walked.

I guess this comes down to how come businesses are the only ones that can request a parking meter become bike rack when just about 100% of the people who will use the racks are customers / visitors.

Also I was up in Toronto this past weekend and all the meters turned into bike racks there look fantastic and probably 90% of them had bikes on them. You would go down blocks with 10 - 15 bikes on each block locked up to them. I feel it shows that if you build the capacity, it supports the transportation option. Sure they are a denser city than us but it also shows that once there is options people will take advantage of it more and more.

Look to south campus as a perfect example of this. Years ago there were few bike racks anywhere on campus. Once the university started putting bike racks up in convenient and multiple spots the number of bikes on campus have been exponentially growing every year to the point where it is almost impossible to find a spot to lock up your bike when students are here. The racks are utterly full and all the trees and poles are still overrun with bikes. Capacity leads to use...

Lifer, works both ways. Riding in the middle of the street is necessary and the only legal way for a biker to make a left hand turn without dismounting his bike. Sorry we go slower than you might like, deal with it. We have just as much of a right to a whole lane of traffic as you.

Helmets (personal discretion) if they want to fall and hurt themselves, let them, not your problem. Going in the wrong direction as traffic.. also no excuse and should get tickets at the very least.

As for going through lights or stop signs often is a way to avoid getting on drivers nerves or necessary to get where one needs to go. If I have to make a left and NO ONE is going to let me over even when signaling then yes I will break the law and cut across the street or and intersection (only when completely clear) to get to where I need to go. Drivers often won't let me move into the traffic lane to make a left when necessary. A reason why we need bicycle blockout or whatever they are called at intersections to give bikers the ability to make turns when they need to.

So it goes both ways. There is a lot of education and compassion needed on both sides but from my experiences I would happily follow the laws if cars would give me the space and respect on the road as a car. Unfortunately it is often a safer and less irritating to break some laws than dealing with impatience and lack of attention that many car drivers have.

Get off your phone and watch where you going.. I don't know how many times i have almost gotten hit riding with traffic on the side of the road (out of traffic) because someone flies out of a parking lot of driveway.

TITS I assume that if they don't request a pole, then the city will move forward with its removal. I could be wrong but that is how I took it.

TITS I assume that if they don't request a pole, then the city will move forward with its removal. I could be wrong but that is how I took it.

"my frustration is strictly being applied to Motorists like the one observed yesterday who should understand that running a red light is against the law and more importantly continued blatant disregard for traffic laws (those that allow bikes equal share of the road) at one point will more then likely amount to bodily injury. Motorists should obey all traffic laws which in turn facilitates sharing the road with cyclists.."