Letter to the Editor: Cyclists Will Stop and Shop If You Just Add Bicycle Parking
The chairman of the city's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee begs City Council to include bicycle parking as part of the Union Street Corridor Plan.
Dear Editor, I am writing about the Union Street Corridor Plan, which will be discussed by City Council later this week. This plan has the full support of the Alexandria Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee, of which I am chair. I remain concerned, however, that an important element of the proposed plan may not be implemented. We have a situation where city consultants count hundreds of bicycles on Union Street every hour of the day and yet, for some reason, there is very little bicycle parking to be found. I myself lead groups of bike-riders through there often, but we rarely begin, end or pause our rides at the foot of King Street, where the shops are. As a result, our snack, coffee-shop and post-ride luncheon dollars go elsewhere. Counts by…
Edmund Lewis
9:07 pm on Monday, December 31, 2012
Share the road but don't follow traffic laws? It is this mentality which gives cyclists a bad name and gets some hurt along the way (along with drivers and pedestrians). more ›