Jim, thanks for clearing up both your position and the history on this issue. Almost regardless of the issue it seems that all too often "your position" is presented by a great many people on this board, often with a clear agenda and apparently either without the facts or with a clear intent to distort the facts. It is both unfair and dishonest. I think the recommendation you made per your note below is fair, marketable and right and would love to know why the rest of the board did not see fit to support the dedicated bike lane proposal.
Fred/dogma/Jim Bruno? Any insights on this? --- In [email protected], James Keady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <<I wonder who made the demand. I think the city holds more responsibility > in this. Partners brought a business to the boardwalk. If the city demamded > him to close that is not the responsibility of partners. The counsilman > should not be annoyed that there is a bike shop on the boradwalk but the > real question is why is there so little pollice / security on the boardwalk. > I do not know what partners has to provide but the city should have police > in addition. I see it as the city driving away a business.>> > > > > 1. Your post above is saying that the City asked for the Asbury Peddler > to be closed. THAT IS FALSE. > > > > 2. Your post above is saying that the City should have more > security/police on the boardwalk. I would invite you to visit Mr. Kay in > the Clerk's Office and ask him for the tapes of the meetings where the > bicycle lanes on the boardwalk were discussed. This is what you will hear: > I, Councilman Jim Keady, pushed for the creation of a designated bicycle > lane on the boardwalk that would be available for visitors 24/7. I could > not garner support for this with the majority. I made the argument that > having a bicycle lane available could be something we could market to > visitors. I said, "We could let people know that AP is the ONLY boardwalk > in Monmouth County where you can ride your bike in a safe and regulated way > all day and night." I also made the argument that a bicycle lane would > compliment the bike shop (Asbury Peddler) on the boardwalk. Again, I could > not get the support of my colleagues to create the bicycle lane. > > > > 3. Given that I could not get the full-time bike lane, I requested that > we extend the hours that were in the existing ordinance and allow people to > ride on the boardwalk until 12pm. My colleagues supported this and it > passed. > > > > 4. I also requested that regardless of what the policy was - a bike > lane, riding until 12pm, etc. that we have STRICT enforcement of the > ordinance. We could not continue to have an "anything goes" approach to > bikes on the boardwalk. I noted that on two occasions while I was running > on the boardwalk, I was almost mowed down by bicyclists (FYI, they were > middle-aged white male riders). Given that I am a former pro athlete and > still in pretty good shape, I was able to dodge these guys. My concern was > that some little old lady might not be as lucky, thus my push to have strict > enforcement of whatever ordinance was on the books. > > > > 5. To review, Councilman Jim Keady wanted a designated bike- lane, > Councilman Jim Keady pushed and was able to get and increase in riding hours > until 12pm, and Councilman Jim Keady asked for strict enforcement of our > ordinance. > > > > Again, if you question these facts, I would encourage you to go listen to > the tapes of the meeting or you could simply ask Deputy Mayor Bruno (aka > "Fred/Asburydogma") he usually has a fairly good memory on this stuff. > > > > Now that we are done with the facts, I will offer my opinion. I strongly > believe that the lack of vision on this matter on the part of my colleagues > (i.e. their not supporting my push for a full-time bike lane) is what cost > us a very successful business on the boardwalk. > > > > I hope this finds everyone well. > > > > Peace, JWK > > > > Councilman James W. Keady > > 1 Municipal Plaza > > Asbury Park, NJ 07712 > > TEL: 732.502.5196 > > EM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.cityofasburypark.com > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
