On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 2:56 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But from Robbie Webber's message the City recommends against using those Bike > Feds racks and would rather mandate that organizations who put on such events > find more volunteers to staff bicycle corrals.
I said that one individual at the city - Arthur Ross - doesn't want the racks used. I have not surveyed other city employees, nor the Council or Mayor, so I don't believe you can say "the City" recommends against using those Bike Fed racks." I mentioned that Arthur doesn't like them in reply to a message asking why those racks cannot or have not been permanently installed somewhere. In addition, since no one at the city has mandated that volunteers staff bike corrals, nor has anyone, myself included, introduced such legislation at any level, I believe the above statement is incorrect. Many people have approached me over the years to say that, "Large events should have adequate bicycle parking." I agree, however, there is quite a bit of discussion and negotiating to do before the City of Madison passes such requirements. I am only one member of the Council, so even if I had made up my mind how legislation should read, I still need ten other votes. There are several ways to assure that adequate bicycle parking is provided. Only one of those ways is to put the burden on the sponsoring organization, however it is not the only route. One of the ways that a sponsoring organization can provide adequate bicycle parking is to get their own volunteers to staff a bike corral. Another way is to hire or barter with another organization to staff a bike corral. (One reason it is easy to get volunteers to do bike parking at the beer festival is that those volunteers get free entrance to an event that has sold out every year.) There are other options as well. Please refrain from making statements about what "the City" does, says or requires, when the opinion of one person might not represent official city policy. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
