Minneapolis needs bike racks on ALL the buses. You may have noticed bike racks on some of our buses. What you DON'T see is many bikes ON those bike racks. The reason? because bicyclists are not going take a trip with their bike one way without a guarantee that they can return with their bike.
On a recent trip to Saint Paul, I biked the entire length of Lake Street without seeing ONE bike rack on the 5 #21 buses that passed me. If there is a route that should have racks on all buses, it's the #21 because Saint Paul is so spread out. Last month, when I was in Los Angeles I saw lots of bikes on the racks. Every bus I saw had a rack. At the Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference this week, I learned that many other cities have racks on over 90% of their buses. In Montreal they are putting bike racks on cabs. It makes sense to have buses and bikes work together. Ken Avidor Kingfield _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
