HomeMy WebLinkAboutWTE - AT&T WIRELESS, 1107 CITY PARK AVENUE (LIQUOR DEPOT) - PDP - 33-04 - CORRESPONDENCE - TRANSPORTATION ISSUEHi Lance,
Sorry to take so long to get back to you. Had to do a bit of investigating and
coordinating with our Transportation Planner. Here's your answer:
The code is pretty explicit about what qualifies as an acceptable bicycle parking
facility [Land Use Code 3.2.4(a,b, and c)]. Dave Averill, Transportation Planner
did a site visit and looked at the "bollard as bike rack situation" to determine
whether they would be an acceptable solution. Here is what he found:
• The bollards are situated such that they act as bumper stops for cars so
they are not safe or convenient for bicyclists. We wouldn't ask cars to
park in spots where they could be hit so we won't ask bikes to do it either.
• The bollards don't look like bike racks, and anecdotal evidence suggests
that they aren't used much for that intended purpose. Dave personally
witnessed (in the 5 minutes that he was there) two patrons of this
establishment roll up on their bikes, lean them against the brick column
(locking the bikes up, but not to anything) directly outside of the entrance
(consequently blocking some pedestrian access, he adds), and then
proceed inside. That instance alone may indicate a few things: A). the
bollards don't look like bike racks, so people don't use them as such. B),
the bollards/bike racks are in locations that aren't amenable to being
used. C). even though they are provided, maybe people don't want to
use them because they don't work so well. D).there is a demand for
some type of acceptable bicycle parking on -site.
There is room on the east side of the building near the pop machines to install an
inverted "U" rack that is to code and placed accordingly. Like the racks you see
downtown, bikes park parallel to these inverted "U" racks and thus would not
block pedestrian traffic. You can contact Dave Averill at daverill@fcctov.com to
locate sources of these racks. They can be bolted down to the existing concrete.
This seems like a reasonable solution that will be to code, provide needed bike
facilities and not impede pedestrian movement on the street. So, that's the
official answer to your question. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Let me know when you have resolved this issue and we'll schedule an
administrative hearing for it.
Thanks,
Anne