Comments for BikeCNY! http://bikecny.wordpress.com Building a Bike-Friendly Community Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:35:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on BikeCNY Members In the News by John Fritzen http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/members-speak-about-bike-commuting/#comment-422 John Fritzen Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:35:34 +0000 http://bikecny.wordpress.com/?p=40#comment-422 Awesome! Way to go guys! Awesome!

Way to go guys!

]]> Comment on Yeah, but. by Retro Bicycles http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/yeah-but/#comment-107 Retro Bicycles Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:33:05 +0000 http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/yeah-but/#comment-107 Give me an old cool bicycle, and I'll ride around the city for days. Give me an old cool bicycle, and I’ll ride around the city for days.

]]> Comment on Proposed Syracuse Bicycle Grid Revealed by Don Hughes http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/bike-grid-map/#comment-99 Don Hughes Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:53:55 +0000 http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/bike-grid-map/#comment-99 Steve, Maybe it's my computer, but I can't link to the map. Don Steve,
Maybe it’s my computer, but I can’t link to the map. Don

]]> Comment on Proposed Syracuse Bicycle Grid Revealed by Don Hughes http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/bike-grid-map/#comment-98 Don Hughes Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:18:23 +0000 http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/bike-grid-map/#comment-98 Thank you Steve...this is excellent! We should be able to post the map that Tyler prepared as well...it's a lot neater, and probably better for printing. Thank you Steve…this is excellent! We should be able to post the map that Tyler prepared as well…it’s a lot neater, and probably better for printing.

]]> Comment on Bike to Work Week Proclamation by John Fritzen http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/btww-press-conference-2/#comment-15 John Fritzen Wed, 09 May 2007 17:47:07 +0000 http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/btww-press-conference-2/#comment-15 Good seeing you guys there! Good seeing you guys there!

]]> Comment on Bike to Work Week – Press Conference at City Hall by Steve Reiter http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2007/05/08/btww-press-conference/#comment-14 Steve Reiter Wed, 09 May 2007 14:30:27 +0000 http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2007/05/08/btww-press-conference/#comment-14 I understand both your passion and your doubt. And I appreciate that you're "one of us." See you at the press conference. I understand both your passion and your doubt. And I appreciate that you’re “one of us.” See you at the press conference.

]]> Comment on Bike to Work Week – Press Conference at City Hall by John Fritzen http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2007/05/08/btww-press-conference/#comment-13 John Fritzen Wed, 09 May 2007 14:05:05 +0000 http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2007/05/08/btww-press-conference/#comment-13 Don't think that I do not appreciate the efforts of the advocates and other people doing the hard work on this. The improvements in the last year give much hope. Some of the proposals sound great and I hope they come to fruition. I understand that the city has very limited resources, and bike facilities being low on the list. I will be there today. Don’t think that I do not appreciate the efforts of the advocates and other people doing the hard work on this. The improvements in the last year give much hope. Some of the proposals sound great and I hope they come to fruition. I understand that the city has very limited resources, and bike facilities being low on the list.

I will be there today.

]]> Comment on Bike to Work Week – Press Conference at City Hall by Steve Reiter http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2007/05/08/btww-press-conference/#comment-12 Steve Reiter Wed, 09 May 2007 13:45:43 +0000 http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2007/05/08/btww-press-conference/#comment-12 I would be moved to say the same thing, John, except that I've been involved in this process for a while now with the city. After many irregularly held meetings and multiple communications about projects, we have now arranged quarterly meetings with a member of the mayor's office and the deputy commissioner of DPW, Pete O'Connor... sometimes with a consultant to the city, sometimes not. Their agenda, which appears to be driven by Mayor Driscoll (but guided by our interactions and their own initiative), is to increase the number of roads that have cycling facilities on them. By this, I mean bike lanes and various signage for share the road, bike routes, etc. To start, this year, Mr. O'Connor has rearranged the painting schedule so that the painters restripe all existing lanes in the spring, right after the pools are finished, rather than in the fall, just before winter's wrath wipes them away. They will be adding new signage on Euclid this spring or summer. And we have a 40 mile plus grid of the city that we're in process deciding what comes next. In related work, NY state is planning to restripe E. Genesee street, from the city line to East Ave., with bike lanes on both sides. The city is now looking at continuing lanes along E. Genessee west as far as they can go before parking starts... somewhere near Cherry St., with a link over to Erie Blvd, near to where the state's prospective Canalway Trail will be passing (in a yet-to-be-determined location), hopefully in 2008. Of course, there is always room for disappointment and pessimism. Syracuse doesn't have the money to run its schools, so setting aside the oodles of money it would take to reconstruct streets to allow for better bike facilities will have to wait until grants and other funding is found. A lot of our streets are not conducive to adding bike lanes, but this is what we're working on. With more signage, more conversation, more presence on the streets of the city, our hope is that more people will get involved, more energy and dollars will be earmarked... etc. Regards - Steve I would be moved to say the same thing, John, except that I’ve been involved in this process for a while now with the city. After many irregularly held meetings and multiple communications about projects, we have now arranged quarterly meetings with a member of the mayor’s office and the deputy commissioner of DPW, Pete O’Connor… sometimes with a consultant to the city, sometimes not.

Their agenda, which appears to be driven by Mayor Driscoll (but guided by our interactions and their own initiative), is to increase the number of roads that have cycling facilities on them. By this, I mean bike lanes and various signage for share the road, bike routes, etc.

To start, this year, Mr. O’Connor has rearranged the painting schedule so that the painters restripe all existing lanes in the spring, right after the pools are finished, rather than in the fall, just before winter’s wrath wipes them away.

They will be adding new signage on Euclid this spring or summer. And we have a 40 mile plus grid of the city that we’re in process deciding what comes next.

In related work, NY state is planning to restripe E. Genesee street, from the city line to East Ave., with bike lanes on both sides. The city is now looking at continuing lanes along E. Genessee west as far as they can go before parking starts… somewhere near Cherry St., with a link over to Erie Blvd, near to where the state’s prospective Canalway Trail will be passing (in a yet-to-be-determined location), hopefully in 2008.

Of course, there is always room for disappointment and pessimism. Syracuse doesn’t have the money to run its schools, so setting aside the oodles of money it would take to reconstruct streets to allow for better bike facilities will have to wait until grants and other funding is found. A lot of our streets are not conducive to adding bike lanes, but this is what we’re working on.

With more signage, more conversation, more presence on the streets of the city, our hope is that more people will get involved, more energy and dollars will be earmarked… etc.

Regards -
Steve

]]> Comment on Bike to Work Week – Press Conference at City Hall by John Fritzen http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2007/05/08/btww-press-conference/#comment-11 John Fritzen Wed, 09 May 2007 12:33:56 +0000 http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2007/05/08/btww-press-conference/#comment-11 Meh, political posturing. The bicycle equivalent of kissing babies. I'd like to see some real change in the city, not just the "Republic of SU". Meh, political posturing. The bicycle equivalent of kissing babies. I’d like to see some real change in the city, not just the “Republic of SU”.

]]> Comment on Yeah, but. by Steve Reiter http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/yeah-but/#comment-4 Steve Reiter Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:47:45 +0000 http://bikecny.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/yeah-but/#comment-4 Thanks, John. Your suggestion provides another good option in pesky situations, and the <a href="http://www.cicle.org/" title="C.I.C.L.E. site" rel="nofollow"> you pointed us to, looks to be a good resource.</a> Thanks, John. Your suggestion provides another good option in pesky situations, and the you pointed us to, looks to be a good resource.

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