Comments on: Bicycles & Scooters http://hburgnews.com/2008/07/20/bicycles-scooters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bicycles-scooters Harrisonburg's Community News Network Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:10:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jeremy http://hburgnews.com/2008/07/20/bicycles-scooters/comment-page-1/#comment-42015 Jeremy Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:05:20 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=1000#comment-42015 I rode a scooter for about a year and now have a motorcycle. I'd encourage the creation of dedicated parking spaces for motorcycles and scooters. San Francisco has them all over, and they are used heavily (no surprise -- it is a major city). Motorcycles typically have a handlebar lock integrated into the ignition lock, so I don't think locking devices are essential. Part of the appeal of riding a motorcycle is being able to park more easily, so I might be tempted to share a spot with a car (parked perpendicular to the road) if I had to walk more than a couple hundred feet. I rode a scooter for about a year and now have a motorcycle. I’d encourage the creation of dedicated parking spaces for motorcycles and scooters. San Francisco has them all over, and they are used heavily (no surprise — it is a major city). Motorcycles typically have a handlebar lock integrated into the ignition lock, so I don’t think locking devices are essential. Part of the appeal of riding a motorcycle is being able to park more easily, so I might be tempted to share a spot with a car (parked perpendicular to the road) if I had to walk more than a couple hundred feet.

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]]> By: kai http://hburgnews.com/2008/07/20/bicycles-scooters/comment-page-1/#comment-41908 kai Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:52:11 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=1000#comment-41908 Thanh- Thanks, as always, for taking the time to provide detailed information about what's currently going on in the city. I think the scooter parking is a great idea, and a perfect example of simple things we can do to encourage transportation alternatives to cars. Accomodating the coming growth and doing what we need to acheive efficiency and reduce energy use will take a multi-pronged effort involving promoting walking, biking, riding buses, and encouraging use of vehicles like scooters. I wrote an account of meeting <a href="http://www.kaidegner.com/2008/07/public-transportation-in-harrisonburg/" rel="nofollow">two strangers needing rides today</a>, and my opinion that we need to reevaluate those routes to see if increased gas costs might make formally inefficient routes worthwhile. I also linked to the Pedestrian Plan and Bike Plan from http://www.KaiDegner.com. Thanh, is there a central (online) location to see every city-related upcoming meeting that welcomes citizen input? That might be a question for the Public Information Officer - I'll ask her! Thanh- Thanks, as always, for taking the time to provide detailed information about what’s currently going on in the city. I think the scooter parking is a great idea, and a perfect example of simple things we can do to encourage transportation alternatives to cars. Accomodating the coming growth and doing what we need to acheive efficiency and reduce energy use will take a multi-pronged effort involving promoting walking, biking, riding buses, and encouraging use of vehicles like scooters.

I wrote an account of meeting two strangers needing rides today, and my opinion that we need to reevaluate those routes to see if increased gas costs might make formally inefficient routes worthwhile.

I also linked to the Pedestrian Plan and Bike Plan from http://www.KaiDegner.com.

Thanh, is there a central (online) location to see every city-related upcoming meeting that welcomes citizen input? That might be a question for the Public Information Officer – I’ll ask her!

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]]> By: Thanh http://hburgnews.com/2008/07/20/bicycles-scooters/comment-page-1/#comment-41905 Thanh Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:26:07 +0000 http://hburgnews.com/?p=1000#comment-41905 If you can't volunteer for the Bicycle & Pedestrian Education Tent, please come visit it at the International Festival on September 27 at Hillandale Park! :) If you can’t volunteer for the Bicycle & Pedestrian Education Tent, please come visit it at the International Festival on September 27 at Hillandale Park! :)

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