On Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 05:06:00PM -0400, Marjorie J. Clarke, Ph.D. wrote:
>    At 04:30 PM 8/8/2008, Ed Ravin wrote:
> 
>      If you don't ask, you won't get anything.  You'll notice that
>      the Target on 225th St has a bunch of bike racks in front of it -
>      that's because I called the NYC DoT a couple of years ago and got
>      lucky.
> 
>    Wow... couple of years.  Is that how long it takes?

In the case of Target, it took only 2 or 3 weeks.  I called the DoT
phone number for City Racks and happened to reach the Right Person.
That incident probably used up all the luck I will have dealing
with city agencies for the next decade.

As chair of the community board
21 transportation cmmte,  
Gee, I've always thought that Inwood should be CB13 :-)  especially
since there's nobody from Inwood on the board... and we're miles away
from the board's office and most of its members...
I decided to ride up to Bronxville today and along Broadway, I've been
noticing some conditions just getting worse and worse over the
years.  Aside from the general repaving needs of the street since
there are so many patches, there is a real serious condition on the east
side of the street between 207 and Isham.  Bicyclists going north
there can easily be thrown off their bikes if they don't slow down A Lot
and hold onto the brakes.  The big buses that come around the corner
and brake there have been shoving up tremendous wads of asphalt in a wavy
pattern.  It's not just the lane closest to the sidewalk
either.  It's also the middle lane.  In other (more prosperous
parts of NYC) I see that DOT puts in concrete where the buses
brake.  That stays put in warmer weather.  We need two lanes of
it here for this block.  I hope CB12 / 13 will put in for it
now.
Smaller job but similar - Just north of Dyckman you also have the wavy
pattern in the lane near the curb.  Also,  some of the asphalt
at the curb has disappeared.  In combination with the local food
stores throwing smelly water there, it gets pretty bad at times
collecting in the ruts.  That area needs concrete as
well.   
Likewise, on Broadway just south of Riverside, the road has the wavy
pattern.  I've nearly tripped crossing the street.   All
of these are issues of liability for the city.  They are accidents
waiting to happen.  If there are plans to repave Broadway on the
drawing boards now, Please make them change it from asphalt to concrete
where buses stop.



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Maggie Clarke, Ph.D.



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Educator
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In principle, I think there should be a bike rack on every block, just 
as there is car parking. However, recognizing that Rome wasn't built in 
a day, I would prioritize the following locations:

1) Subway stops (to support intermodal commuting)
* Broadway and 207th St
* Broadway and Dyckman St
* 207th St and 10th Ave
* Dyckman St and Nagle Ave

2) Bus stops (to support intermodal commuting)
* Bx7, Bx12, Bx20, M100 routes

3) Entrances to Inwood Hill and Fort Tryon Parks

4) Significant commercial establishments
* Supermarkets
* Banks
* Post office
* Religious institutions


Mark Levine wrote:
> As chair of the community board 21 transportation cmmte,  I have the 
> ear of DoT.   I'd be happy to ask them to install bike racks at the 
> locations everyone agrees on.   i will put this on the agenda for our 
> sept. mtg, tentatively scheduled for Sept 8.
> - Mark Levine
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> Mark Levine
> Democratic District Leader, 71st AD, Part A (Northern Manhattan)
> www.MarkDLevine.com
> (917)553-3548
> MarkDLevineNYC@...
>
>
>
> On Aug 8, 2008, at 4:30 PM, Ed Ravin wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 02:05:38PM -0400, Aaron wrote:
>>> I'm amazed sometimes that there are practically no bike racks in
>>> Inwood. I would love to keep a beater bike outside [...]
>>
>>> I have not requested any racks be installed.
>>
>> If you don't ask, you won't get anything.  You'll notice that
>> the Target on 225th St has a bunch of bike racks in front of it -
>> that's because I called the NYC DoT a couple of years ago and got
>> lucky.
>>
>> It just occurred to me I should do the same thing for Garden Gourmet -
>> they're blocking the traffic pole I usually use when shopping there
>> with some kind of cart.
>>
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