I'm just going to say this one time, and then i'm going to stop, because nobody is paying attention to the only thing i'm asking. I'd just like to be able to ride my bike on the boardwalk later in the evening...say 10 or 11 pm. I went for a bike ride last night at 10:30 pm. The boardwalk was entirely empty, save for perhaps one or 2 people. The street lights on Ocean Ave. were off, and there I was riding, not aware of potholes or anything BECAUSE I couldn't see them...but just a few yards away was the empty, well lit, smooth and safe boardwalk. You people that don't want to allow me to ride on the EMPTY boardwalk are telling me that I should go ride in and ugly, unsafe, unlit, bumpy and pothole filled road, at the same time you are trying to preserve the safety of the walkers on the boardwalk that aren't there. They're at home, sleeping, watching TV. Do you not see my point?
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Sharon Boone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, traderdube <traderdube@> wrote: > > > > Bikes and pedestrians on the boardwalk do not mix. It is a miracle > that > > no one has been injured. > > It is a disgrace that the people in charge of Asbury's boardwalk > and > > pavilions have done so little to enhance the boardwalk > > and it's pavilions to make Asbury even more attractive for > tourists and > > everyday beach goers than it already is. Instead, we have bikes on > the > > boardwalk at all hours and count them, 3 bars in full operation on > the > > boardwalk. I believe, and Werner can confirm or deny, that when > James > > Bradley handed the city his boardwalk he provided for zero alcohol > on > > it, and the avenues remaining open space. The idea of Asbury > being a > > place to come for peace and quiet, health and meditation has kind > of > > been usurped.... > > > > wernerapnj wrote: > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com > > > <mailto:AsburyPark%40yahoogroups.com>, "asburycouple" > <asburycouple@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > It appears that between your reply and the one prior to it > there > > > are > > > > different points of view on just what was allowed and what has > > > > changed... So apparently others here are both misinformed and > > > > making incorrect assumptions, too. > > > > > > Points of view, Assumptions, etc, lead to bad conclusions. > > > > > > The facts are what they are - Biking is prohibited except from > 6am to > > > 9am. Biking and pedestrian activities are incompatible, which is > the > > > reason for limiting bikes to certain hours. The Council is > moving to > > > extend those hours, not reduce them, as a compromise. > > > > > > > > > > > Bottom line is that I really think this is too bad. Unfortunate > > > for > > > > the town. This move eliminates something that was both highly > > > > desireable and differentiating for AP and just simply a lot of > > > fun. > > > > As a marketing professional I am truly amazed. We want people > to > > > > come back and check out AP then take away something that was > > > getting > > > > them here. > > > > > > As a marketing professional you really beleive that the economic > > > gains (if any) realized due to a handfull of bikers is more > > > significant than the safety of hundreds of pedestrians who are > > > visiting and spending money ? > > > > > > > What a pity. I am also kind of amazed that, with all of > > > > the things both important and sometimes silly that are debated > on > > > > this board, nothing was ever mentioned about this (forgive me > if I > > > > missed something). I for one will be complaining to Terry Reidy > > > and > > > > our Council. > > > > > > Complaining about what? They ae increasing the allowed hours. > > > > > > Werner > > > > > > As a side note - several tens of thousand dollars were recently > spent > > > to create "bike lanes" around town. They are not used except for > the > > > occational hard-core/spandexed/helmeted biker. I've seen about 6 > in > > > the past six months. More wasted public funds and visual clutter > from > > > strips and signs. > > > > > > > > > Don't know who is on the current zoning board of adjustment, but it > would never have been approved on my watch! The City is > accomodating those, whose interest THEY share and the rest of the > City that has complied with the zoning laws be DAMNED. I personally > am not against biking, but if it's in the city's zoning laws, how > was it approved? Okay, that said, the zoning laws should be > changed. What about the allowance of 3 bars? This used to be a > town, where the boardwalk, amusements and bathing ,were to promote > a "family" atmosphere. With the influx of "transplants" from other > areas, the "newbies" want to FORCE the way REAL Asbury Park > residents lived, into THEIR "mindset"! The HAVES, telling the HAVE- > NOTS, it's THEIR town, now! Give me a break! > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/Y2tolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
