I agree. As a biker I find it very dangerous when the bike lanes are used
as loading zones. Its not easy to have swerve around cars parked especially
where there are trolley tracks. One wrong turn and your wheel is stuck in
the trolley track and you're down. Also I don't understand why at the Wawa
at 38th and Spruce they did not install a loading zone when they redid the
street. They made the bike lane plenty wide enough for cars to park there
and block the bike lane. Funny I always see cop cars parked there. The
bike lanes are great when they are clear for bikers but as Richard said its
more dangerous when they are being parked in.
-Paul Grossman
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From: R. Hotchkiss [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Jeff Abrahamson [EMAIL PROTECTED]; University City List
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I also noticed UPENN police hassling those who are riding on the walkways.
What UPENN police should be doing is keeping the bike lanes clear on
Spruce
St. Including ticketing ambulances. The improvements that were made to
the
sidewalk and street design only work if nobody parks illegally otherwise
it's a head-on accident or a squished biker waiting to happen.
Richard Hotchkiss
http://www.hotstrings-inc.com
From: Jeff Abrahamson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 08:32:01 -0400
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Thought this might be of interest.
-Jeff
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Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 08:17:30 -0400
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Subject: Penn cracking down (illegally) on bikes!
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UPENN police have put up warning signs letting people know that their
locks may be cut and bikes confiscated if they lock to a parking meter
on public sidewalks. It is not known where the directive came from and
is particularly puzzling since UPENN is a partner in the Share the
Road Campaign.
This is of course illegal - Pennsylvania code for bicycle parking is
clear on this:
Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Chapter 35 - SPECIAL VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS
Subchapter A - Operation of Pedalcycles (Bicycles)
Section 3509. Parking.
(a) Sidewalks.
(1) A person may park a pedalcycle on a sidewalk unless prohibited or
restricted by an official traffic-control device. (IE Streets Dept or
PennDOT depending on who maintains the street, not UPENN)
(2) A pedalcycle parked on a sidewalk shall not impede the normal and
reasonable movement of pedestrian or other traffic.
The Bicycle Coalition's Advocacy Committee has been notified of this
issue and is working on stopping this practice.
John Boyle
For local bicycle news visit the Philly Bike Blog
http://bcgp.blogpost.com
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