While reading the minutes from Wednesday’s Active Transportation Board meeting they mentioned this;
Lacock stated that no meeting had been held in October. Lacock indicated that the Bicycle Committee would be tasked with reviewing a Bike Audit program from AARP in November for potential implementation in the Spring.
AARP just released this handy tool kit on October 11 and several communities across the country are participating.
I encourage you to read the document. The one glaring thing you will notice is we are NOT doing a lot of the things recommended in this document.
One thing that jumped out were buffered or protected bicycle lanes in which there is essentially a median between the bike lane and the car lane. This would be nice considering I get buzzed all the time by people riding in the street.
Another was bike parking;
Short-term bike parking is important for shoppers, diners and visitors. A shopper popping into a store for a few items or a client visiting an office will most likely look for the closest and most convenient parking outside of the business. Because of that, the visibility and proximity to the building entrance should be prioritized.
We lack this so badly in Sioux Falls. But no worries, I tell people we have tons of bike racks in this town, they are just mysteriously disguised as ADA parking signs 🙂