Good job you guys!!! Thanks for your
diligence and hard work,hopefully the powers to be will listen!!!!
From:
ckcycle-bounces@lists.ncf.ca [mailto:ckcycle-bounces@lists.ncf.ca] On Behalf Of Dan Brousseau
Sent: March 11, 2010 10:41 PM
To:
Subject: [CKcycle] UPDATE -
CycleCK.ca Meeting thism Thursday and need your input
Hey everyone,
Just back home.... what can I say about this eveing
meeting...
There was the topic of Bike Stands and more stands
and more stands LOL.
Someone was very adamant on them racks and their
cost being too high even thus there was a bidding process done through the
city.
Seems there is a $60,000 fund set asside for them
and the way it is being approached it bit by bit... (estimated cost for them is
$170-$200 installed - little expensive but good with labour)
The Cycling Council of Chatham is looking at get an
8% of the poopulation to be riding their bikes by 2020
They are looking on meeting with company CEO's on
promoting cycling to work.
There is also about 1.5 million dollars for cycling
in the CK area...
Some disscussion as to where the bike grid would be
at...
Now this is looking at a 5 year plan but
some of the following to be touched in the
Paths or lanes on the following was disscussed;
McNaughton from the College to
Keil from
Lacroix from
Queen from Indian Creek all the way downtown
There was a mention from
St-Claire from Gregory to Walmart
As surprised as I was Grand between Keil to
Other topics where not realy touched due to the overly
extensive disscussion on bike rack cost/bidding... but I did bring it up to the
president to the Cycling Counsil (durring the bike rack crap) of the comments
from our group.
She stated she's in charge of also getting the stuff
redy to educate the puplic... the catch phrase that will be used is
Same Road
Same Rules
Same Rights
All are concerns that was brought is already on her
list.
Now after the meeting was done I managed to speak to
James(Rides with us Sundays) who is part of the Cycling Counsil on
who they approche for the Police to enforce present laws.
Seems this was already done and there was a few Radio
add by the CK Police to let Cyclists know they should not be riding on the side
walks.
To me this is not enforcing the law but seems they are
also putting in considerations the risks involved... Bad Cyclists/Bad
Drivers
James is on my side with this... if the law is known
and enforced to everyone this will curb the bad habits of people... The
CycleCK.ca guy thinks that they working on this...
But working on it is useless as they are not enforcing
the laws that are already in place.
So seems there is a meeting with City Hall on the 16th
and James took the info on the Cycling Laws to throw the book at them
saying what the police are doing is a waste of time as the work is
already in place to enforce them.
So any how Matt and I did the best we can to
represent us as a group for the cycling community.
Now my last comment is a question to all... would you
like that I give them access to being able to email in to this
list on any updates that come through for the CK Cycling Project. Reason I
ask is they would like everyone to at least be on their emailing list by
sending them your email address, but the simplest way I think is giving them
permission to post as Non member to this list instead. Keeping your info
private up to a point.
Let me know
Dan
ps Matt if I missed anything go ahead and add it. :-)