I was pedaling on a canal bike paddle boat on one of the beautiful picturesque canals of old town Amsterdam the other day, admiring the scenery when I couldn’t help but notice how many bikes are parked along the canals.
People really like to bicycle throughout Europe.
I have noticed that the municipalities and schools create an environment and infrastructure that encourages bike riding. Bike lanes are everywhere. Very importantly, special parking stands are built just for bikes.
It dawned on me we could alleviate a lot of the traffic congestion at the schools if we encouraged more students to bike to school. We could do this by having more bike lanes and most importantly have plenty of bike racks.
If I am elected to the School Board, I will be making a proposal to the Bchool Board that they work with the city in getting redevelopment funds and federal grants for installing bike racks throughout the city and our schools.
Mr. Zirgulis, a candidate for the School Board in November, may be contacted at zirgulisr@yahoo.com
