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(See pdf of bike rack locations here.)
The curtain rises and the wheels touch ground today on a sparkling new – not to mention nostalgic – era in Culver City transportation.
Bicycling is as stylish as vaping or tweeting.
Culminating a decade of intertwined informal and organized efforts to make the community more bicycle friendly, City Hall-authorized bike racks are bobbing up all over town this afternoon.
One hundred.
Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells probably is Culver City’s best known bicycling enthusiast, traveling to all corners of the city – beneath her favorite safety helmet — for pleasure and business.
Project manager Christopher Evans of the city’s Engineering Dept. told the newspaper this morning that 200 racks are available at the moment, and he is taking requests for installations. (See below.)
The collaboratively organized bicycle master plan, aiming to make Culver City not only bike-friendly but perhaps a hub for bicycling, was adopted four years ago.
Half of the 100 bike racks will be posted on city properties, commonly parks. The remainder were requested by biking aficionados.
When a bike rack is requested – by private parties and business owners — Mr. Evans said, “we go out and look at the location to determine if it has enough space to accommodate a rack and still have ADA access.”
Mr. Evans said the program’s main objectives are “to make the city bike-friendly and to enable residents to get around town on their bicycles and have an appropriate place to park their bikes rather than at signposts.”
The bicycle rack is u-shaped and made of steel. It is coated in green thermoplastic paint.
Those desiring bike racks in their neighborhoods should visit www.culvercity.org/en/articles/bikeracks.aspx
