Saturday, December 27, 2014

JOIN ADVOCACY GROUPS, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC.

The NORTH AVENUE CORRIDOR STUDY Advisory Committee delivered a best-practices set of recommendations to City Council in 2014. Attempts to sabotage the plan were resisted by Council, with the exception of an amendment by Kurt Wright (R Ward 4) that limits the duration of a pilot project demonstrating road diet. A demonstration needs to be of sufficient duration to correct for learning curve and knee-jerk resistance to change. Another amendment proposed by Wright and Councilor Tom Ayres would restore parking on the avenue. Details HERE.

A deceptively worded petition was circulated among residents who had not participated in or followed the planning process. Subsequently, a candidate for City Council has built opposition to the corridor plan into his campaign platform. (WARNING: Don't sign deceptive petitions, and don't vote for Michael Ly.)

Meanwhile, the BikeQ of the City increases steadily and the changing demographic of the North End is bringing savvy seniors, Gen Y, and young families together in common cause for safety of all users of The Avenue.

click to enlargeFILE: MATTHEW THORSEN
    "Losch referred to the robust citizen participation in the corridor study, and also to an overall sense that the city's "bicycle moment" may have arrived. "It seemed that every meeting had more and more people," she added. The project "just kind of snowballed.""

    A lot of excellent details here: THE BURLINGTON WALK/BIKE COUNCIL   


    Research and factual responses to misinformation on FPF -- BIKEABLE BURLINGTON NOW

    We've been discussing these issues since 1994, but Burlington is still using transportation funds for Southern Connector (aka Champlain parkway -- park way, LOL)  instead of investing in transportation systems.  Keep the vision. https://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/vt-grassroutes-transportation-potluck 

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