Comments on: Time to Start Imagining… http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/03/26/time-to-start-imagining/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:01:34 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: david p. http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/03/26/time-to-start-imagining/comment-page-1/#comment-507 david p. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:28:14 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/03/26/time-to-start-imagining/#comment-507 "imagine... an LA politician that cares about bicycles" it'll never happen. "imagine... an LA politician that cares about bicycles"

it'll never happen.

]]> By: ubrayj02 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/03/26/time-to-start-imagining/comment-page-1/#comment-503 ubrayj02 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:27:04 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/03/26/time-to-start-imagining/#comment-503 I've got a suggestion. The office preparing the Long Range Transportation Strategic Plan (the Transit Development and Implementation section under Chief Planning Officer Carol Inge) could amend their policies regarding bicycles. Here is a policy they have in their bi-annual Call for Projects (a multi-billion dollar car project bonanza) regarding the funding of "transportation" dollars funding bicycle projects: (You can find this info in this .pdf: http://parkmetro.net/projects_programs/call_projects/images/call_projects_supplement07_application.pdf) <blockquote>"Construction of a bikeway and/or pedestrian path is prohibited unless the bikeway or pedestrian path is designed so that the sponsor can demonstrate that it will not have to be relocated or removed to allow for construction or operation of a future transportation project.". They could get rid of this idiotic requirement and, further, they could allow bicycles to be counted as "transportation", and thus allow bike projects to apply for general transportation funds (taking away from car projects). It would also be nice if their evaluation of transportation projects was not so heavily weighted on Level of Service, Average Daily Trips, and other car-focused measures. I've got a suggestion.

The office preparing the Long Range Transportation Strategic Plan (the Transit Development and Implementation section under Chief Planning Officer Carol Inge) could amend their policies regarding bicycles.

Here is a policy they have in their bi-annual Call for Projects (a multi-billion dollar car project bonanza) regarding the funding of "transportation" dollars funding bicycle projects:

(You can find this info in this .pdf: http://parkmetro.net/projects_programs/call_projects/images/call_projects_supplement07_application.pdf)

"Construction of a bikeway and/or pedestrian path is prohibited unless the bikeway or pedestrian path is designed so that the sponsor can demonstrate that it will not have to be relocated or removed to allow for construction or operation of a future transportation project.".

They could get rid of this idiotic requirement and, further, they could allow bicycles to be counted as "transportation", and thus allow bike projects to apply for general transportation funds (taking away from car projects).

It would also be nice if their evaluation of transportation projects was not so heavily weighted on Level of Service, Average Daily Trips, and other car-focused measures.

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