Comments on: TA: Zoning Great for Tomorrow; Bike Access Can Improve Today http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/11/10/ta-zoning-great-for-tomorrow-bike-access-can-improve-today/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:31:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: fighthesystem http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/11/10/ta-zoning-great-for-tomorrow-bike-access-can-improve-today/comment-page-1/#comment-58853 fighthesystem Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:44:52 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4919#comment-58853 i fought hard for bike access at 75 Rockerfeller Plaza. We had the consent of my company (the tenant, which ironically, had launched a press 'green initiative') as well as the head of the facilities staff, but it all came down to the decision of the building owner. as far as i understand, current fire code regulations make bikes left in stairwells and hallways a hazard, and thus an insurance liability. because the insurance companies raise or cancel premiums, building owners are reluctant to change their bike policy. any lawyers out there with advice how to remedy this situation so that everyone at the table walks away happy? there was no way in hell i was chaining my bike on the street in mid-town, so after endless arguing i had to no choice but to start riding the train. i fought hard for bike access at 75 Rockerfeller Plaza. We had the consent of my company (the tenant, which ironically, had launched a press 'green initiative') as well as the head of the facilities staff, but it all came down to the decision of the building owner. as far as i understand, current fire code regulations make bikes left in stairwells and hallways a hazard, and thus an insurance liability. because the insurance companies raise or cancel premiums, building owners are reluctant to change their bike policy. any lawyers out there with advice how to remedy this situation so that everyone at the table walks away happy? there was no way in hell i was chaining my bike on the street in mid-town, so after endless arguing i had to no choice but to start riding the train.

]]> By: gecko http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/11/10/ta-zoning-great-for-tomorrow-bike-access-can-improve-today/comment-page-1/#comment-58822 gecko Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:59:01 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4919#comment-58822 Absolutely right. Can't help but wonder if the city could encourage with incentives, subsidies, priority access to busy locations, etc., some sort of concessionary attended bike parking all over the city combined with newspaper stands, coffee shops (Star Bucks?), mobile food carts, etc. Incentives for local large scale manufacturing facilities of full-size folding bikes like Montague and Swiss Bike might also accelerate use and the local market has the potential to be overnight huge. Absolutely right.

Can't help but wonder if the city could encourage with incentives, subsidies, priority access to busy locations, etc., some sort of concessionary attended bike parking all over the city combined with newspaper stands, coffee shops (Star Bucks?), mobile food carts, etc.

Incentives for local large scale manufacturing facilities of full-size folding bikes like Montague and Swiss Bike might also accelerate use and the local market has the potential to be overnight huge.

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