Comments on: After Hard-Fought Campaign, Bicycle Access Bill Set to Become Law http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/27/after-hard-fought-campaign-bicycle-access-bill-set-to-become-law/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Folder http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/27/after-hard-fought-campaign-bicycle-access-bill-set-to-become-law/comment-page-1/#comment-89481 Folder Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:15:50 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=17451#comment-89481 I think this is what we have to do to get building management to comply: - Inform other current and potential cyclists in your office about the bill - Together, convince your employer to allow bike storage in your office - Have your office manager contact the building management requesting access - Wait for them to figure out the logistics and regulations - Show up with your bike, follow the rules, be courteous, and attract more people to join the movement. If the above action plan is not good enough for you, consult this chart instead: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gnomes_plan.png I think this is what we have to do to get building management to comply:

- Inform other current and potential cyclists in your office about the bill
- Together, convince your employer to allow bike storage in your office
- Have your office manager contact the building management requesting access
- Wait for them to figure out the logistics and regulations
- Show up with your bike, follow the rules, be courteous, and attract more people to join the movement.

If the above action plan is not good enough for you, consult this chart instead:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gnomes_plan.png

]]> By: Slappy http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/27/after-hard-fought-campaign-bicycle-access-bill-set-to-become-law/comment-page-1/#comment-89431 Slappy Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:04:11 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=17451#comment-89431 So this passes and by law I'm allowed to bring my bike in the office building? Now to figure out how the get bldg management to comply with this. So this passes and by law I’m allowed to bring my bike in the office building? Now to figure out how the get bldg management to comply with this.

]]> By: Brian http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/27/after-hard-fought-campaign-bicycle-access-bill-set-to-become-law/comment-page-1/#comment-89411 Brian Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:39:01 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=17451#comment-89411 Liu changed his tone because he realized that he was shooting himself in the foot by trying to block Yassky and the bill. Thanks to TA and Streetsblog for shining the light on his politics as usual. Liu changed his tone because he realized that he was shooting himself in the foot by trying to block Yassky and the bill. Thanks to TA and Streetsblog for shining the light on his politics as usual.

]]> By: glenn http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/27/after-hard-fought-campaign-bicycle-access-bill-set-to-become-law/comment-page-1/#comment-89361 glenn Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:00:47 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=17451#comment-89361 Long overdue. Maybe it's been discussed here before, but what was the final outlines of the bill and what tipped Liu to support it? Long overdue. Maybe it’s been discussed here before, but what was the final outlines of the bill and what tipped Liu to support it?

]]> By: Mike Epstein http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/27/after-hard-fought-campaign-bicycle-access-bill-set-to-become-law/comment-page-1/#comment-89241 Mike Epstein Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:34:58 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=17451#comment-89241 Counting chickens much? Counting chickens much?

]]> By: gecko http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/27/after-hard-fought-campaign-bicycle-access-bill-set-to-become-law/comment-page-1/#comment-89231 gecko Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:47:33 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=17451#comment-89231 All this good stuff keeps happening as it should. Really nice. All this good stuff keeps happening as it should.

Really nice.

]]> By: James http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/27/after-hard-fought-campaign-bicycle-access-bill-set-to-become-law/comment-page-1/#comment-89191 James Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:50:31 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=17451#comment-89191 Am I the only one who read "DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and her staff at TA" at first glance? Heh, didn't John Liu claim something to that effect not too long ago? Regardless, this is absolutely awesome news. Well done. Am I the only one who read “DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and her staff at TA” at first glance? Heh, didn’t John Liu claim something to that effect not too long ago? Regardless, this is absolutely awesome news. Well done.

]]> By: JK http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/27/after-hard-fought-campaign-bicycle-access-bill-set-to-become-law/comment-page-1/#comment-89131 JK Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:19:20 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=17451#comment-89131 Congratulations all around. In particular to Jon Orcutt at NYC DOT, who co-authored the Bicycle Blueprint and has been working on this in some form or another for decades. Passage of this bill is the advent of a new cycling era. It won't happen in a day or even a year, and will be filled with thousands of small advocacy battles as commuters fight recalcitrant building managers for their right to park, but what what starts as a trickle will become a torrent of everyday bicycle use. If you're not a T.A. member, join today. This wouldn't have happened without robust, effective bicycle advocacy. Congratulations all around. In particular to Jon Orcutt at NYC DOT, who co-authored the Bicycle Blueprint and has been working on this in some form or another for decades. Passage of this bill is the advent of a new cycling era. It won’t happen in a day or even a year, and will be filled with thousands of small advocacy battles as commuters fight recalcitrant building managers for their right to park, but what what starts as a trickle will become a torrent of everyday bicycle use. If you’re not a T.A. member, join today. This wouldn’t have happened without robust, effective bicycle advocacy.

]]> By: Brian http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/27/after-hard-fought-campaign-bicycle-access-bill-set-to-become-law/comment-page-1/#comment-89121 Brian Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:17:37 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=17451#comment-89121 I'm nailing this one to my office's front door I’m nailing this one to my office’s front door

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