Bikes lanes - Cambridge info from Liveable Streets

[Chris Ditunno]

Thanks Jackie... I will share this with the Boston Bicyclist Advisory Board.

Chris Ditunno
A-Bbikes

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 9:52 AM, Jackie Douglas <jac...@livablestreets.info> wrote:

Hi Chris, I thought I would pass along this information about Cambridge because it is what you want to happen in Boston too (tickets for parking in bike lane).  Read below...  Let me know how I can be of assistance.  Hope you had a great Hub on Wheels ride!   Best, Jackie

 

September 22, 2008
 
COUNCILLOR KELLEY
 
WHEREAS:Bike lanes throughout Cambridge are commonly used for vehicles to park illegally; and

 
WHEREAS:Such illegal parking destroys the intent of the bike lanes to provide a clear, unobstructed route for cyclists; and

     
WHEREAS:Such illegal parking makes cycling more dangerous as cyclists must dart into the traffic lane to go around these illegally parked vehicles; now therefore be it

     
ORDERED:That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on the possibility of creating a new ticket, available to both police officers and parking control officers, specifically targeting vehicles parked in bike lanes, to include what the maximum amount of such a ticket could be.

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