maybe this should be it's own thread, but i wanted to continue the dialogue. there is a public hearing in council chambers on tuesday feb 9 about this.
Public Hearing on Bike Parking Ordinance
Tuesday February 9
1:30 – 2:30 PM
City Council Chambers
5th Floor City-County Building
It would be great for people to show up to this to support it. if you want to speak, you need to call ahead of time to reserve your spot. more info here:
Any recommendations on how those of us who (a) are not city residents, and/or (b) can't make it to the hearing, can contribute to this?
Is the hearing tomorrow still going down, considering all the snow craziness the city is dealing with right now?
I called and she said there is talk of canceling it-it's up to council prez. She said that if you signed up to speak, she'll call you back.
if you do call to sign up, they also ask you if you are for or against, so it might be good to sign up anyway, and say that you couldn't make it cause of the weather.
I'll keep yinz updated
Just got the phone call.
PUBLIC HEARING IS CANCELED FOR TOMORROW!!!!
It will be rescheduled to a later date TBD
City Council Passed this UNANIMOUSLY!!!!!!
More info/news soon
ps. good work everyone who emailed/called council and showed up to public meetings
ps. good work everyone who emailed/called council and showed up to public meetings
hooray!
Great news!
So rad! I'm so glad this happened. I'm so glad all the hype about this, e-mails to the city, etc. paid off. Ya'll WORKED IT.
Anyone know if it takes effect immediately? I suppose developers will phase this into their plans gradually anyway, but it'll be great to note the improvements as they occur, especially with older properties in crowded neighborhoods.
well, officially the mayor has to sign something, which we expect him to do as it technically came from his office.
then it's law.
so, what should happen is that after that, when a developer submits their plans to zoning for approval, zoning will say, you need to put in some bike racks. see section blah blah for details
here's a blog post about today's Council meeting:
http://bike-pgh.org/2010/03/city-council-unanimously-passes-bike-parking-requirement-ordinance/
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