{"id":8084,"date":"2011-07-29T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raleighpublicrecord.org\/?p=8084"},"modified":"2013-02-11T20:45:01","modified_gmt":"2013-02-12T01:45:01","slug":"new-bike-racks-installed-downtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2011\/07\/29\/new-bike-racks-installed-downtown\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bike Racks Installed Downtown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"500px\" height=\"300px\" scrolling=\"no\"  src=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/fusiontables\/embedviz?viz=MAP&#038;q=select+*+from+1209006+&#038;h=false&#038;lat=35.78025586108638&#038;lng=-78.63884925842285&#038;z=15&#038;t=1&#038;l=col4%3E%3E0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bicyclists headed downtown now have multiple parking choices thanks to a grant from the N.C. Department of Transportation\u2019s Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation.<\/p>\n<p>Raleigh officials just installed 75 new bike racks. According to Eric Lamb, the city\u2019s transportation planning manager, staff \u201clooked for places where people were locking their bikes up to signposts and trees and tried to make sure they did not create any conflicts with things like doorways or prior outdoor dining permits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The DOT grant requires all racks funded are installed along public rights of way, not private property.<\/p>\n<p>The new racks outside City Hall on West Hargett Street are the only exception, because the site is considered public property. The building already had racks in the parking deck, but they were not being used. The new racks are located near the front door to, as Lamb describes, \u201cbetter meet our philosophy of installing racks as close to entrances as possible.\u201d<div id=\"attachment_8085\"  class=\"wp-caption module image alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raleighpublicrecord.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/bikeracks1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"bikeracks1\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"size-medium\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new bike racks will help alleviate tree parking, as seen here on Hargett Street. Photo by Karen Tam.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Before the new racks were installed, the downtown area had 36 bike racks, so now there are 111 racks total. Like the existing racks, the inverted U racks are designed to hold two bikes each, so Raleigh\u2019s Central Business District can now accommodate 222 bicycles.<\/p>\n<p>The new racks are the first time Raleigh has installed racks independent of a larger project, such as Fayetteville Street and the Hillsborough Street, but Lamb hopes to add even more in other city locations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raleighpublicrecord.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/bikes6-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"bikes6\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" class=\"alignleft size-medium\" \/>\u201cSeeing how much usage the new racks are getting has been very gratifying,\u201d he said. \u201cNow we are scoping future locations for our next round in installations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lamb says the city is also searching for funds to do the work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we can pursue outside resources for funding we would certainly do that before using our city funds,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The total cost of the project was $18,875.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Downtown-bound cyclists now have their choice of 222 spots to lock up bikes that aren\u2019t trees and sign posts. 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