[Noisebridge-discuss] Let's Get Additional Bike Parking

[Fiid Williams]

Is there a logfile for the door opening systems that could be used to prove
traffic level?

Just a thought.

--Fiid.


On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 12:03 PM, James Sundquist
<sundquistjames at gmail.com>wrote:

> Bicycle parking sites were accepted through October 1st so I submitted a
> proposal for outside Noisebridge.  The only major hurdle in having a couple
> simple racks installed, at a minimum, is just letting the MTA know the
> space exists.  I also submitted a proposal for a second site, outside a
> well known Theater, which the the MTA immediately agreed to "discuss
> further with the owners."
>
> I'm not sure of the best way to convince/interest, but I agree with Rachel
> that it comes down to providing proof.
>
> On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 11:06 AM, miloh <froggytoad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The construction is 2 phase, caltrans or the city first to dig up the
>> street, then mta to think about possibly digging up the street again to
>> widen or narrow it.
>>
>> Yup, I think street project access wont be ready until 2013, but i'll
>> check in with city planning to make sure.
>>
>> -rma
>> On Oct 8, 2012 10:22 AM, "Mitch Altman" <maltman23 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Cool idea.  A parklet can be whatever we want it to be.  But I think we
>>> need to create a detailed proposal.  Miloh already put in a proposal to the
>>> City for Noisebridge for a parklet, but I don't know what it included.
>>>  Care to pipe in on this, Miloh?
>>>
>>> Having a library as part of a parklet proposes some challenges to keep
>>> the books from deteriorating due to weather.  We'll need to address those.
>>>
>>> Having bike parking AND a parklet seems like a great idea to me.
>>>
>>> Mitch.
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------------
>>> > Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 09:46:26 -0700
>>> > Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Let's Get Additional Bike Parking
>>> > From: danny at spesh.com
>>> > To: rachelyra at gmail.com
>>> > CC: maltman23 at hotmail.com; noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net;
>>> sundquistjames at gmail.com
>>> >
>>> > So now that the roadworks are done on Mission, we might want to
>>> > revisit the parklet idea. I met a person from Ourshelves, who provide
>>> > libraries for shelters and other spaces in the mission, who is
>>> > interested in doing a library parklet, and might want to double-up
>>> > with us. A parklet would give us some bike parking space too, right?
>>> >
>>> > d.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 9:43 AM, rachel lyra hospodar
>>> > <rachelyra at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > > Do you think if those of us who agreed this would be a good idea
>>> emailed
>>> > > that person individually, it would solve their doubt issue? Or just
>>> > > aggravate the people we are trying to convince to help us? A wiki
>>> page that
>>> > > works like a petition? Photographic evidence of the bikes locked to
>>> parking
>>> > > meters outside every day?
>>> > >
>>> > > Muni gave parisoma bike racks, at their old location. Our use
>>> patterns are
>>> > > larger, more consistent, and more full of bicycles. I think they
>>> just need
>>> > > us to prove we want it.
>>> > >
>>> > > On Oct 6, 2012 4:14 PM, "Mitch Altman" <maltman23 at hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > >>
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Do you know how we show SFMTA that there is a "frequent demand on a
>>> daily
>>> > >> basis"?
>>> > >>
>>> > >> ________________________________
>>> > >> > From: sundquistjames at gmail.com
>>> > >> > Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 17:24:28 -0700
>>> > >> > To: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>>> > >> > Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Let's Get Additional Bike Parking
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > Hey,
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > I formally requested simple "O" shaped bicycle racks be installed
>>> just
>>> > >> > outside of the space for when it fills up. I just got the
>>> following
>>> > >> > response. Please help me in gently assuring the Livable Streets
>>> > >> > Subdivision of Muni that we do need the parking outside.
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> > "Thank you for requesting bicycle parking at this location. The
>>> San
>>> > >> > Francisco Bicycle Coalition provides event bicycle parking. We
>>> provide
>>> > >> > bicycle parking at locations that have consistent and frequent
>>> demand
>>> > >> > on a near daily basis, therefore we do not recommend installing
>>> bike
>>> > >> > parking at this location."
>>> > >> > Ryan.Dodge at sfmta.com<mailto:Ryan.Dodge at sfmta.com>
>>> > >> >
>>> > >> >
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