Two Polls about new Parking Bike Corrals

[lentower.livejournal.com]

There are two print media polls about the new bike corrals in Somerville.

Please take part in them!

A few screens down on the right hand side of
http://www.thesomervillenews.com/

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Today's Poll

Are you in favor of the new bike corrals being installed in meter spots in busy business areas?

O Yes
O No

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On the right side of
http://www.somervillescout.com/

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Question of the Week

What's your opinion of bike corrals?
O I use them and love them. The City should keep making life easier for bicyclists.
O Not a biker, but cars should be used to sharing the road.
O Not a fan. We need more car parking spaces, not fewer.
O Not sure.

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Thanks!

Comments

[ron_newman]

Scout doesn't seem to keep track of the fact that I've already voted once.

[totient]

Well the results of those two polls certainly tell you something about the demographics of the two readerships in question.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

The Somerville Scout's phrasing for answers annoys me. "Not a biker, but cars should be used to sharing the road" sounds kind of grudging. Whereas I'm more "Not a biker, but I think the corrals are an awesome use of a single space here or there"

And just think - if the corral encourages at least two people to bike instead of drive somewhere, then that makes *more* parking spaces for the non-bikers, not fewer.

[42itous.livejournal.com]

I didn't vote in this poll. I am a biker and LOVE the idea of bike parking that occupies a space formerly reserved for cars. But I've tried to use those bike racks, and they are not bike-friendly. Each loop only accommodates one bike comfortably: the last time I tried to use one of these racks, I had to move someone's bike to make room for mine, because while there's plenty of physical space, the rack didn't offer anything the right height for me to lock to.