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Answers from all six city council candidates on bicycling
Candidate Bike Questions
- The current public works budget is very tight and may have to be
reduced. Yet a goal of the proposed Davis Bicycle plan is to increase bike
mode share to 25% by 2012. What do you think is an equitable way to
allocate the public works moneys to car, bicycle, and pedestrian projects?
Specifically, should the proportion of funds to bike infrastructure be
less than, equal to, or greater than the present bike mode share? ... than
the desired bike mode share?
- The Bicycle Advisory Commission retroactively amended the most recent
Davis Bicycle Plan to recommend opening access to the Route 40 bike path
from the Dave Pelz Overcrossing as a major thoroughfare for commuters
between Davis and Sacramento. The Bicycle Advisory Commission identified
this capital improvement as one of its highest priorities. Nevertheless,
the City staff has declined to apply for CalTrans Bicycle Transportation
Account grants for this project which is on land owned and maintained by
CalTrans and the City of Davis respectively. With gas prices at an
all-time high, the stage is set for a marked increase in commuting to
Sacramento by bicycle. If elected to the Davis City Council, would you
follow the recommendations of the Bicycle Advisory Commission in general;
and specifically, would you allocate funds to build bicycle access to the
Route 40 bike path via the Dave Pelz overcrossing to promote bicycle
commuting to Sacramento from north, east and south Davis in 2008?
- What do you know about bike parking problems in the downtown area, and
needed improvements? What role do you see bicycles playing in support of
downtown business, considering the expense of building more car parking,
and the shortage of on-street parking for cars?
- Is it practical to provide more off-street bike paths in existing urban
areas? If so, please list some of the most likely locations in Davis where
this could be done.
- Please list some of the locations in Davis where bicyclists need a
better designed, safer route than what is available. Give any specifics
that you think are important, such as traffic calming, giving bikes more
space on streets, etc.
- In the discussion about closing Emerson Jr. High, some parents felt
that it was too far for current Emerson students from the west side to
bike all the way to Holmes. Others suggested that obstacles to biking this
distance could be overcome. What are your thoughts on this? Would you
favor instituting a parking charge for high school students in the
Vets-DHS parking lot to promote increased cycling?
- How far do you live from City Hall? Do you ride a bike? If so, how
often and what is your bike mode share for all trips in Davis? Describe
efforts (if any) that you take to drive less often (or shorter distances).
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