Correctamundo! (The Next Mayor)

A little over a month ago, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia submitted a questionnaire to the candidates for mayor in an attempt to gauge their support or opposition to issues that are important to cyclists. The questions were:

Would you support the creation of a Bicycle Pedestrian Coordinator to shape transportation policy?

Would you support the creation of a Department of Transportation?

Would you support the creation and implementation of a new citywide bicycle/pedestrian plan that positions Philadelphia as the most bicycle-friendly city on the East Coast?

Would you support free and clear bike lanes that connect the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers and close the gaps between bike lanes in all neighborhoods?

Would you support increased enforcement of traffic laws through:
• the installation of 100 red light cameras,
• a bike-based parking enforcement patrol and
• a street-based education program to discourage bicyclists riding on sidewalks?

Would you support the installation of 1,000 bike racks in each City Council district?

Would you support the completion of the Schuylkill River Trail extension to Fort Mifflin?

Would you support all-day closures of Martin Luther King Drive to through traffic, while continuing to allow auto access to the upper drive parking areas?

Well, the answers are in and you can read them on the Bicycle Coalition's blog.

If reading isn't your thing, check out the visual summary (inspired by the Fonz) presented as a grid by the Bicycle Coalition. According to this, most of the candidates gave an unequivocal "aaaaaay!" to the most of the questions.

Comments (3)

Dave

I'd love it if the city would do something about Eakins Oval. It would be extremely convenient for me to be able to ride to Fairmount (which I go to from time to time) on Spring Garden St. However, I am pretty intimidated by that area in it's current condition. The Schuylkill river trail helps, but you still end up crossing Kelly Drive at Fairmount, which isn't much fun, either... besides, the river trail isn't very convenient for anything other than slow, leisurely bicycle riding. Not the best way to go if you just want to quickly get from point A to point B.

Posted by Dave | March 23, 2007 3:39 PM

Wendy:

Eakins Oval is a nightmare for pedestrians too -- Paul Levy calls crossing to the museum the "dash for culture" - though it's more the "dash for your lives, tourists, the taxis WILL mow you down!"

Dan, having fun with the clip art? (she asked, resisting the temptation to add a smiley)

Posted by Wendy | March 23, 2007 10:29 PM

I believe the CCD released a re-design proposal for Eakins a while back. The artist's rendering I saw looked pretty reasonable.

Posted by Dave | March 24, 2007 12:05 PM

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