SARASOTA — Sarasota bicycle advocates are a little closer to getting what they’ve been pushing for since 2005 — secure bicycle parking downtown.
That’s not all. The Sarasota Planning Board endorsed proposals Feb. 27 that would include adding more weather protection for bike racks and, if possible, installing 4-foot by 7-foot, $1,850 lockers or locked rooms with bike racks.
The planning board supported the ideas so much they instructed city staff to revise proposed changes to the city zoning code to make this bicycle wish list city standards. “An unexpected victory,” said Mike Lasché, executive director of Bicycle/Pedestrian Advocates, at the conclusion of the meeting.
Lasché and others presented told planning board members that secure bicycle parking was long overdue and necessary to accommodate bicyclists who regularly commute to downtown and to encourage more people to do the same.
They said the current bike parking standards of an inverted “U” rack weren’t secure enough and that theft was too prevalent. Lasché says that while the on-the-street racks are OK for the short-term, more secure parking is needed for those who ride to work and leave their bicycles unattended all day.
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We made a film about bicycle commuting in the Orlando area and it's screening at the Sarasota Fringe Film Fest Sunday Apr.5th 2:20p Salon A @Rustic Grill 400 N. Lemon Sarasota. The film is titled: "Dear Mr.Gore". It's about a women overcoming her fears on the path to a smaller carbon footprint. There is a $5 charitable contribution. It has some bicycle enthusiasts from the Sarasota area featured in the film.
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