Call me crazy, but is the city getting carried away w the bike friendly status? Expensive bike racks at the airport and now this individual wanting the bridge worked on to be more bike friendly........
-----Original Message-----
From: John Holic <jholic@ci.venice.fl.us>
To: parkwood43 <parkwood43@aol.com>
Cc: Edward Lavallee <ELAVALLEE@ci.venice.fl.us>; Kathleen Weeden <KWEEDEN@ci.venice.fl.us>
Sent: Thu, Jan 17, 2013 10:02 am
Subject: Re: Venice Avenue Bridge Bike and Car Share.
Dear Mr. Carling,
Thank you for your e-mail.
Yes, I did talk to the City Engineer on this subject and was informed that Venice Avenue is a County Road. Additionally, this topic is not yet on City Council's list of priorities (strategic plan) and I do not feel it is appropriate to add it prior to discussion at our Strategic Planning session later this month. If Council agrees to make this project a priority, then we will take the idea to a joint meeting with Sarasota County or have the City Manager present it to the County Manager, whichever method works best.
Thanks again for the follow through and there should be some clarification on the subject by the end of the month.
Sincerely,
John Holic
>>> <parkwood43@aol.com> 1/16/2013 8:58 PM >>>
Hi John,
How are you? I talked to you recently about making the Venice Avenue Bridge Bike Friendly. Have you been able to talk to the Engineers
about it? When I talked to them they thought it was possible and not very expensive. If Funds were short maybe we could start with one
side .Their main objection was taking 12 inches from the shoulder. As I have studied the traffic, on different days at different times I haven't
seen any vehicles, including trucks go over the White Sideline or even close to it. They would have a 12 inches beyond the solid white line.
When I have asked tennis players that live east of the Bridge why they don't bring their Bicycle to the courts, the say that walking the bike
over the bridge is an impediment. It would be great if both Bicycles and the Motor Vehicle could share the Venice Avenue Bridge. It would
cut down some of the vehicle congestion and allow people to exercise . I feel that there is room for both .Thank you for your time and
being so receptive.
Stay Well,
Rich C.
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