Carol Silldorff

Carol Silldorff commented on Bikeways grant awards announced! 2012-07-25 12:23:06 -0400 · Flag
Congratulations to all of you at bike-SBY on the Bikeways grant award! You are well on your way to becoming a more bikeable city!
Carol Silldorff, ED Bike Maryland

Carol Silldorff signed Sign our petition! via Matt Drew 2012-05-29 09:45:24 -0400
As the Executive Director for Bike Maryland I know that dedicated bike lanes improve safety, quality of life, real estate values, reduce pollution, decrease health issues such as obesity and heart related diseases and improve the economy. Bike Maryland’s newsletter is received by over 23,000 bicyclists in Maryland and we represent hundreds of thousands of bicyclists in Maryland that support this petition. We ask that you please support the development of dedicated bike lanes as by doing this you will be supporting a more practical, safe, healthy lifestyle for Salisbury’s residents and visitors.

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Studies completed in 2012 strongly demonstrate latent demand (ie demand that is not currently being met) for bike lanes for commuter cyclists in Salisbury, Maryland.  In order to address this demand, dedicated, on-street bike lanes are proposed for the following streets:

Bateman Street

Carroll Street

Camden Avenue

East College Avenue

West College Avenue*

South Division Street (south of Eastern Shore Drive)

South Division Street (north of Carroll Street)

Eastern Shore Drive

South Boulevard*

Smith Street*

Waverly Drive

* indicates streets with existing on-street parking

In order to establish bike lanes on these streets, reductions or elimination in on-street parking will be required, as well as changes in existing vehicle lanes.

 Here is the map noting the proposed roads for bike lanes:

http://bit.ly/GXZZST

 

698 SIGNATURES
GOAL: 500 signatures

I, the undersigned, petition the Mayor and City Council of Salisbury, Maryland to take immediate action to properly plan, design, fund, construct, and maintain dedicated on-street bike lanes in Salisbury.  Bike lanes in our City will greatly improve the quality of life of its citizens, promote a more sustainable way of living, increase property value, and improve traffic circulation by reducing the number of vehicles on roadways.

I understand that constructing these dedicated bike lanes may require changes such as narrower travel lanes for vehicles, fewer travel lanes for vehicles, and a reduction or elimination of on-street parking on some streets.  These potential solutions are completely acceptable as the merits of bike lanes will provide a greater benefit to all of the citizens of and visitors to Salisbury.



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