Bike Lanes

The town of Halton Hill’s population includes the areas of Georgetown and Acton and other communities such as Erin, Oakville, Burlington and Milton regions. This is what is considered to be my community because these are the many places that I am visiting most often and they are always referred to together as “Halton Hills Region” (p.5, 2011). With the substantial increase in population in the Halton Hills region, more specifically Georgetown, there should be a strong demand for a public transit system to counteract all of the environmental disturbances that are being caused due to this increase. One of the things that is happening is that there are so many trees they are cutting down in order to expand and grow the population with houses being built. Statistics are showing that the population of Halton Hill’s region will expand by 54% over the next 20 years (p.5, 2011). By the year 2031, employment rates will increase by 75%, leaving Halton with 42,100 jobs being offered (p.5, 2011). With this rapid influx of citizens, this will only increase the demands of travel to get to these work places as well as other destinations (p.5, 2011). Over the past couple of year’s the traffic congestion on the major roads in Halton Hills such as Trafalgar Road and Regional Road 25 with individuals trying to get to and from work. There used to be very little traffic in these areas, however since Halton Hill’s has continued to expand, the utilization of automobiles has significantly increased due to the fact there is no public transit system. The Transportation Demand Management in Halton Hill’s is noticing the increase in automobiles stating that there needs to be a major shift in more efficient ways of transportation, yet there still has been nothing improvised (p.7, 2011). The Transportation Demand

It is never easy to do good for the society. It comes with many complications. Money, effort, oppositions. It is never easy and especially to do it in New york city, the centre of all economic opportunities, just makes it even more difficult. It all started in 2006, under the leadership of former mayor, Michael Bloomberg, when “the city planning department conducted a survey of city bicycle commuters and recreational cyclists in 2006”( Lyon 4) to see the feasibility of NYC city bike share program. The main intention or rather the main motive for introducing a bike share program was to “maximise efficiency of existing mass

The situation above is something many college students, especially those here at the University of California Riverside (UCR), are well aware of. Although there are tons of parking lots here at UCR, students still struggle to find a place to park. One of the main reasons is because of the increase in students attending across campuses all over the US. According to the National Center for Educational Statistic, “Between 2001 and 2011, enrollment increased 32 percent, from 15.9 million to 21.0 million.” As a result, the amount of parking spaces here at UCR could not compensate for the growing number of students. A lack of parking spaces can cause many detriments toward the students as it can hinder with their class schedules, cause them to either be late or miss a class, and overall affect their grades. If UCR implement a shuttle bus system for the empty parking lots that are far away from the school, students would be less stress about the parking

Though students are not the only ones suffering from the parking issue. According to the FIUSM Editorial, “FIU’s status as a commuter school should mean the University has enough parking spaces available to fulfill the need of its community. But, it doesn’t. The University’s parking problem is not just a student problem, it’s affects the community as a whole (FIUSM Editorial).” To get this point across I plan to use a solution argument to be able to properly state the solutions to the parking problem Florida International University has provided, and show the flaws that the services have within them and ways that we could better than to actually make an impact on the commuting students parking experience. I decided on this purpose because many people already know Florida International University has a parking issue, as well as many universities around the country, but to be able to offer them alternatives to be able to help the problem seems to be the best way to go rather than just informing them of what they already know

While this is a good thing to help bring people to the area all the while getting their education, these students aren’t exactly bringing more parking spots with them when they come to attend this school. Meaning more students every semester and less parking places as well. This can cause a variety of issues, and since we are attending this school and using this parking lot we elected to take advantage of its convenience and research the current issues that the overly full parking lot are beginning to cause for students and faculty alike.

Another unique feature that this project has is the incorporation of high school and college student’s participation in maintaining and leading community engagements for school credit. The reduced dependency on resources for the operation of resource centers and bike stops is an appealing alternative that may have grassroots that spread throughout neighboring communities. I definitely anticipate this project being successful because its initiatives align well with the sustainability goals of the BeltLine project. The Atlanta BeltLine is changing the city of Atlanta with a mixture of trail, rail, housing, greenspace, and art (Atlanta BeltLine, 2016). The Greener Beltline in Atlanta project will add an additional alternative the Atlanta BeltLine’s transit component which is critical for long-term initiatives for beneficial transportation for everyone in the Atlanta region and beyond (Atlanta BeltLine,

It would benefit students because first of all, there will be shorter lunch lines so students will get their food faster. There will also be more lunch options

Transportation on Pennsylvania State campus, via bicycle, has always been an option for students and faculty since 1855. However, the university 150 years ago was different considering the size of the campus and student body. In 1863, and later years, the classes totalled a measly 64 undergraduates, while in 2016 more than 40,000 students make up each undergraduate level. Every year this number increases making university park a more crowded area in every regard from housing to congestion of sidewalks. Regulations provided to students available online outline the basic conditions for riding a bike on campus and highlight provisions made by the university. However, as a student who has been on campus for a summer and two thirds of a fall semester, I feel the rules are not only impossible to follow, but fail to ensure safety to students and faculty. There must be action to improve the current state of transportational means on campus for students and one of the best and simple means in doing so is through the revision of roadways on campus.

One thing I see that my community lacks is the disrespect of driver to a bike lane and the way they consider it as part of the street and when you are there they honk their horn on you telling you to get off the road when they are actually who are doing the wrong thing. They use their power against you because they got a life taker car and we got a small little bike that is power by your feet. It had happened to me a lot where I am one the bike lane cars just honk and then goes over the bike lane which is really unfair.

The Senior Lot would fill up and then parking would expand from there. This would channel the traffic flow on campus because people wouldn’t be driving through all of the parking lots to reach the farthest parking spots. This is a great solution for pedestrians in the parking lots. If pedestrians have a shorter distance to walk from their cars to the school, there is a greatly decreased chance of being hit by a car.

The bike lane is marked by green paint and is about 10 feet in width. Reflective Safe-Hit posts divide the bike lane from the vehicular lane. Supposedly the posts can withstand vehicular collisions and also soften the impact of bikers in the event of an accident. Interestingly, the middle lane is a parking lane, allowing cars to be parked on the left of the bike lane, providing an additional layer of barrier between bikers and cars. The bike lane is well used; I counted at least 7 bikers in the span of my observation period. On Channing Way, the bike lane is different. The bike lanes are situated on the left of street parking, with no division in between. This is a hazard to bikers because negligent drivers will not check their blind spots before opening their doors. There are also multiple paratransit and Bear Transit bus stops on Channing Way, where temporary stops will impede the bike traffic, forcing bikers to navigate around the busses. There is no perfect solution; It is impractical to establish protected bike lane everywhere. The protected bike lane is only 3 blocks in length on Fulton. Channing’s bike lane spans all the way to the

It would allow residents to easily cross the road without having to worry about the cars and buses that are constantly zooming along the road. Until the plans are approved residents are stuck running across the road, illegally jaywalking in a break of traffic.

The main topic of this meeting was where to put the Phase 1 (of 3) BikeShare installations. “Since the 1960s many counties have made some form of public participation mandatory for major transportation projects and policies” (Schiller p.201), which means this meeting may have been more about fulfilling a legal requirement than seeking the publics opinion. Issues discussed in the meeting were whether on or off street stations were more ideal, if certain locations were in optimal locations for the stations’ solar panels,

These days, bicycles are becoming an increasingly popular form of transportation on many United States college campuses. College students across the nation seem to have found considerable value in using bikes to get from point A to point B on campus. However, once their bike has a flat tire or loose handlebars, it becomes inconvenient to ride anymore without properly fixing their bike. The issue is that if something happens on campus and they do not have the ability to fix their bike, it requires them to go out to a bike shop or such to buy the necessary tools. College students do not bring repair tools with them from home because that is not something you think about packing when moving into a new room with limited space. There are students who do not have the extra cash to spare on buying repair tools and some students do not have any other form of transportation besides their bike. I believe that if Kansas State University allowed bike repair stations to be placed near the Student Union, Hale Library, and Derby Residence Halls area, it can help encourage more students to ride their bikes on campus. Without them fearing of what to do if their bike breaks down and reduce the number of forgotten bicycles on bike racks throughout campus.

This research project will look into the transportation difficulties faced by IPC students living on campus. It was conducted during term 1, 2014 on IPC campus Palmerston North.