3 Responses to “Costa Mesa Cycling Activists Inspired by N.B. Task Force, Arrange Bike Rack Program”
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Legacy Cyclist
March 7th, 2010
Newport Beach contends for the "legacy" of building bike racks, and possibly with a wave motif to match the architectural sails on the new City Hall. Newport Beach has been ranked the most affluent city in America and had two bicycle fatalities during 2009 on hilly roads without bike lanes. Injury claims from bicycle accident could change the focus from a "legacy" of bike racks to actual safety on the roadways. Newport Beach’s $8 million deficit for 2010 will be small compared to bicycle accident settlements. The doubling of parking fees at Corona del Mar beach is insignificant and discriminates against needy inland neighbors. An example of Newport Beach’s increased bicycling risks is that cyclists from Laguna are using Jamboree Road instead of the first half mile of the Back Bay. The start of the Back Bay Road has become too risky for bicyclists with Hyatt workers and visitors using the road for parking instead of the hotel lots. Cyclists are taking Jamboree Road and then making the left turn on San Joaquin into the Back Bay Preserve. The two risks are the downhill roadway without warning signage and the left turn signal. Like most of Newport Beach, city engineers and the traffic signal vendors installed embedded wires that do not detect bicycles. Observe cycling groups quickly pedaling and waving off cars because the green clearance and yellow pause is too short. The danger is not a mere bicycle-car collision, but the gory tragedy of a cycling group being trampled by cars accelerating from a traffic signal into the Newport Beach Back Bay preserve.
Progressive Cyclist
March 7th, 2010
Newport Beach distorts bicycle riding into revenue from bike racks. Newport Beach’s vision is bicycles pedaling in neighborhoods to park at restaurant bars, coffee shops, and boutique retailers. Instead of bikes parked in racks, a progressive city monitors cycling on roadways. The NBPD chases and detainments of bicyclists show how Newport Beach has defied and exploited roadway cycling. Newport Beach's defiance is the two traffic signals alongside NBPD headquarters that do not detect bicycles entering the Back Bay preserve. Progressive cities embrace bicycles for commuting, fitness, and ecology.
Newport Voter
March 8th, 2010
Instead of bike racks, Newport Beach needs to react to the two cycling fatalities in 2009 on hilly roadways without bike lanes. Before the next election, send an email to your candidate for city council with this question: What will you do to prevent cycling fatalities on Newport Beach roadways during your term of office?
