Thanks to the work of Councilmen Gawrych and Santos, the Mt. Pleasant Town Council made a step forward tonight with regard to the issue of having a continuous bike lane along Coleman Boulevard. Recognizing the many strong elements of the overall plan, Mr. Gawrych made a motion to advance the plan while recognizing that modifications are necessary to address building heights, public parking, and bike lanes. During discussion, he noted that he "doesn't agree with the current configuration for bicycles", and that Mayor Riley has moved forward with improvements along East Bay. "Bike routes should extend from the Battery to Sullivan's Island," he said. Councilman Santos, who voted in the past to protect bike access, further underscored our case saying that he "supports a continuous path" and that we need bike access.
Carl Miller and I spoke up on the issue during public comment. Cathy Miller and other Charleston Moves Board members and friends were in attendance. Joel McKellar, in his comments to the Council, reminded them that the Planning Commission had recommended a continuous bike lane. He also said the staff is looking into other options for bikes.
Next step, to attend the CRAB meeting slated for sometime in July (the 23rd? stay tuned?) to continue to advocate for continued improvements that bring us into the 21st century! Let's push for consideration of a two lane road, possibly with parking converted to travel lanes during peak hours, or other design solutions that enable true multi-modal options.
Thanks to all for support on this key issue.
Signing off - Alys
1 comments:
I'm not sure I was at this meeting, and fairly sure I didn't make comments about what the planning committee was doing, though I certainly support imporved bike access!
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