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02-28-09, 11:50 PM
Tempe Arizona may be surrounded by low density, sprawl, and an auto centric valley which rivals L.A. Yet like an oasis in the desert Tempe shines. It has 3.5 percent of the 175,000 people riding bikes to work. Which does not include 50,000 students. I have stated this before and will state this again, The valley is one of the best places in the world to bicycle.
Here is a favorable write up from Europe.
http://www.cycling-edinburgh.org.uk/cycling-phoenix.htm
Now we get a bike station!
http://www.azcentral.com/community/tempe/articles/2009/02/27/20090227tr-bikestation0228.html
State's 1st bike station to open this spring in Tempe
11 comments by Colleen Sparks - Feb. 28, 2009 07:30 AM
Special for The Republic
Bicyclists can gear up for a bike station, the first of its kind in Arizona, opening publicly in Tempe this spring.
It will set the wheels in motion for an easier and safer bus and light-rail commute, Tempe officials say.
The Regional Bike Center will likely open to the public by May at the Tempe Transportation Center, a light-rail and bus hub that opened publicly in December on East Fifth Street at the base of Tempe Butte, said Amanda Nelson of Tempe's transportation division.
Riders will be able to rent space in 110 bike racks kept in a building where security is provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week while they catch the light rail and Valley Metro and Orbit buses.
"You could get a tune-up on your bike and then hop on the (light) rail and go to work," said Nelson, community outreach-marketing supervisor. "We really want to encourage and support people being able to bike, walk, rail and bus."
The three-story, energy-efficient transportation center sees the most bus routes of any bus stations in Tempe and also has outdoor bike racks, Nelson said.
City officials are looking for a business to lease space inside the bicycle station for a bicycle shop, where they would sell bikes and equipment, as well as make bike repairs.
Showers and lockers will be available to bicyclists in the 2,000-square-foot bike station.
"Our focus is to make the city more bike-friendly," said Robert Yabes, city principal planner for the transportation division. "This whole center was planned to provide the most transportation options for people."
Tempe officials are recommending the business charge $1 a day to rent the bike racks or $96 a year, Yabes said. When the store is closed, bike-rack renters could use key cards to access the bike station.
Building security staff members and cameras would monitor the bike station at all times, Yabes said.
Bike-safety classes will also be offered at the transportation center.
"Tempe has been a leader in transportation for a long time," Nelson said, adding that the city was the first in Arizona to build a bike lane on a street.
City employees are already using the bike station.
"I feel it's very secure," said Cathy Hollow, a senior civil engineer in the transportation division. "It takes cars off the street."
Tempe resident Richard Marquis, who owns Javelina Cycles in Ahwatukee, said the bike center "does make a lot of sense for anyone that lives in Tempe or works down there."
"I think it will catch on," he said. "This is an ideal climate for riding a bicycle."
Bud Morrison who owns Tempe Bicycle, said "it's amazing how good a job" the city did designing the bike center.
"It can only help bicycling and the bicycle community," Morrison said.
Here is a favorable write up from Europe.
http://www.cycling-edinburgh.org.uk/cycling-phoenix.htm
Now we get a bike station!
http://www.azcentral.com/community/tempe/articles/2009/02/27/20090227tr-bikestation0228.html
State's 1st bike station to open this spring in Tempe
11 comments by Colleen Sparks - Feb. 28, 2009 07:30 AM
Special for The Republic
Bicyclists can gear up for a bike station, the first of its kind in Arizona, opening publicly in Tempe this spring.
It will set the wheels in motion for an easier and safer bus and light-rail commute, Tempe officials say.
The Regional Bike Center will likely open to the public by May at the Tempe Transportation Center, a light-rail and bus hub that opened publicly in December on East Fifth Street at the base of Tempe Butte, said Amanda Nelson of Tempe's transportation division.
Riders will be able to rent space in 110 bike racks kept in a building where security is provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week while they catch the light rail and Valley Metro and Orbit buses.
"You could get a tune-up on your bike and then hop on the (light) rail and go to work," said Nelson, community outreach-marketing supervisor. "We really want to encourage and support people being able to bike, walk, rail and bus."
The three-story, energy-efficient transportation center sees the most bus routes of any bus stations in Tempe and also has outdoor bike racks, Nelson said.
City officials are looking for a business to lease space inside the bicycle station for a bicycle shop, where they would sell bikes and equipment, as well as make bike repairs.
Showers and lockers will be available to bicyclists in the 2,000-square-foot bike station.
"Our focus is to make the city more bike-friendly," said Robert Yabes, city principal planner for the transportation division. "This whole center was planned to provide the most transportation options for people."
Tempe officials are recommending the business charge $1 a day to rent the bike racks or $96 a year, Yabes said. When the store is closed, bike-rack renters could use key cards to access the bike station.
Building security staff members and cameras would monitor the bike station at all times, Yabes said.
Bike-safety classes will also be offered at the transportation center.
"Tempe has been a leader in transportation for a long time," Nelson said, adding that the city was the first in Arizona to build a bike lane on a street.
City employees are already using the bike station.
"I feel it's very secure," said Cathy Hollow, a senior civil engineer in the transportation division. "It takes cars off the street."
Tempe resident Richard Marquis, who owns Javelina Cycles in Ahwatukee, said the bike center "does make a lot of sense for anyone that lives in Tempe or works down there."
"I think it will catch on," he said. "This is an ideal climate for riding a bicycle."
Bud Morrison who owns Tempe Bicycle, said "it's amazing how good a job" the city did designing the bike center.
"It can only help bicycling and the bicycle community," Morrison said.