Push by cyclists slows new city parking rules
Proposed changes to the city’s parking code have businesses and bicyclists at odds over how close to a store’s front door bike parking must be.
Earlier this month, bicycling advocates stalled new parking rules to make it easier for businesses to open by raising last-minute concerns about bicycle parking.
Bike racks now must be within 50 feet of the entrance. Advocates objected to a proposal to make it 75 feet from the entrance if extra security measures for the bikes are added.
They also objected to a new formula to determine the number of bike spaces required and provisions for employee bike parking.
Developers and business owners say close-up racks are not always practical or even necessary, and the debate is delaying needed changes to reduce the number of parking spaces required for businesses - rules that have been years in the making.
