Comments on: Where should we put Capital Bikeshare in College Park? http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5664/ Helping imagine a great college town for a great university Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:03:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Mark http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5664/comment-page-1/#comment-190777 Mark Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:28:00 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5664/#comment-190777 Agreed that College Park does not have adequate bicycle infrastructure along Route 1, but the neighborhood streets between the Metro and campus are good for cycling. On campus is not bad and on Rhode Island Ave, there is an adequate shoulder that extends north to the shopping center with Mom's Organic and REI. Certainly, Route 1 needs a major overhaul and hopefully we will see the beginnings of a bike lane or cycle track with the construction of East Campus, set to start in 2013. For now, I certainly think a group of about 5-6 stations, including locations on the west side of the Metro, front of Stamp Student Union, South Campus Commons apartments, Eppley Rec Center, College Park shopping center, and maybe near the engineering buildings would be very well utilized. No word yet on when Capital Bikeshare could show up in College Park. The city and the University will likely need to attain a grant similar to the JARC won in Montgomery County. Agreed that College Park does not have adequate bicycle infrastructure along Route 1, but the neighborhood streets between the Metro and campus are good for cycling. On campus is not bad and on Rhode Island Ave, there is an adequate shoulder that extends north to the shopping center with Mom’s Organic and REI. Certainly, Route 1 needs a major overhaul and hopefully we will see the beginnings of a bike lane or cycle track with the construction of East Campus, set to start in 2013.

For now, I certainly think a group of about 5-6 stations, including locations on the west side of the Metro, front of Stamp Student Union, South Campus Commons apartments, Eppley Rec Center, College Park shopping center, and maybe near the engineering buildings would be very well utilized.

No word yet on when Capital Bikeshare could show up in College Park. The city and the University will likely need to attain a grant similar to the JARC won in Montgomery County.

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]]> By: Rob http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5664/comment-page-1/#comment-190766 Rob Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:41:25 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5664/#comment-190766 Having Capital Bikeshare in College Park would be fantastic! My top priorities would be a lot of stations on campus and a huge station at the Metro (because there will be so much demand that a small station will always be full or empty). But I bet there are a lot of other good places to put bikeshare stations that I'm not thinking of right now. Having Capital Bikeshare in College Park would be fantastic! My top priorities would be a lot of stations on campus and a huge station at the Metro (because there will be so much demand that a small station will always be full or empty). But I bet there are a lot of other good places to put bikeshare stations that I’m not thinking of right now.

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]]> By: Shawn http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5664/comment-page-1/#comment-190749 Shawn Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:15:11 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5664/#comment-190749 What's the earliest College Park could get capital bikeshare? I use it in DC and love, love, love it. It would be amazing in College Park. What’s the earliest College Park could get capital bikeshare? I use it in DC and love, love, love it. It would be amazing in College Park.

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]]> By: Wayne Phyillaier http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5664/comment-page-1/#comment-190746 Wayne Phyillaier Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:38:47 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5664/#comment-190746 I was won over to bike share during a trip to Minneapolis this spring. I used their NiceRide system to bike from downtown to the University of Minnesota and to explore the campus. It was very convenient and practical. I described that experience at http://www.silverspringtrails.org/?p=1361 Minneapolis and the University have invested in their bicycling infrastructure, and it has brought results. Minneapolis is rated as the top bicycle friendly city in the country. As Kev notes in his comment above, College Park already has a good system of area trails. But more needs to be done to create a network of bike lanes and routes across town and across the campus to support the short trips that bike share serves best. I was won over to bike share during a trip to Minneapolis this spring. I used their NiceRide system to bike from downtown to the University of Minnesota and to explore the campus. It was very convenient and practical. I described that experience at http://www.silverspringtrails.org/?p=1361

Minneapolis and the University have invested in their bicycling infrastructure, and it has brought results. Minneapolis is rated as the top bicycle friendly city in the country.

As Kev notes in his comment above, College Park already has a good system of area trails. But more needs to be done to create a network of bike lanes and routes across town and across the campus to support the short trips that bike share serves best.

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]]> By: Kev http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5664/comment-page-1/#comment-190745 Kev Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:50:26 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2011/5664/#comment-190745 CP and PG county have a great trail system to get you in and out of the area but I find the short commute within College Park to be less suitable for biking on those short errands. I think this needs to improve before serious consideration can be given to CaBi stations. Some areas would appear good (shopping strip malls) but they end up having the worst bikeways. The best spots to bike (lake artmesia, etc) don't have to high popularity to keep bikeshare being used (and especially not for it's intended purpose). CP and PG county have a great trail system to get you in and out of the area but I find the short commute within College Park to be less suitable for biking on those short errands. I think this needs to improve before serious consideration can be given to CaBi stations. Some areas would appear good (shopping strip malls) but they end up having the worst bikeways. The best spots to bike (lake artmesia, etc) don’t have to high popularity to keep bikeshare being used (and especially not for it’s intended purpose).

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