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Pressure BC To Include Bikes In It’s Master Transportation Plan
Written by Boston Biker on Sep 09Got this little guy in the email today. Looks like everyone should go to this and cause some havok let their voices be heard!
The BC Task Force, appointed by Mayor Menino to review BC’s Master
Plan, has recommended more emphasis on alternative transportation and
bike lanes.There’s a meeting tonight at Brighton Marine Hospital on Warren St at
6.30PM, and another the following Tuesday, same time and place.Weigh in and make car use reduction and bike lanes a top priority!
From the BCTF Letter:
” Alternative Transportation
Unfortunately, the master plan provides no systematic approach for
alternative modes of transportation. In a time when the environment
is of paramount concern, Boston College has no serious plans for the
use of bikes, for an increase in car pooling or for the expanded use
of public transportation in the next ten years (a careful review of
the master plan reveals that these issues are given cursory attention
and that there are no real plans proposed).Boston College should be required to provide a detailed plan for the
development of bike lanes to, from, and between its campuses. Boston
College also should be required to subsidize the use of public
transportation by all of its students, faculty, and staff (for
example, MIT subsidizes the cost of a monthly transit pass by 50%).
Finally, Boston College should be required to provide a detailed plan
that would increase car-pooling to campus through the use of
incentives, including a reduction in the cost of on-campus parking.The Task Force advanced these views in its earlier review of Boston
College’s IMPNF. The Task Force regrets that Boston College failed to
respond to these concerns when revising its plan. At a time of
increasing concern about the environment and rising gasoline prices,
the Task Force finds Boston College’s failure to embrace alternative
means of transportation to its campus both problematic and puzzling.”
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