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Bike rack at Stop and Shop is almost completely unusable. It is not a standard rack. As a result cyclists are forced to shop elsewhere, or to lock up to things like railings and shopping carts to keep their bikes safe.
Bike rack at Stop and Shop is almost completely unusable. It is not a standard rack. As a result cyclists are forced to shop elsewhere, or to lock up to things like railings and shopping carts to keep their bikes safe.
19 Comments
Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking (Registered User)
Jason Stockmann (Registered User)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
Thanks, Department of TTP.
Previously, an official from the City had indicated that they would speak with Stop & Shop about the situation.
I think this may have happened earlier, when the store opened and there was actually no bike rack at all. Given the situation it would be great if someone could now follow up and ask the company to install a correctly-designed rack.
David Backeberg (Registered User)
detour01 (Guest)
Jason Stockmann (Registered User)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
detour01, recent studies in Toronto and other cities have shown that visitors arriving to stores by transit, walking and bicycling spend significantly more money than those who drive.
Perhaps this is because, according to the National Building Museum, each instance of car ownership sucks about $7,000 every single year out of the local economy (and even more than that out of the pocketbooks of residents who are forced to use them for everything).
They say that if a city could reduce car ownership by 15,000 cars -- exactly what Washington DC did between 2005 and 2009, and easily possible in New Haven -- it could inject $127 million dollars into the local economy. That's no small change, but it's unlikely to happen anytime soon unless we remove the physical barriers to cycling and walking.
Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking (Registered User)
John (Registered User)
Uncle Egg (Guest)
Patricia Kane (Guest)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
Has this issue been addressed with a better bike rack?
There are great racks at the new Elm City Market - probably one of the reasons why it has become a popular destination for cyclists.
David Backeberg (Registered User)
David Backeberg (Registered User)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
RevKev (Guest)
City of New Haven (Verified Official)
Emilia (Registered User)
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