Legislative
Update
Mary Pat
Clarke Baltimore
City Council 14th
“Bike
Bills” Scheduled for Hearings
Thursday,
May 6, 2010
4:00
PM
Community
Development Subcommittee
City
Council Chambers
City
Hall, 4th Floor
(Picture ID
Required for admission to City Hall)
Resolution
09-0175R Police and
Bicyclists
Calls for training of police officers to respond to
bike accidents in informed manner, to systematically file reports on
bike-involved accidents and to foster improved relations between BPD and the
bicycling community.
Legislation
09-0429 Required
Parking for Bicycles
In new and expanded premises where NEW offstreet
parking is required for 5 vehicles or more, requires 1 bike parking space
(accommodating 2 bikes) for every 10 vehicle spaces, permitting an offset on
required vehicle spaces up to 30% of required vehicle spaces. Requires
mandatory bike parking for employers with 10 or more fulltime/parttime
employees @ 1 bike
space (accommodating 2 bikes) per every 10,000 square feet of workplace floor
area.
09-0430 Bike Lanes
Authorizes Transportation (DOT) to create bike
lanes. Prohibits vehicular parking/stopping in bike lanes. Requires grates in
bike lanes to be perpendicular to traffic flow. Requires bike lane
exclusivity.
09-0431 Bike-Safe
Grates
All paving/repaving contract must require that all
street grates be placed perpendicular to the flow of traffic.
(MCC Resolution)
09-0433 Complete
Streets
Planning, design and construction of streets must
take into account the needs of pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders and
people of all abilities as well as freight and vehicle users — to encourage
walking, biking, transit use and to promote safety for all users. Requires
annual report on implementation by director of the Department of
Transportation (DOT). Part of a national movement.
The Following BMore Streets for People resolution
and legislation have already been approved by the City Council Land Use and
Transportation Committee.
09-0177R BMore Streets
for People
Supports Spring 2010 implementation of BMore Streets
for People, a program for periodically closing main neighborhood streets for
certain hours to promote their recreational use by joggers, walkers, bikers,
etc. Based on Ciclovia model in Bogata, Columbia ,
now adopted by cities across the
USA . Resolution calls upon
Department of Transportation (DOT) to take the lead, working with
Police, Health, General Services, Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts,
Sustainability — and neighborhood leaders of proposed BMore Streets venues.
Supports measures to ensure the affordability of BMore Streets events.
Supports creation of BMore Streets Advisory Committee.
10-0436 Bmore Streets
For People
Establishes a BMore Streets for People Program and Advisory Board.
Establishes the Department of Transportation as the City Administrator.
For
full text and agency reports on these bills, please go to https://legistar.baltimorecitycouncil.com/mattersearch/
Special thanks to the Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory
Committee and Baltimore
Bike Coordinator Nate Evans for recommending and critiquing and supporting
our legislation.
Thanks.
Mary Pat
Mary Pat Clarke
550
City Hall
100 North Holliday Street
Baltimore,
Maryland 21202
410-396-4814 (o)
410-545-7585 fax
Marypat.clarke@baltimorecity.gov
Staff: Kara Kunst, Cindy Leahy
(first name.last name@baltimorecity.gov)