Eric is right in his comment to “How do you cycle to Stanley Park Brewing“:
I was at the Pub last night and think there may be some ‘cyclist exceptionalism’ here with regards to parking at the Pub. I’m an avid cyclist, but I don’t expect to be able to ride up and park steps from the front door of every single business I patronize. My legs are still good for walking “some distance”, especially on green grass. And I’m quite adept at walking with my bike as well. I also wouldn’t begrudge a business for wanting to keep their frontage free of racks’ of tangled metal — just as we’d expect car parking to be ‘at the back’.
Yes, more and better racks are needed at the Pub, and it’s GREAT that Park Board seems to be moving towards “to AND through”, but let’s not get too precious. 🙂
It’s easy to get all precious over something in your neighbourhood that annoys you. And I remember from my own experience that listening to overly upset people get all tedious over minor concerns is really annoying. Over things like bike racks.
The danger is the bigger issue gets lost in the trivial. And the bigger issue is that this is what the Parks Board and the client think is good urban design in 2019, in Stanley Park:
Leaving aside the possibility of placing a bike rack on the abundant asphalt exactly where the bike is in the advertising:
That would definitely be a little precious.
