INC NEWS - Durham Installs New Bike Racks

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy C. Blalock

Senior Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

For Immediate Release:  July 18, 2008

 

Durham Installs New Bike Racks Throughout City

City Makes Strides in Becoming More Bicycle-Friendly Community

 

Durham, N.C. - Durham's bicycling enthusiasts now have 67 new bike racks
to use throughout the city thanks to a recently finished installation as
part of Durham's CityRacks Bicycle Parking Program.

 

"We have received many phone calls and e-mails thanking us for
installing the bicycle racks.  As I travel around town, I see they are
being used," said Dale McKeel, bicycle and pedestrian coordinator with
the Transportation Division of the City's Department of Public Works.
"This is an important step in the City's efforts to become a more
bicycle-friendly community and we're going to continue our progress by
installing more racks and lockers at both our public schools and the new
Durham Station in the coming year."

 

According to McKeel, $8,140, or 80 percent, in grant funding for the new
racks was provided by federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
funds, with the City providing $2,034, or 20 percent, in matching funds.

 

All new bicycle racks are located on public property and a new map and
list of all rack locations can now be accessed on the City's Web site.
According to McKeel, the City does plan to install additional bicycle
racks in the coming year.  

 

To request a specific location for a new rack, or to review the current
map and list of all rack locations, residents should visit the City's
Web site at www.durhamnc.gov/departments/works/bikerack_form.cfm or
contact McKeel at (919) 560-4366, extension 284 or via e-mail at 
dale.mckeel at durhamnc.gov.   

 

Residents can also stay up-to-date with all bicycling and pedestrian
activities by visiting the Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory
Commission Web site at www.bikewalkdurham.org. 

 

About the Transportation Division, Department of Public Works

The Transportation Division with the City's Department of Public Works
has the major responsibility for planning and operating the City's
transportation facilities.  Activities include street and roadway
planning; development and subdivision review; traffic operations such as
street signs, pavement markings, and traffic signals; Durham Area
Transit Authority (DATA), the public transit system; ACCESS for disabled
persons; and street lighting.  To learn more about this division, visit
the City's Web site at 
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/works/transportation.cfm. 

 

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