How is economic development not a city government problem? I thought that "jobs" was the number one priority here.
Don't our city officials realize that each bike trip or walking trip is just as valuable as a car trip, if not more valuable, in terms of economic input to the system?
No, this part of Wall Street does not belong to Yale. The area you are talking about is around the Law School.
The city is broke because the city and state don't focus on modern economic development, which is based around access and walkability.
Right now we continue to focus on 1960s ideas, like building giant parking garages (i.e. 360 State, Union Sta) on top of the most valuable real estate in the Northeast.
Ben is right that Yale could step up here, but ultimately, this is City land and it is the City's responsibility to build a transportation system that supports jobs here.
It is a good idea. Same idea as what will happen at Whitney and Audubon--not necessarily for bikes, but for crossing the street. Problem is, some in the city do not realize how some people are hurting because their taxes are so high. If the city spends money on this project, who pays? Yale just went through a massive dressing and undressing of its campus for what has been called the "coronation". How much did that cost? I suggest that these bicycles are for students attending Yale classes. If Yale finds them visually offensive, then I suggest they do something about it. If the problem is because the bikes are intrusive to the sidewalks, Yale has far more open space on which to construct these corrals.
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skeptical me (Registered User)
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How is economic development not a city government problem? I thought that "jobs" was the number one priority here.
Don't our city officials realize that each bike trip or walking trip is just as valuable as a car trip, if not more valuable, in terms of economic input to the system?
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Irate:
No, this part of Wall Street does not belong to Yale. The area you are talking about is around the Law School.
The city is broke because the city and state don't focus on modern economic development, which is based around access and walkability.
Right now we continue to focus on 1960s ideas, like building giant parking garages (i.e. 360 State, Union Sta) on top of the most valuable real estate in the Northeast.
Ben is right that Yale could step up here, but ultimately, this is City land and it is the City's responsibility to build a transportation system that supports jobs here.
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http://www.seeclickfix.com/issues/429-drivers-ignoring-the-crosswalk
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