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News From Councilmember Todd Gloria City of San Diego: San Diego's First Bike Corral To Open TODAY

Councilmember Todd Gloria and bicycle advocates will celebrate the completion of San Diego's first bike corral located on Fifth Avenue north of University Avenue. The bike corral provides parking for 12 bicycles in the space normally used by one parked car. It aims to encourage biking to local businesses by addressing parking issues in the neighborhood. Funding was provided by the Uptown Community Parking District and SANDAG. Additional bike corrals are planned for other neighborhoods to promote bicycling.

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News From Councilmember Todd Gloria City of San Diego: San Diego's First Bike Corral To Open TODAY

Councilmember Todd Gloria and bicycle advocates will celebrate the completion of San Diego's first bike corral located on Fifth Avenue north of University Avenue. The bike corral provides parking for 12 bicycles in the space normally used by one parked car. It aims to encourage biking to local businesses by addressing parking issues in the neighborhood. Funding was provided by the Uptown Community Parking District and SANDAG. Additional bike corrals are planned for other neighborhoods to promote bicycling.

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News from Councilmember Todd Gloria City of San Diego

MEDIA ADVISORY For immediate release: May 14, 2012 Contact: Katie Keach, 619-235-5268

San Diegos First Bike Corral to Open TODAY Hillcrest is Home to the First Street Parking Spaces for Bikes
SAN DIEGO, CA (May 14, 2012) San Diego City Councilmember Todd Gloria, bicycle advocates and local neighbors and business owners will celebrate the completion of the Citys first bike corral at 12:00 p.m. TODAY, May 14 on Fifth Avenue just north of University Avenue. The bike corral provides dedicated on-street parking for 12 bicycles in the space normally taken by one parked car. Parking is a known challenge throughout Hillcrest, and providing more parking for bikes will encourage local business patrons to choose bicycle transportation over cars. The Uptown Community Parking District provided funds to complete the bike corral to address the parking shortage. A grant from the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) was also used to fund a large portion of this project The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition and local business owners have advocated for more bike facilities throughout the City. Additional corrals are in the works for other neighborhoods with strong interest in promoting bicycling. The corrals have proven to be a successful addition to bike systems in many other cities across the country from Portland to Pittsburgh. In celebration of the bike corrals completion, Snooze Eatery (3940 Fifth Ave.) will donate 100% of the proceeds from todays sales of its bike-themed Pancake of the Day to the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition. Completion of San Diegos First Bike Corral WHO: Todd Gloria, Councilmember, Third District Andy Hanshaw, Executive Director, San Diego County Bicycle Coalition Robert Butterfield, Owner, Snooze Eatery Tim Gahagan, Chair, Uptown Community Parking District Hillcrest Neighbors WHEN: TODAY, May 14, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. WHERE: Fifth Avenue north of University Avenue VISUALS: Ribbon cutting, bicycles, first bike corral in San Diego ###

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