Minutes of Safe Streets for Healthy Neighborhoods South Philadelphia Meeting # 2 Task Force & Public 11.30.

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Location: East Passyunk Crossing, 1729 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA Time: 6:00 8:00 PM Attendees: 24 people see attached spreadsheet Presenters: Susan Dannenberg, (BCGP) Mark Keener, Julie Bush, Jackson Wandres (Community Design Collaborative) Presentation Ms. Dannenberg presented the South Philadelphia Project in the context of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphias Safe Streets for Healthy Neighborhoods Program. To provide further context Ms. Dannenberg discussed current bicycle levels in Philadelphia, the lessons learned from existing bicycle infrastructure, the planning process, and traffic calming. Mr. Wandres and Mr. Keener then presented an overview of the study area and various possibilities for infrastructure to facilitate automobile and bicycles sharing the road, providing participants with a vocabulary for discussing potential infrastructure improvements in South Philadelphia. Public Input The participants were then split up into three groups to discuss: 1. Which pair of streets they prefer 2. What they see as the major issues on their streets 3. Which infrastructure improvements will be most viable in their neighborhood

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Ideas generated from small discussion groups: 1. South Bound Streets 10th Street needs it more has better connectivity less push back from business community due to higher vacancy rate possibly more cyclists 15th Street less traffic and wider, therefore more pleasant to bike on easier to implement W. Market Street has lots of offices creating greater demand Acme/CVS dangerous

2. Issues bike safety education should be in multiple languages bikes not stopping at stop signs cars parking in crosswalks, exacerbating bikes not stopping parking: need to have parking for shoppers, i.e. use underutilized Acme lot vehicular speed: perception of streets as highways cars not stopping for crosswalks at smaller intersections (i.e. Garritt St., Wilder St.) trolley tracks are a bicycle hazard corner bump outs will take away parking

3. Interventions make travel lanes 9 standard (narrow): passing at cyclists choice pass Idaho stop law use patterns in crosswalks sharrows: large bring back trackless trolleys bring back trolleys: better quality of life mid block speed humps diagonal diverter on one way street or lateral shift intersection neck-downs improve lighting at intersections rough paving for motor vehicles, not whole block trees chicanes reverse angle parking no biking on sidewalk signs

Closing Remarks As we wrapped up the evening Ms. Dannenberg reminded participants that the next meeting is scheduled for the week of January 23rd, the exact date is to be determined. Half the participants seemed eager to leave and half were in the midst of animated discussions. Rather than refocusing the group for a summary, a follow-up email containing the input gathered this evening will be sent to all participants. Submitted by: Susan Dannenberg 12.2.11