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Culver City Unveils its First Bike Corral

Up to 10 bikes can now be housed in what was a former car parking space in front of the Conservatory for Coffee & Tea on Washington Boulevard.

 

Back in January, then Councilmember (and now Vice Mayor) Jeff Cooper revealed that through his efforts with the City’s Public Works Department, Culver City would soon install its first ever bicycle corral.

It’s taken just over six months, but the corral is finally here. It made its quiet debut July 17, outside the   on Washington Boulevard.

The corral was created by converting one car parking space on Washington Boulevard between Madison Avenue and Jean Place into a dedicated area for bike parking and can hold 10 bicycles. 

According to City staff, the sight distance for cars heading south on Jean Place at Washington Boulevard has now improved with the removal of the parking space and the installation of the corral.

Culver City Councilmember Meghan Sahli-Wells took a photograph of her bicycle as she placed it in the corral last Friday and tweeted:

First time using #CulverCity's 1st #bike corral in front of my favorite coffee place! Double yay.

What do you think of the new corral? Tell us in the comments below.

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Adam Rakunas April 8, 2013 at 06:45 pm
This non-apology is a joke. Still not going spend money in Culver City, dude.
Marco Anderson April 8, 2013 at 01:51 pm
Steve Rose writes "I'm a responsible car driver and I look for the same from bike riders."Read More However I challenge him to spend his next long drive staying at exactly the posted speed limit. I tried this once driving from the Long Beach Airport to Irvine. And I was astounded at how slow this felt. I also noticed that in all contexts (Freeway, Arterial, and local road) I was the only one doing so. I didn't pass or pace a single other car for the full 30 minutes. So somehow I doubt that although he may be "responsible" driving he is a fully law-abiding driver.
Yosi Sergant April 8, 2013 at 09:30 am
(....continued) Mr. Rose, your heart might have been in the right place, but you asked the wrongRead More questions and alienated bike riders in the process. More important, the approach was simply confrontational and not reflective of the changing perspective (read: progress) of the broader city on bicycle riding nor of the amazing new life blood of the those who are revitalizing the very Culver City you love and have worked so very hard for. Again, I urge you to apologize (not clarify) and perhaps come speak to some bike commuters/riders and join us in making Culver City's road's, less territorial and safer...