ABP asks Kimberley White…

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Bike Infrastructure in Arcata

I asked this same question to the candidates in the primary but figured it still applies so here it is!

The last comprehensive bike plan for our city was drafted in 2018. Drafted prior to the pandemic and prior to HSU’s new Cal-Poly status. With the impending influx of students and staff, urgency to meet climate goals and other cities using the lockdown time to transform their cities bike infrastructure, Arcata is still falling far behind its goal of 50% of trips taken by non-motorized transport, which for a city this size should not be the case.

While projects like the Annie & Mary trail, Gateway connection path and Eureka-Arcata trail are great and ideal advancements in Arcata’s bike infrastructure, the remaining bike lanes in the city are still far from safe, convenient and inviting to novice riders.

If elected to the city council, will you advocate for and approve plans for improved bicycle infrastructure? Will you stand by these plans even in the face of opposition? How will you ensure these projects are followed through and not left lingering on the cutting-room floor?

— ABP