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Commission member proposes artist‑painted bike racks to support multimodal access
Summary
Mason Knickerbocker proposed the city purchase bike racks and involve local artists to improve bike parking in parks and downtown; commissioners noted capital funds in the parks budget could cover initial racks and recommended coordination with Parks & Rec.
Commission member Mason Knickerbocker proposed the commission support bikeability by installing artist‑painted bike racks at strategic locations, beginning with parks where capital funds are available. Knickerbocker said the city’s comprehensive plan supports multimodal access and suggested a small study to identify priority locations, followed by local artists painting the racks to make them visually engaging.
Commissioners noted the parks department had previously requested bike parking in the capital improvement plan and that funds now exist to install racks in parks; they suggested collaborating across commissions to place racks at community parks before expanding to businesses downtown. The group discussed e‑scooter and e‑bike regulation as a larger regional issue and said addressing that requires separate code or regional planning action.
