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Former commissioner urges police enforcement after repeated parking in Glover Avenue bike lane
Summary
At the Aug. 3 Norwalk Bike Walk Commission meeting, former commissioner Kevin Kane said vehicles routinely block the Glover Avenue bike lane and asked the group to press for regular police patrols and tickets. Commissioners advised using the Click and Request app and NPD nonemergency reporting.
Kevin Kane, a former Bike Walk Commission member, told commissioners that "almost every morning" vehicles and delivery drivers are parking in the bike lane on Glover Avenue, often in the same spot.
"It's usually a blue Hyundai, either a Sonata or an Elantra," Kane said, describing a habitual vehicle he has seen block the southbound lane. He urged the commission to ask the police to drive the corridor daily and issue tickets when necessary, and to provide follow-up to citizens who file reports.
Chair Emily Burnemann thanked Kane and encouraged him to use the city’s Click and Request app and the Norwalk Police Department nonemergency number to create a formal record. Burnemann also suggested notifying Park Norwalk’s text line and said the commission would use Norwalk Night Out as an opportunity to reengage NPD and community services about enforcement and education.
Commissioners recommended increasing public reporting so issues generate data that city agencies can act on, and suggested copying council members for district outreach. No formal action or vote resulted from the public comment; the conversation focused on next-step reporting channels and outreach.
