Reminder: Fishtowners Can Vote On Johnny Brenda's Bike Corral Application Tonight at 7pm

The headline pretty much says it all. Residents and business owners in Fishtown are eligible to vote at a meeting of the Fishtown Neighbor's Association tonight. The question at hand is whether to support JB's request for an in-street bike corral facility.

Johnny Brenda's Vote
Date: Tonight, August 21st
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Fishtown Rec Center, 1202 E. Montgomery Ave
Eligible to vote: All residents and business owners in Fishtown*
To bring: proof of residence or business ownership in Fishtown (utility bill or recent mail if your driver's license doesn't list your home address)
Fishtown Neighbor's Association meeting info 

Corral would look something like this

Obviously, we think this is one of those win-win-win-win type situations.

We encourage people who support bicycling and economic development in that neighborhood to attend and vote to support the application. This corral will increase bike parking, encourage customers to arrive by bicycle, and will help show the wider Philly business community that customers arrive by bike.

Remember to be courteous to all perspectives voiced at the meeting. And show up: positive change doesn't happen without people speaking up and voting for it.

*Fishtown boundaries, as defined by the FNA are the Delaware River to Laurel Street, Laurel to Front Street, Front to Norris Street, Norris to Trenton Street, Trenton to Frankford Avenue, Frankford to York Street, and York to the Delaware River, including both sides of boundary streets.

Johnny Brenda's and Kung Fu Necktie Need Community Support To Get Bike Corrals

As we mentioned a while ago, the success of our bike corral has spurred the City of Philadelphia to offer in-street bike parking to interested businesses. Johnny Brenda's and Kung Fu Necktie are two businesses who have applied to obtain bike corrals,which would replace one vehicle parking spot with bike parking for 12 bicycles.

These forward-thinking businesses want bike corrals, but they need community support to get them

An important part of this process is to obtain letters of support from one's local civic association. The meetings to vote on that support are Wednesday, August 15th and Tuesday, August 21st. If you live in the Fishtown Neighborhood Association boundaries or within 1/4 mile of Kung Fu Necktie, and want to see a bike corral in front of Johnny Brenda's or KFN, please attend these meetings to voice your support!

This is a big deal. Bike corrals are important tools for economic development - replacing parking for one customer in a car with parking for 12 customers on bikes is a significant net gain. They are hugely popular in other cities. Getting these corrals installed will demonstrate to Philadelphia's wider business community that it is good for business to accommodate customers arrive by bike.

See details below about each meeting, where you need to live in order to vote, and what to bring to the meetings.