Folks,

The Mamaroneck Village Board will hold a public hearing tonight on the latest version of its bike ordinance at 7.30 at village hall, 169 Mt. Pleasant Avenue.

We support the plan, which was developed with village officials in association with Mamaroneck residents, Westchester Cycle Club and the Bike Walk Alliance of Westchester & Putnam.

The current plan requires cyclists to park at the village’s bike-parking facilities along Mamaroneck Avenue in the downtown area, but cyclists will also be allowed to lean a bike up against a building as long as it doesn’t impede pedestrians. The village has pledged to installed hitching posts along the avenue to encourage cyclists to frequent the village.

Children will be able to ride on Mamaroneck sidewalks, except for the few blocks in the village’s congested downtown along Mamaroneck Avenue.

Penalties for violating the ordinance now call for a $25 fine – far less onerous than the $250 fine and 15 days in jail under a previous proposal.

Hope to see you there!

Yours parking properly,

WCC President David Wilson