Friends install bike rack!
Thanks to the South County Tourism Council and the support of director Myrna George, the Kingston Station passengers and visitors now have a brand new bike rack conveniently installed near the entrance to the station. Installation was completed last week by Friends Chairman Frank Heppner and RIARP President Everett Stuart, with some help from Jack McCabe the State Coordinator of Operation Lifesaver.
Unlike the first bike rack, that was installed near the the stairway to the overpass, this shining new unit is placed where bikes can been seen from most vista's both inside and outside of the northeast part of the station grounds.
Our first bike rack was seldom used in it's lonely distant location. It didn't last long there before it was run over by an elderly driver who hit her gas peddle instead of her brakes one day pulling up to the parking spaces.
During the construction of the overpass four years ago, the remaining pieces were removed and we have been without a proper bike rack for the last five years. The Friends are hoping that bike users will now refrain from leaning bikes up against the stations new paint job, or laying bikes down in front of the door ways and sidewalks in front of the exits. A long time amicable relationship with the South County Tourism directors has been fruitful on this an other projects to support passengers and visitors.
It may be possible to install additional bike racks at other locations near the station in the future as needed. Most of the bike riders coming to the station currently are those using the O'Neil bike path. We have less than a half dozen passengers of Amtrak using bikes on a regular basis, but this may also change as the rack is discovered.
Unlike the first bike rack, that was installed near the the stairway to the overpass, this shining new unit is placed where bikes can been seen from most vista's both inside and outside of the northeast part of the station grounds.
Our first bike rack was seldom used in it's lonely distant location. It didn't last long there before it was run over by an elderly driver who hit her gas peddle instead of her brakes one day pulling up to the parking spaces.
During the construction of the overpass four years ago, the remaining pieces were removed and we have been without a proper bike rack for the last five years. The Friends are hoping that bike users will now refrain from leaning bikes up against the stations new paint job, or laying bikes down in front of the door ways and sidewalks in front of the exits. A long time amicable relationship with the South County Tourism directors has been fruitful on this an other projects to support passengers and visitors.
It may be possible to install additional bike racks at other locations near the station in the future as needed. Most of the bike riders coming to the station currently are those using the O'Neil bike path. We have less than a half dozen passengers of Amtrak using bikes on a regular basis, but this may also change as the rack is discovered.
