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ISan Antonio ikubuza indawo yokubeka imizila yebhayisekile entsha
Kwiminyaka elishumi edlulileyo, kuvavanyo lwebhayisikile esixekweni lubeka iSan Antonio phakathi kwezona ndawo zisezantsi kwezona zixeko zingama-50 zinkulu e-US kwimigangatho efana nokusweleka komntu, iimayile zemizila yezithuthuthu kunye nesabelo sabemi abakhwela ibhayisikile beyokusebenzela Imetropolis, isilinganiselo seshumi se-1 pc
Ngeli xesha, uninzi lweemayile zemizila yezithuthuthu zongezwa kwaye ibhayisekile yedolophu / ibhasikithi yabahambi ngeenyawo ("injineli yokuhamba kwabahambi") ibisemsebenzini i-yr epheleleyo. Nangona kunjalo abakhweli beebhayisikile abanomdla nangona kunjalo bacinga ukuba indawo yokuqhuba yaseSan Antonio idityanisiwe kwaye ayinabungozi kubakhenkethi. Imizila yeebhayisikile, ukuhamba ngombane ngebhayisekile.
Ngoku iCandelo lemiSebenzi yoLuntu lifuna abantu ukuba basebenzise iwebhusayithi yalo entsha, yokunxibelelana ukwazisa idolophu, phakathi kwemicimbi eyahlukeneyo, ngakumbi indawo ekufuneka yenziwe kwimizila yeebhayisekile elandelayo, inkxaso-mali eyathi yamkelwa ngabavoti kwinkqubo yeebhondi ka-2017.
Okona kubalulekileyo, ukhankanya ibhayisekile uTimothy Hayes, ungena kubahlali kukhetho lweendlela ezi-4 ukuya kwezi-6 ezisezidolophini nasezidolophini indawo ezihamba iibhayisikile ezifuna iindlela ezintsha zebhayisekile.
Kude kube ngu-Septemba wama-30, abantu bangaya surveymonkey.com/r/SABikes ukubona uluhlu lweepaseji ezikhethiweyo ezingama-21 kwaye bakhethe abo bacinga ukuba kufanelekile ukuba babe zizinto eziphambili, utshilo. Isiqingatha sesigidi seedola {dollar} sinikezelwa kwinkqubo yophuhliso, utshilo, enokwakha umxube weendlela zesithuthuthu, zombini ezinemigca okanye ezikhuselweyo ziindlela, kunye neendlela zokupaka.
“Andiqondi ukuba ndiza kuva izinto ezininzi ezothusayo,” utshilo uHayes ngethoni ehlekisayo ebesele efumene iingcebiso ezininzi kwabo akhwele nabo. Uthatha ibhayisekile ukuya kusebenza ntsasa nganye epaseji yeendlela zaseFlores.
Ukhetho kwindawo yokwakha okanye yokuchonga umzila wesithuthuthu akufuneki ubelula njengokumisela ukuba ngaba kukho abathengi ababonakalayo kunye neendawo ezinengqiqo kwindawo abanokufuna ukuya kuyo. Ngokubanzi idolophu inamalungelo athintelweyo kwiindlela ezikhethiweyo, kwaye iinkampani kunye nabahlali bayathandabuza ukuphulukana nokupaka ezitalatweni ezinokuthi zonakaliswe ngumgaqo wesithuthuthu.
“Kufuneka sithathe izigqibo ezinyanisekileyo nezilinganayo kuye wonke umntu,” utshilo uHayes, injineli yaseburhulumenteni eyaqeshwa ngo-2019 ngaphakathi kwiCandelo lezoThutho kunye nezoPhuculo lweNkunzi, ngoku ebizwa ngokuba yiMisebenzi yoLuntu.
Omnye umsebenzi athemba ukuba olu phando luza kuba lulwazi olucacisa ukuba zeziphi iindlela ekufuneka zibekwe “kucebo lokulahleka kobunzima kuhola wendlela,” oko kukuthi, ukunciphisa izitrato ezinemizila emine zibe yimizila emithathu enendledlana ephakathi, isicwangciso esithandwayo kwezinye Izangqa ukuba uphando lwaseburhulumenteni lukhona ekunciphiseni iingozi.
Phakathi kwabanye abakhweli zibhayisikile eSan Antonio, ukubhengezwa kophando olutsha akuncedanga kuqhwatywa izandla.
"Ndivakalelwa kukuba lukhona uphando kunye nohlolo oluninzi, nangona kunjalo akukho ntshukumo ininzi," utshilo u-Councilwoman uShirley Gonzales, ongumnini webhayisekile othanda ukuhlala ecwangcisa iiholide ngokusekwe ikakhulu kwindlela ezihamba ngayo iibhayisekile. Usihlalo wekomiti yezothutho yebhunga.
"Ndakhe ndadana kukuba le (yophando lwewebhu) ayabelwanga nebhunga," utshilo uGonzales. "Ngqongqo abasebenzi bayatyhalwa, kwaye kubuchwephesha bam, nje ukuba wenze njalo awuzukufumana siphumo sikhulu. Khange senze nkqubela phambili nangaliphi na inqanaba phakathi kwedolophu. ”
UBryan Martin, vp we-Bike San Antonio kunye nomsunguli we-Bronko Bikes, eyakha kwaye ithengise iibhayisikile zombane, ekubhekiswa kuyo njengenkqubela yedolophu kwimizila yeebhayisekile “ephantsi.”
"Ukuba unqwenela ukubona idolophu enkulu ethatha iibhayisikile ngokunzulu, yiya eAustin," utshilo.
UMartin wakhankanya ukuba uyalwamkela olu phando nangona abakhweli bebhayisikile beze kulindela “ukuloba nokutshintsha” iindlela ezisuka edolophini ngokunxulumene nokubeka iibhayisikile nabahambi ngenyawo phambili kwezithuthi.
Ngokuhambelana neemephu zeMisebenzi yoLuntu kunye namaphepha, idolophu yayineemayile ezingama-34 zeebhayisikile ngo-2000 - okuthetha imizila yebhayisekile kwindlela yabahamba ngeenyawo, iindlela ezaziphawulwe kuphela zizalathi kodwa zinemizila epeyintiweyo kuhola wendlela kunye neendlela ezininzi ezisetyenziswa ngabahambi ngeenyawo. Nangona kunjalo ayizukuba yinxalenye yenkqubo yeepaki zedolophu. Ngo-2004, loo nto yakhula yaya kutsho kwiimayile ezingama-66, emva koko yangama-136 eekhilomitha ngo-2009.
Xa isicwangciso sokubamba ibhayisikile sagqitywa, ngo-2011, kwathiwa bekukho malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-200, nto leyo ethetha ukuba ziimayile ezi-0.4, ngokufanayo, kwiskwere semayile nganye saseSan Antonio. Ezona zixhaphakileyo kwilizwe lonke phakathi kweedolophu ezinkulu ezingama-50 yayizizihlandlo ezi-4 zokuba.
Ngeli xesha, kukho iindlela ezingama-259 ezigqibeleleyo, iindlela zebhayisekile kunye neendlela.
UGonzales ukhankanye iMisebenzi yoLuntu mhlawumbi “inobunjineli obunzima kakhulu” kwaye isenokukhawulezisa ukwenza izigqibo kunye nophuhliso ukuba isebenzise izicwangciso ezongezelelekileyo zokulungiselela iibhayisikile kunye neenjineli ezimbalwa, ezisebenze ikakhulu ekufumaneni indlela yokulungiselela izithuthi.
“Ndiyazi ukuba uTim Hayes ungumnini webhayisekile okhutheleyo. Ndimbona eqhuba ngeenxa zonke edolophini kunye nabantwana bakhe, ”utshilo. “Nangona kunjalo uyinjineli kwaye usebenzisa ilensi efanayo ukwenza ukhetho. … Kubonakala nje ukuba iSan Antonio ithe chu kuyo yonke le nto. Senze inkqubela phambili kwiminyaka emibini edluleyo kwiindlela zokuhamba. Hayi kakhulu kwiindlela zebhayisekile. ”
Ukugqibela konyaka, kuyo yonke indibano yeBhunga leMetropolis malunga nezicwangciso zempikiswano zokuphuhlisa iBroadway Hall, uMartin ukhankanye abathathi-nxaxheba akufuneki babone incoko njengabantu “beemoto xa kuthelekiswa neebhayisikile, iibhasi nabahambi ngeenyawo,” kwaye iMetropolis Corridor “akufuneki ijonge abahambi ngenyawo. Njengezinto zokuhamba kwezithuthi. ”
Ibhunga lika-Ana Ana Sandoval lafumana ihlombe kwizihlwele zebhayisekile ngala mini xa lacela inqununu ye-arhente yobunjineli, emva kokubukela inkqubo yasemoyeni ye-Broadway, “Ngaba unganakho ukwenza oko kubonakala kukhetha ukuba ngumkhweli webhayisikile?”
"Ndicinga ukuba sinesithuthi esomeleleyo (isithuthi) kwezinye zezi ziboniso," utshilo.