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ISan Antonio ikucela indawo yokubeka imizila emisha yamabhayisikili
Eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, ucwaningo ezweni lonke lokuhamba ngebhayisikili lwabeka idolobha laseSan Antonio phakathi kwezindawo eziningi ezingemuva kwamadolobha amakhulu angama-50 ase-US ezindaweni ezinjengokufa komuntu ngamunye, imizila yamabhayisikili amaningi kanye nesabelo sabantu abahamba ngamabhayisikili beyosebenza - idolobha elikhulu, isilinganiso sokukodwa kweshumi se-1 pc
Ngalesi sikhathi, inqwaba yamakhilomitha emizila yezithuthuthu ingeziwe futhi idolobha elikhulu lamabhayisikili / labahamba ngezinyawo ("unjiniyela wokuhamba ngezinyawo") ubesemsebenzini unyaka wonke. Kodwa-ke abaningi abagibeli bamabhayisikili abathandekayo bacabanga ukuthi umphakathi wokushayela waseSan Antonio uhlanganisiwe futhi uyingozi kakhulu kubavakashi. Imizila yamabhayisikili, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili lentaba kagesi.
Manje uPhiko lwezeMisebenzi yoMphakathi ludinga abantu ukuthi basebenzise iwebhusayithi yabo entsha, yokuxhumana ukuze bazise idolobha, phakathi kwezinkinga ezahlukahlukene, ikakhulukazi indawo okufanele liyakhele imizila yamabhayisikili elandelayo, imali eyamukelwa ngabavoti ngaphakathi kohlelo lwe-2017 bond.
Okubaluleke kakhulu, umbusi wamabhayisikili okukhulunywe ngaye uTimothy Hayes, ungena kubahlali lapho kukhethwa imizila engaba ngu-4 kuye kwengu-6 yedolobha naphakathi nedolobha lapho abagibeli bamabhayisikili bedinga khona ukubona imizila emisha yamabhayisikili.
Kuze kube ngumhla ka-30 Septhemba, abantu bangaya ku-surveymonkey.com/r/SABikes ukubona uhlu lwamaphaseji akhethiwe angama-21 bese bekhetha labo abacabanga ukuthi kufanele babe yizinto eziseqhulwini, esho. Unikele ngama- $ dollar} ambalwa wohlelo lwentuthuko, usho lokhu, okungakha inhlanganisela yemizila yezithuthuthu, yomibili enemishwe noma evikelwe yimigwaqo, nezindlela zokupaka.
“Angicabangi ukuthi ngizozwa isimanga eziningi,” kusho uHayes ngezwi elihlekisayo eliqondisa ukuthi usezothola iziphakamiso eziningi kwabanye abagibeli bamabhayisikili. Uthatha ibhayisikili ayosebenza ngalo njalo ekuseni ephequlula imigwaqo yomgwaqo kaFlores Road.
Ukukhetha endaweni yokwakha noma yokuqoka umzila wesithuthuthu akufanele kube lula njengokuthola ukuthi ngabe kukhona amakhasimende abonakalayo nezindawo ezinengqondo endaweni abangadinga ukuya kuyo. Ngokuvamile idolobha linamalungelo avinjelwe kakhulu ezindleleni ezikhethiwe, futhi izinkampani kanye nezakhamizi banqena ukulahlekelwa ukupaka emgwaqweni okungenzeka ukuthi kuphazanyiswe umzila wesithuthuthu.
“Kufanele sithathe izinqumo ezethembekile nezilinganayo kuwo wonke umuntu,” kusho uHayes, unjiniyela wezokwakha owaqashwa ngonyaka wezi-2019 evela ngaphakathi kwi-Transportation & Capital Enhancements Division, manje eseyaziwa ngeMisebenzi Yomphakathi.
Omunye umsebenzi athemba ukuthi lolu cwaningo luzokwenza imininingwane ukuthola ukuthi imiphi imigwaqo edinga ukubekwa “ohlelweni lokunciphisa isisindo somgwaqo omkhulu,” okungukuthi, ukusika imigwaqo enemizila emine ibe yimizila emithathu enomzila ophakathi nendawo, uhlelo oluthandwa kakhulu kwezinye imibuthano eyethulwa ngucwaningo lwenhlangano inganciphisa izingozi emuva.
Phakathi kwabanye abagibeli bamabhayisikili abaphatheke kabi eSan Antonio, ukumenyezelwa kocwaningo olusha sha akuzange kusizakale ngokushayelwa ihlombe okuningi.
“Ngizizwa sengathi kube nocwaningo oluningi nokubuyekezwa, kepha akusinyakazisi kangako,” kusho uMkhandlu Wesifazane uShirley Gonzales, ongumnikazi webhayisikili okhuthele ovame ukuhlela amaholidi ngokuya ngokuthi izindawo zinobungani kangakanani ngamabhayisikili. Usihlalo wekomidi lezokuthutha lomkhandlu.
"Bengijwayele ukudumala ngokuthi lokhu (ucwaningo lwe-web site) akwabiwanga ngalo nomkhandlu," kusho uGonzales. “Kuphoqelelwe abasebenzi, futhi kubuchwepheshe bami, uma usukwenzile lokho umane nje awutholi mphumela omuhle. Akukho ntuthuko esesiyenzile entweni ethile ngaphakathi enkabeni yedolobha. ”
UBryan Martin, vp weBike San Antonio noyise ongumsunguli weBronko Bikes, eyakha futhi ithengise amabhayisikili kagesi, ebizwa njengenqubekela phambili yedolobha emizileni yamabhayisikili “ephansi.”
"Uma ufisa ukubona idolobha elikhulu elithatha kakhulu amabhayisikili, iya e-Austin," esho.
UMartin ubalule ukuthi uyalwamukela lolu cwaningo kodwa abagibeli bamabhayisikili sebeze balindela izindlela zokuthi "bait futhi bashintshe" ukusuka edolobheni maqondana nokubekwa kwamabhayisikili nabahamba ngezinyawo phambili kwezimoto.
Ngokuhambisana namamephu wezemisebenzi yoMphakathi namaphepha, idolobha lalinemisebenzi yamabhayisikili amamayela angama-34 ngonyaka ka-2000 - okusho ukuthi imizila yamabhayisikili egandaywe ngamatshe, imizila ebhalwe kuphela izinkomba nokho ngemidwebo edwetshiwe emgwaqeni omkhulu nezindlela eziningi ezisetshenziswa ngabahamba ngezinyawo kodwa-ke ngeke kube yingxenye yohlelo lwamapaki asedolobheni. Ngo-2004, lokho kwakhula kwaba ngamamayela angama-66, kwase kuba ngamamayela ayi-136 ngo-2009.
Lapho uhlelo lwamanje lokubamba ibhayisikili seluphothuliwe, ngo-2011, kubikwa ukuthi kwakukhona amamayela angaba ngu-200, okwakusho amamayela angu-0.4, ngokujwayelekile, nge-sq km ngayinye yeSan Antonio. Okuvame kakhulu ezweni lonke emadolobheni amakhulu amakhulu angama-50 kwakuyizimo ezi-4 ezithi.
Ngalesi sikhathi, kunemizila engama-259 ephelele yamamayela, imizila yamabhayisikili nezindlela.
UGonzales ukhulume ngemisebenzi yoMphakathi mhlawumbe “inzima kakhulu” futhi mhlawumbe izosheshisa ukwenza kwayo izinqumo nentuthuko uma isebenzisa abahleli bamadolobha abengeziwe nabanjiniyela abambalwa, abasebenze kakhulu ukuthola ukuthi zingabanjelwa kanjani izimoto.
“Ngiyazi ukuthi uTim Hayes ungumnikazi webhayisikili okhuthele. Ngimbona ehamba ngemoto nxazonke kanye nezingane zakhe, ”kusho yena. “Kodwa-ke ungunjiniyela futhi usebenzisa leyo lens efanayo ukwenza izinqumo zakhe. … Kubonakala nje ukuthi iSan Antonio ihamba kancane kukho konke lokhu. Senze inqubekela phambili enhle eminyakeni embalwa edlule ezindleleni zomgwaqo. Hhayi kakhulu emizileni yamabhayisikili. ”
Okokugcina, kuwo wonke umhlangano woMkhandlu waseMetropolis mayelana nezinhlelo eziphikisanayo zokwakha iBroadway Hall, uMartin ubalule ababambiqhaza akufanele babone inkhulumomphendvulwano njengabantu “bezimoto uma kuqhathaniswa namabhayisikili, amabhasi nabahamba ngezinyawo,” nokuthi iMetropolis Corridor “akufanele ibheke abantu abahamba ngezinyawo njengezinto zokuhamba kwezimoto. ”
Umkhandlu wesifazane u-Ana Sandoval wathola ukushayelwa ihlombe esixukwini sebhayisikili ngalolo suku lapho ecela uthishanhloko wophiko lwezobunjiniyela, ngemuva kokubuka imenyu eyindilinga yasemoyeni ye-Broadway, “Ungaba nayo imanaqu yalokhu okubonakala kukuthanda ukuba ngumshayeli webhayisikili?”
"Ngicabanga ukuthi sinezinto ezithile eziqinile (zezimoto) kokuncane kwalokhu kukhonjiswa," esho.