Months of disagreements over the role of the town’s Bicycle Advocacy Commission recently boiled over into threats from elected officials to dissolve the volunteer body entirely.
DANVILLE – What happens when one person’s passionate advocacy becomes another’s bureaucratic headache?
Danville has increasingly become a hotbed for enthusiastic cyclists who traverse the town’s extensive network of bike lanes, routes and access points to destinations like Mount Diablo State Park and the Iron Horse Trail. The town started crafting its first everBy 2022, the bike commission was formed to help educate the public about ongoing projects and programs, as well as the hazards that come with being on two wheels.
In a series of emails last month with Bruce Bilodeau, the commission’s chair, Storer said some of the town’s administrators and department heads had sat down to share their frustrations, but behaviors did not change. Storer accused Bilodeau and Kalin of acting more like lobbyists than commissioners, which led to the conclusion that there is “no good reason to continue this concept.”
She said that kind of compromise was the best way to resolve the “duress that this commission has been under by outside forces on this council.” She said she particularly wanted to avoid derailing the commission’s ongoing, time-sensitive work to improve bicycle safety in Danville — including issues such as sidewalk access rules, roadway improvement plans and best design practices to mitigate collisions.
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